Sarasota Densitometer

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Densitometer - Sarasota
INTRODUCTION
FD910 : Designed for high accuracy density
measurement of general process and slurries
Features
• Cont’ on-line density measurement
• Accuracy to 0.0001g/cm3
• Straight thru’ flow
• Smart headmount electronics option
• Insensitive to plant / pipeline vibration
• 316L stainless steel wetted parts
• Intrinsically safe & flame proof design
• Wide operating temperature span

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Densitometer
Application
Process Control
Quality Control
Product Interface Detection
Process Monitoring

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Densitometer

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Densitometer
Specification

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Densitometer -
Description
General :
Fitted directly into a process plant pipeline or on a sample
by-pass line
Suitable for continuous on-line operation
Dust & moisture proof
Output from the densitometer maybe taken to a remote

converter such as :
Density Converter
Flow Computer or Other Device
It also maybe conditioned by

Head Mounted Electronics to
give Analogue output
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Densitometer
Components
Consists of :
Stainless Steel Case
Electronics
Amplifier
Head Mount Electronics

(Optional)
Sensor Elements
Sensing Element consist of a pair of
parallel sensor tubes

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Densitometer
Terminal Box
Electronic Amplifier
Stainless Steel
Union

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Densitometer – Operating
Principle
The density meter continuously measures the
density of the liquids or slurries
Sensing Elements
• Drive coil excited with an electric current
• This causes sensor tubes to oscillate
• Electronic amplifier amplifies the pick-up coil voltage signal and adjusts
phase and gain to produce a current thru’ the drive coil
• This current maintains the sensor tubes at their natural resonance
• Time period of the resonance is proportional to the total mass of the
tubes (a constant) plus the process fluid inside
• Changes in density of the process fluid will change the mass of the
tubes plus fluid, as well as the resonant frequency.

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Densitometer – Operating
Principle
Temperature & Pressure Compensation
• Effects of temperature and pressure on the sensing element cannot
be entirely eliminated
• They can be greatly reduced using corrective methods
• Is characterized to allow temperature and pressure coefficients

to be applied
• Fitted with a precision PRT temperature element allowing accurate

correction of both instrument.
• Pressure compensation is done via a preset pressure or a live

pressure input into density converter or flow computer

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Densitometer – Installation
Requirements
Vertical
Recommended orientation of the density meter is vertical with
flow upwards
This maximize the immunity to the formation of
gaseous pockets.
Horizontal
If density meter required to be mounted horizontally, the flow
must be  5 L/min to avoid trapped gas bubbles causing
unsteady density measurements.

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Requirements
Pressure
To maintain full line pressure in the sensor, flow
restrictors, flow control valves or pressure
control valves should be fitted downstream of
the density meter. For this will prevent formation
of gas bubbles due to pressure drop occurring
upstream of the instrument

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Requirements

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Requirements
Drain Valve
Full bore
Isolation

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Requirements
Pump By Pass with Pyknometry
Connections
Pyknometry
Connection
T = Temperature (4 wire PRT)
I = Full bore isolation valve

P = Pressure tapping
M = Pump
G = Solvent cleaning facility
FI = Flow Indicator
R = Regulating valve
C = Pyknometry Connection

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Densitometer – Wiring Installation
Requirements

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Densitometer - Maintenance
In General No Maintenance is required

Maintenance limited to periodically
checking the accuracy of the meter via :
Sample Fluids
PRT output checks
Cleaning the
meter
Note :
Cleaning Fluids should be compatible with the wetted materials.

The maximum temperature of the instrument, 180 deg C, should not
be exceeded during the cleaning

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Densitometer - Maintenance
Calibration
2 Methods Of Performing Density Calibration Checks
Method 1
On-Line Sampling
Method 2
Off-Line Static Water Test
Resistance Thermometer
(PRT Checks)

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Densitometer
Hart Communication
HART is a define protocol
HME900 (Optional) may be interrogated via HART communication

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Densitometer
Specification for Head Mount Electronics Optional

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Densitometer
Typical Wiring Installation
+
24V
-
1
2
3
+
4
24V
-
Power Supply Field Terminals

(Current Loop)
Density Meter

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Densitometer
Typical Wiring Hookup For HART Output
+
24V
-
1
2
3
+
4
24V
- 250 Ohm
precision
Resistor
Power Supply Field Terminals
(Current Loop)
Density Meter

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Densitometer
Typical Barrier With Barriers
Hazardous Area Zener Barrier

Safe Area
W
PRT W
X PRT X
PRT
Y PRT Y
PRT Z
Z
+ Supply
I/P +
AUP
I/P -
AUP
0V
Barrier
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Densitometer
Typical Barrier With Barriers – Alternative
Arrangement For Amplifier
+ Supply

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Densitometer
E 24V
A F 0V
W B G PRT W
X C PRT X
H
PRT
D PRT Y
Y I
PRT Z
Z
J
+ Supply
M
I/P +
AUP K
N I/P -
AUP L
0V
O

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Principle Operation 1
• The vibrating element is
caused to resonate.
• Liquid mass loads the Liquid
resonator.
• As density increases the Vibrating tube
resonant frequency 7835, 7845, 7846, 7847
decreases.

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Densitometer
 A Solartron Tube Densitometer
Coil
PRT
Pole carrier
Tube
Nodal mass
Bellows

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Densitometer
 Solartron Tube Transducer Construction
Straight through ‘squashed’ tube

- low pressure drop, easy to
clean.
- good for pressure and vibration
orientation.
Bellows
- vibration and stress isolation.
Nodal masses
- resonator quality / accuracy.

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Densitometer
Solartron Tube
 Continuous high accuracy measurement
 Straight through flow path
 Insensitive to mounting position, plant vibration,
flow rate and pressure
 Intrinsically safe design
 Measurement of liquids with up to 100% entrained gas
 Range of materials available
 Zero maintenance

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Densitometer
Solartron tube densitometers
Type Material Features
7835 Ni Span C High accuracy
7845 316L St. St General purpose
7846 Hastelloy Chemical

resistance
7847 316L St. St Hygienic

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Densitometer
 Liquid Tube Specifications
Parameter Type 7835 Type 7845
Accuracy ± 0.00015 g/cc ± 0.00035 g/cc

Density range 0-3 g/cc 0-3 g/cc
Factory calibrated range 0.3-1.1 g/cc 0.6-1.6 g/cc

Repeatability 0.00002 g/cc 0.0001 g/cc
Temperature effect ± 0.000005 g/cc/°C ± 0.00005 g/cc/°C
(± 0.000003 g/cc/°F) (± 0.00003 g/cc/°F)
Max operating pressure 150 bar 100 bar or flange limit
or flange limit (2175 psi) (1450 psi)
Temperature range -50 to +110 °C -50 to +160 °C

(-58 to +230 °F) (-58 to +320 °F)
Wetted parts Ni-span C & st-st Stainless steel 316L

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Densitometer ( Wiring 1)
 Wiring Setup

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 Wiring Setup

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 Wiring Setup

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Densitometer
 Calibration
Pressure calibration on oil, 5 points up to max operating pressure
Temperature calibration on oil 20 and 60°C (68 and 140°F)
3 point density calibration

Air - Density 0.0012 g/cc
Century Oil - Density 0.8300 g/cc
High density fluid - Density 1.450 g/cc
Overcheck on oil, high density fluid or water
Accuracy of prime calibration - ± 0.00005 g/cc

Accuracy of calibration standards - ± 0.00010 g/cc
Accuracy of 7835 calibration - ± 0.00015 g/cc
All instruments use same calibration method but use different specs.

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Densitometer ( Electronics Option)
\ Option Board
Option Board fit directly onto the Base Board.
They are :
Switch Board: Providing a low means of
configuring the Advance system
Hart Board: Providing an additional 4~20 mA
output & full HART communication
BaseBoard

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Densitometer ( Electronics Option)
1. 7965 Remote Display can be

used either handheld or Wall
mounted
2. For Displaying calculated data
& configuring or analyzing the
system setup
3. Communication with the Base
Board Via RS 485 Digital
communication link

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Base Board LayOut

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Densitometer ( General Maintenance)

Physical Checks
- Examine transducer & its mounting bracket, pipe coupling & electrical
cables for signs of damage & corrosion
 Calibration Checks
Carry calibration checks – thru’ Ambient Checks
- Isolate, drain & if necessary, disconnect the transducer from the pipeline
- Clean & dry the wetted parts of the transducer & leav
them open to the ambient air
- Apply power to the instrument & check the time period of the output signal
agrees with the “ Air Check” figure shown in the calibration certificate, to
within the acceptable limits ( e.g 6 ns or 500 ns for the E.G units)
(Some variation of the 2 figures to be expected due to changes in ambient air

conditions. The density indication if using the K0, K1& K2 factors will be about 0.9
kg/cm3. This because the basic densi;ty equation has been optimized for the best
performance over the normal operating density range.)

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 Remedial Servicing
- Falls on 2 categories : Electrical & Mechanical
a) On Advance units :
Checks voltage between terminals 7 & 8 should be 10 ~ 20 vdc
b) Standard Units
Carry out power supply & current consumption testat the transducer
terminals
These should give :
17mA +/-1mA at 15.5~33 vdc ( 7835/45/46/47)
75mA +/-2mA at 15.5~33 vdc ( 7845/47 E.G units)
( * Remove power supply to the transducer. If current consumption is suspect,
replace the transducer amplifier)
c) Drive coil
Standard Units ( Terminal 7~8, resistance should be 95 +/- 5 ohms at
20
degree Celsius)

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d) Pickup Coils( terminal 1~2 advance units, 9~10 standard units)
Measure resistance of pickup coil, should be 95 +/- 5 ohms at 20 degree
Celsius.
e) Standard Units
Check 100 ohm PRT terminal at 11~12 ( ensure 3 & 6 are disconnected)
The value of the element resistance is temperature dependant.

Check the continuity between 11 & 3, 11 & 4, 12 & 5 & 12 to 6.
 Mechanical Servicing
- Comprises of keeping the inner surface of the vibrating tube clean of
deposition & corrosion
- Deposition must be removed using suitable solvent.

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Densitometer
Configuring The Baseboard Using the Remote Display

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Densitometer
Demo or demonstration
mode allows user to
explore the display
menu structure without a
transducer attached
* Once Power up, the remote display undergoes a sequence of self checks. Else it will produce
the screen shown on above which indicates that communication between transducer & display has
not established

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Densitometer
Navigate the Menu Structure
Corresponding to each
line of test. There are 2
keys , one either side of
the display. Unless
indicated otherwise,
the keys on either side
of the display perform
the same function
* Access the menu structure obtained by pressing any of the keys either
side of the display showing as above

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Densitometer

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Densitometer ( Naviagtion)
Menu Structure

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Menu Structure

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Menu Structure

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Menu Structure

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Menu Structure

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Menu Structure

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Densitometer – Calibration Cert.

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Product Interface Detection

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Suitable for continuous on-line operation

Dust & moisture proof

Output from the densitometer maybe taken to a remote

Flow Computer or Other Device

It also maybe conditioned by

Stainless Steel Case

Head Mount Electronics

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• They can be greatly reduced using corrective methods

• Is characterized to allow temperature and pressure coefficients

• Fitted with a precision PRT temperature element allowing accurate

• Pressure compensation is done via a preset pressure or a live

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I = Full bore isolation valve

G = Solvent cleaning facility

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In General No Maintenance is required

PRT output checks

Cleaning Fluids should be compatible with the wetted materials.

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HART is a define protocol

HME900 (Optional) may be interrogated via HART communication

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Power Supply Field Terminals

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Hazardous Area Zener Barrier

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Straight through ‘squashed’ tube

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7835 Ni Span C High accuracy

7845 316L St. St General purpose

7846 Hastelloy Chemical

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Accuracy ± 0.00015 g/cc ± 0.00035 g/cc

Factory calibrated range 0.3-1.1 g/cc 0.6-1.6 g/cc

Temperature range -50 to +110 °C -50 to +160 °C

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