Configuring a Linear Mass Flow Application Channel

From the left-hand side of the Applications screen, select Add Application :

If you are not already in Configuration lock, the Configuration lock screen displays:

Enter a reason if required and then select Confirm . The system configuration is now locked pending the submission of your update and the Configuration Locked icon displays on the status bar.

The Add channel screen displays, from Type, select Linear Mass Flow from the available list and select Add :

From the left-hand side of the Applications screen, select the Linear Mass Flow Application channel required. The Application Configuration section displays on the right-hand side:

If you are not already in Configuration lock, the Configuration lock screen displays:

Enter a reason if required and then select Confirm . The system configuration is now locked pending the submission of your update and the Configuration Locked icon displays on the status bar.

Complete the configuration as required:

• Type - Defaults to Linear Mass Flow.

• Descriptor - Defaults to Application <n> where n is the next number in sequence from the previous Application channel. We recommend that you enter a unique name for the channel (max 40 characters), for example, “Mass Flow” or “Mass Flow (Linearized)”.

  Note - This is not case sensitive, for example, 'AbC' is regarded as identical to 'abc '.
  Tip - When an External link icon displays next to a function’s Descriptor, it indicates that one or more of its parameters are mapped to a Modbus server register table. Select External link to display the Modbus register address, data type and related mapping details, which enables alignment with the exported Modbus register map. See Exporting a Modbus Address Map for details.

• Applications Configuration - Select Expand if it does not expand automatically:

  • Flow - Measured flow rate of the fluid in m³/s (Cubic meters per second). Select a dynamic data source, for example, an I/O channel or Maths channel from the available list or enter a numeric constant, see Linking a Channel as an Input for details.

  • Temperature Unit - Defaults to °C. Select the unit of measurement for the temperature parameters (^°C, ^°F, K or ^°R) Centigrade, Fahrenheit, Kelvin or Rankine.

  • Temperature - Current measured temperature of the fluid. Select a dynamic data source, for example, an I/O channel or Maths channel from the available list or enter a numeric constant, see Linking a Channel as an Input for details.

  • Absolute Pressure - Absolute pressure of the fluid in Kilopascal (kPa). Select a dynamic data source, for example, an I/O channel or Maths channel from the available list or enter a numeric constant, see Linking a Channel as an Input for details.

  • Output Scale - Enter the scaling factor determined from an assumed value of Mass Flow at a known Flow, Absolute Pressure, and Temperature to calibrate the output within a specified range (low scale to high scale).

  • Input Channel Scale - Enter the full-scale input value of the channel that reads the flow meter output (in milliampere).

  • Specific Gas Constant - Defaults to 287.1 J/(kg K) (Joules per kilogram per kelvin), enter the specific constant of the gas.

  • Density Correction Factor - Enter the density correction factor of the gas at the reference pressure and temperature.

From the left-hand side of the Applications screen, select the Linear Mass Flow Application channel required. The Chart and presentation settings section displays on the right-hand side:

If you are not already in Configuration lock, the Configuration lock screen displays:

Enter a reason if required and then select Confirm . The system configuration is now locked pending the submission of your update and the Configuration Locked icon displays on the status bar.

From Chart and presentation settings, select Expand if it does not expand automatically and complete as required:

• General Settings:

  

  • Units - Defaults to kg/s (kilograms per second).

    Tip - The unit displays with the channel value on the Operator Panel.

  • Number Format - Select either:

    • Numeric - Displays values in decimal format, for example, 12345.6789 displays as 12,345.6789.

    • Scientific - Displays values in scientific notation, useful for very large or very small numbers. Numbers display as a coefficient multiplied by a power of 10, for example, 12345.6789 displays as 1.23456789E+4.

  • Decimal Places - Enter the value, or use the Plus or Minus to set the decimal place (0 to 6).

  • Color - Select a color from one of the 56 available colors:

    

• Scale & Zone Settings:

  

  To set the chart scale and zoning for this channel:

  • Scale Enable - Tick to enable scale configuration and specify the scale type and the number of divisions required:

    • Scale Type ( available only when Scale Enable is enabled) - Select one of the following options:

      • Logarithmic - Divisions are displayed using a logarithmic scale. This option is suitable for analyzing data spanning multiple orders of magnitude.

      • Linear - Divisions are displayed at equal intervals. This option is ideal for displaying uniformly distributed data:

        • Scale Division Major ( available only when Scale Type is Linear) - Enter a value, or use the Plus or Minus to set the major divisions to be included on the chart (valid range 1 to 20).

        • Scale Division Minor (available only when Scale Type is Linear) - Enter a value, or use the Plus or Minus to set the minor divisions to be included on the chart (valid range 1 to 20).

          Note - Scale divisions have no impact on a chart grid, they are only for scale. The grid on the chart is defined by the division settings on the group, see Configuring Groups Settings for details.

  • Scale maximum (Unit) - Enter a value, or use the Plus or Minus to set the upper limit of the scale's range.

  • Scale minimum (Unit) - Enter a value, or use the Plus or Minus to set the lower limit of the scale's range.

  • Zone maximum (%) - Enter a value, or use the Plus or Minus to set the percentage offset for the upper limit of the scale and trendline relative to the top of the chart (valid range 5 to 100).

  • Zone minimum (%) - Enter a value, or use the Plus or Minus to set the percentage offset for the lower limit of the scale and trendline relative to the bottom of the chart (valid range 0 to 95).

    Note - The minimum value must be less than the maximum value by 5 or more.
    Tip - The Zone settings offset a scale and its associated trendline relative to the chart grid. This is useful when displaying multiple trends with similar value ranges, which would otherwise overlap and become difficult to distinguish. For example, several digital trends switching between 0 and 1 can overlap, making them difficult to distinguish unless each is defined a different Zone.