Daniel 3818 LNG Liquid Ultrasonic Meter Installation Manual

Section 1: Introduction

3-9000-771 Rev A

May 2012

 

 

 

Section 1: Introduction

Daniel 3818 LNG Liquid Ultrasonic Flow Meters have various configurations that meet a broad range of customer requirements. Each meter comes fully assembled from DanielTM Measurement and Control, Inc. and all parts and assemblies are tested prior to shipment.

Refer to the following documents for additional details:

P/N 3-9000-762 HART® Field Device Specification Guide Liquid Ultrasonic Meter

P/N 3-9000-772 Daniel 3818 LNG Liquid Ultrasonic Flow Meter Maintenance and Troubleshooting Manual

1.1Typical Applications

Custody transfer measurement

Allocation measurement

LNG applications

-LNG liquefaction to storage (loading terminals)

-LNG liquefaction loading (loading terminal)

-LNG receiving to storage (receipt terminal)

-LNG storage to regasification (receipt terminal)

1.2Features and benefits:

Two remote mountable explosion-proof transmitter electronics enclosures with CPU Module, Power Supply, Intrinsic Safety Barrier Module and Backplane

Two remote mountable intrinsically safe transmitter electronics enclosures with the Acquisition Module

Transducer housings seal-welded to meter body to eliminate leak potential

Meter body insulated and shroud assembly covering transducers and cabling

HART® and AMS Suite: Intelligent Device Manager communications for PlantWebTM architecture

Suitable for measuring process fluid temperature ranges from -196 oC (-321 oF) to +60 oC (140 oF)

Reduce unaccounted measurement

Extensive self diagnostics

Immediate alarm reporting

Auto-detected ASCII/RTU Modbus communications protocol

Section 1: Introduction

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