Required Transmitter Configuration

Table 4-3Mass flow measurement units continued

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Unit description

 

 

lTon/hr

Long tons (2240 pounds) per hour

 

 

lTon/day

Long tons (2240 pounds) per day

 

 

special

Special unit (see Section 6.4)

 

 

4.4.2Volume flow units

The default volume flow measurement unit is L/s. See Table 4-4 for a complete list of volume flow measurement units.

If the volume flow unit you want to use is not listed, you can define a special measurement unit for volume flow (see Section 6.4).

Table 4-4Volume flow measurement units

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Unit description

 

 

ft3/sec

Cubic feet per second

 

 

ft3/min

Cubic feet per minute

 

 

ft3/hr

Cubic feet per hour

 

 

ft3/day

Cubic feet per day

 

 

m3/sec

Cubic meters per second

 

 

m3/min

Cubic meters per minute

 

 

m3/hr

Cubic meters per hour

 

 

m3/day

Cubic meters per day

 

 

US gal/sec

U.S. gallons per second

 

 

US gal/min

U.S. gallons per minute

 

 

US gal/hr

U.S. gallons per hour

 

 

US gal/day

U.S. gallons per day

 

 

mil US gal/day

Million U.S. gallons per day

 

 

l/sec

Liters per second

 

 

l/min

Liters per minute

 

 

l/hr

Liters per hour

 

 

mil l/day

Million liters per day

 

 

Imp gal/sec

Imperial gallons per second

 

 

Imp gal/min

Imperial gallons per minute

 

 

Imp gal/hr

Imperial gallons per hour

 

 

Imp gal/day

Imperial gallons per day

 

 

barrels/sec

Barrels per second(1)

 

 

barrels/min

Barrels per minute(1)

 

 

barrels/hr

Barrels per hour(1)

 

 

barrels/day

Barrels per day(1)

 

 

special

Special unit (see Section 6.4)

 

 

(1) Unit based on oil barrels (42 U.S gallons).

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Using ProLink II

Flowmeter Startup

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Configuration and Use Manual

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