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2. Overview
The electromagnetic flowmeter is an instrument to measure the volumetric flow rate of conductive
fluids using Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction.
The flowmeter consists of a detector which generates a signal of electromotive force proportional to
the flow rate of the fluid and detects this signal, and a converter which converts the signal detected by
the detector to a unified signal output.
Features
The electromagnetic flowmeter has features such as:
No pressure loss by piping
Flow measurement can be made not affected by conditions such as fluid temperature, pressure,
density and flow condition.
It is easy to read the flow indication because a liner relation exists between the flow rate and
output signal.
The LF232 converter has additional features described below:
(1) High accuracy measurement of ±0.5% of rate can be obtained in the velocity range of 1.0ft/s to
32.8ft/s (0.3m/s to 10m/s). (Measurement range and accuracy are different by detector.)
(2) Stable measurement can be made even with fluids containing solids (sludge and slurry).
The unique Noise-Sentry filter circuit and arithmetic logic unit (ALU) enables you to obtain a
stable output.
(3) The converter is equipped with various display and output functions.
Various display and output functions can be easily set by switch operation.
The converter is equipped with worldwide standard HART* protocol communication.
(4) Use of infrared switches
Use of infrared switches allows you to perform various operations without opening the converter
housing cover.
(5) Easy-to-read liquid crystal display (16 characters × 2 lines)
It is easy to read the indication even in a dark place by means of backlight.
* HART protocol··········“HART” stands for Highway Addressable Remote Transducer and is a
communication protocol recommended by HCF (HART communication
Foundation) for industrial sensors.