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Installation Manual
Par t Number 3-9000-771Revision A
May 2012
TM
Daniel 3818 LNG Liquid Ultrasonic Meter
For Cryogenic Liquefied Natural Gas Applications
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Important Safety Instructions Daniel Measurement and Control, Inc. (Daniel) designs, manufactures and tests products to function within specific conditions. Because these products are sophisticated technical instruments, it is important that the owner and operation personnel strictly adhere both to the information printed on the product nameplate and to all instructions provided in this manual prior to installation, operation, and maintenance. Failure to follow the Installation, operation or mai
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Product operation (Personnel): • To prevent personal injury, personnel must follow all instructions of this manual prior to and during operation of the product. • Follow all warnings, cautions, and notices marked on, and supplied with, this product. • Verify that this is the correct instruction manual for your Daniel product. If this is not the correct documentation, contact Daniel at 1-713-827-6314. You may also download the correct manual from: http://www.daniel.com • Read and understand a
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Signal words and symbols used in this manual Pay special attention to the following signal words, safety alert symbols and statements: Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury. Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury. Used to address practices associated with possible equipment damage and misce
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Daniel Measurement and Control, Inc. TM Daniel 3818 Liquid Ultrasonic Flow Meters NOTICE THE CONTENTS OF THIS PUBLICATION ARE PRESENTED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, AND WHILE EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO ENSURE THEIR ACCURACY, THEY ARE NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES DESCRIBED HEREIN OR THEIR USE OR APPLICABILITY. ALL SALES ARE GOVERNED BY DANIEL'S TERMS AND CONDITIONS, WHICH ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. WE RESERVE THE
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Warranty 1. LIMITED WARRANTY: Subject to the limitations contained in Section 2 herein, Daniel Measurement & Control, Inc. ("Daniel") warrants that the licensed firmware embodied in the Goods will execute the programming instructions provided by Daniel, and that the Goods manufactured by Daniel will be free from defects in materials or workmanship under normal use and care and Services will be performed by trained personnel using proper equipment and instrumentation for the particular Service pr
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Daniel 3818 LNG Liquid Ultrasonic Meter Installation Manual Table of Contents 3-9000-771 Rev A May 2012 Contents Important Safety Instructions Section 1: Introduction 1.1 Typical Applications .................................................................................... 1 1.2 Features and benefits: ................................................................................. 1 1.3 Acronyms, abbreviations and definitions ................................................
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Table of Contents Daniel 3818 LNG Liquid Ultrasonic Meter Installation Manual May 2012 3-9000-771 Rev A 3.6 Daniel Ultrasonic Meters I/O connections .................................................... 47 3.6.1 Frequency/Digital outputs...............................................................................48 3.6.2 Analog input settings ......................................................................................52 3.6.3 Analog output settings...........................
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Daniel 3818 LNG Liquid Ultrasonic Meter Installation Manual List of Tables 3-9000-771 Rev A May 2012 List of Tables Table 1-1 Acronyms, abbreviations and definitions........................................................................ 2 Table 1-2 Meter specifications ....................................................................................................... 8 Table 2-1 Hoist ring part number ..........................................................................................
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List of Tables Daniel 3818 LNG Liquid Ultrasonic Meter Installation Manual May 2012 3-9000-771 Rev A iv List of Tables
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Daniel 3818 LNG Liquid Ultrasonic Meter Installation Manual List of Figures 3-9000-771 Rev A May 2012 List of Figures Figure 1-1 Daniel MeterLink download and registration ................................................................ 5 Figure 1-2 3818 LNG Meter with remote mount electronics and band shroud assembly ................ 6 Figure 1-3 Daniel 3810 Series Liquid Ultrasonic Meter ATEX approval ......................................... 12 Figure 2-1 Daniel 3818 Liquid U
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List of Figures Daniel 3818 LNG Liquid Ultrasonic Meter Installation Manual May 2012 3-9000-771 Rev A Figure 4-11 Gating configuration parameter Edge gated, active high ............................................ 71 Figure 4-12 Gating configuration parameter Edge gated, active low.............................................. 71 Figure 4-13 Gating configuration parameter State gated, active high ............................................ 71 Figure 4-14 Gating configuration par
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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 TM range of customer requirements. Each meter comes fully assembled from Daniel 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 Specifica
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Section 1: Introduction Daniel 3818 LNG Liquid Ultrasonic Meter Installation Manual May 2012 3-9000-771 Rev A • Internet-ready communications • Ethernet access • Modbus TCP/IP • On-board LED status indicators • Analog pressure and temperature inputs ® TM • Daniel MeterLink (a Windows -based interface software) 1.3 Acronyms, abbreviations and definitions Table 1-1 Acronyms, abbreviations and definitions Acronym or abbreviation Definition °degree (angle) o degrees celsius (temperature unit) C o d
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Daniel 3818 LNG Liquid Ultrasonic Meter Installation Manual Section 1: Introduction 3-9000-771 Rev A May 2012 Table 1-1 Acronyms, abbreviations and definitions Acronym or abbreviation Definition 3 Cubic foot per minute f /min FODO Output that is user configurable as either a frequency or digital output Gal Gallon HART® Communication Protocol Highway Addressable Remote Transducer communications protocol hr hour (time unit) Hz Hertz (cycles per second, frequency unit) I/O Input/Output IS Intrins
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Section 1: Introduction Daniel 3818 LNG Liquid Ultrasonic Meter Installation Manual May 2012 3-9000-771 Rev A Table 1-1 Acronyms, abbreviations and definitions Acronym or abbreviation Definition P/N part number PS power supply (board) psi pounds per square inch (pressure unit) psia pounds per square inch absolute (pressure unit) psig pounds per square inch gage (pressure unit) RRadius rad radian (angle) RAM Random Access Memory RTS Request-to-Send; the RS-232C handshaking signal output by a rec
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Daniel 3818 LNG Liquid Ultrasonic Meter Installation Manual Section 1: Introduction 3-9000-771 Rev A May 2012 1.4 Daniel MeterLink software Daniel MeterLink software has robust features for setting communications parameters, calibrating your meter, collecting logs and reports and monitoring the meter health and alarm statuses. Daniel MeterLink may be downloaded at no charge from: http://www2.emersonprocess.com/en-US/brands/daniel/Flow/ultrasonics/Pages/MeterLink.aspx Figure 1-1 Daniel Meter
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Section 1: Introduction Daniel 3818 LNG Liquid Ultrasonic Meter Installation Manual May 2012 3-9000-771 Rev A 1.5 3818 LNG Liquid Ultrasonic Flow Meter design The Daniel 3818 LNG Liquid Ultrasonic Flow Meter is a remote mount, dual transmitter electronics, eight-path (sixteen transducers) in-line meter designed to measure the difference in signal transit time with and against the flow across one or more measurement path(s). A signal transmitted with the direction of flow travels faster than o
