DATA SHEET
Operational specifications
Flow Transmitter (FLR)
ULTRASONIC FLOWMETER
<
M-Flow
>
FEATURES
1. Ease of use:
The parameters necessary for measurement can be con-
figured on the surface of Flow Transmitter’s housing case
by menu-driven software. The detector is mountable
quickly and easily.
2. Compact and light weight:
The adoption of the latest LSI technology and plastic hous-
ing has reduced the size and weight of the flow transmitter
to one-fifth of our general use flow transmitter.
3. Superior temperature effect:
The adoption of
Sound Velocity Measurement System
permits almost no influence from fluid temperature and
pressure.
4. Quick response:
With the use of fast-speed transit time processor, the sys-
tem cycle is 0.2 sec that is applicable to short batch pro-
cess.
5. Multilingual:
The following languages are supported for display: English,
Japanese, French, German and Spanish
6. Synchronization (option):
Cross-talk between flowmeters located closely or acoustic
interference between flowmeters installed on the same
pipe line can be removed by using this synchronization
function of transmission timing of ultrasonic waves.
SPECIFICATIONS
FLR, FLS, FLY
System configuration:
The system is composed of a detector (Model
FLS...1) and a flow transmitter (Model
FLR...1), realizing single-path system.
Application: Liquid flow without aeration that ultrasonic
wave can propagate (purified water, cooling
water, corrosive liquids, cooling/heating me-
dium, etc.)
Turbidity: 10000deg (mg/L) or less
Fluid temperature:
-20 to +100deg.C With silicon rubber
for acoustic couplant
0 to +60deg.C With silicon-free grease
for acoustic couplant
This meter is a clamp-on type ultrasonic flowmeter for per-
manent use based on transit time measuring method. This
flowmeter is designed to be suitable for machine mounting,
thoroughly aimed at small size, light weight and ease of use.
This flowmeter can be applied to the pipe size from 25 to
225mm, providing the best cost per performance.
Type of flow: Well-developed turbulent or
laminar flow in a full-filled pipe
Applicable flow pipe:
Pipe size: 25 to 100mm (FLSE1) or 50 to
225mm(FLSE2) for plastic pipes
50 to 100mm (FLSE1) or 50 to
225mm (FLSE2) for metal pipes
Material: Plastics (PVC, PVDF(Note), PEEK,
PP(Note), FRP, etc.) or Metals (Car-
bon steel, SS, copper, aluminum,
etc.)
(Note)Measurement may not be
made depending on diam-
eter and thickness of the
pipe.
Contact us for details.
Liner: Tar epoxy, mortar, rubber, and others
Fundamental straight pipe:
10D for upstream and 5D for down-
stream (D: pipe diameter)
Refer to “Conditions on straight pipe”
for details.
Velocity: 0 to ±0.3 ... ±10m/s
Power supply: 100 to 120V AC ±10%, 50/60Hz or 200 to
240V AC ±10%, 50/60Hz or 20 to 30V DC
Signal cable: RF co-axial cable up to 30m with water-proof
BNC at one end and thermal stability of 100
deg.C
Environment: Non-explosive environment without direct
sunlight, corrosive gas and heat radiation
Detector (FLS)
()
()
Date
EDS6-123e
Dec. 1, 2003
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FLR, FLS, FLY
Configuration:
Fully configurable from the 4-key pad (ESC,
, , ENT) on the surface of flow
transmitter’s housing case by menu-driven
software
Zero adjustment:
Set zero/Clear available
Damping: 0 to 100s (every 1s) configurable for analog
output and display
Low flow cut off :
0 to 5m/s configurable
Alarm: Hardware fault/Process fault applicable to digi-
tal output
Burnout: Analog output : Hold/Over-scale/Under-scale/
Zero selectable
Total: Hold/Count selectable
Working timer : 0 to 100s (every 1s) configurable
Bi-directional range:
Forward and reverse ranges configurable inde-
pendently
Hysteresis: 0 to 10% of acting range configurable
Acting range applicable to digital output
Functional specifications
Ambient temperature:
-20 to +50deg.C for flow transmitter
-20 to +60deg.C for detector
Ambient humidity:
90%RH or less
Grounding: Class D (less than 100 ohm)
Synchronization (option):
Cross-talk when located closely or acoustic in-
terference when installed on the same pipe
line removable by simultaneous transmission
of ultrasonic waves
Number of connectable units: up to 31
Cable length: up to 15m
Master/Slave selectable
Arrester (option):
Arrester unit for outputs available (while ar-
rester for power supply incorporated as stan-
dard)
Performance specifications
Accuracy:
Pipe size (inside dia.) 2m/s or more
Less than 2m/s
25 to less than 50mm
±3% of rate ±0.06m/s
50 to 225mm ±2% of rate ±0.04m/s
Response time:
System cycle: 0.2s
Dead time: less than 0.2s, Time constant: 0.1s
Power consumption:
15VA or less for AC power supply
5W or less for DC power supply
Permissible air volume rate:
Up to 0.2% at 1 m/s (inversely proportional to
velocity)
Short-term thermal stability:
140deg.C, 30min
Analog output:
4 to 20 mA DC (1 point)
Max. load resistance : 600 ohm
Digital output:
+ total, - total, alarm, acting range, flow switch
or total switch arbitrarily available
Transistor open collector: 1 point (DO1)
Capacity: 30V DC, 0.1A
Normal off/on selectable
Total pulse: 1pulse/day to 100pps (Pulse
width: 5, 10, 50, 100 or 200ms)
Mechanical relay contact: 1point (DO2), with
socket (exchangeable)
Normal close/open selectable
Capacity: 220V AC /30V DC, 1A
(resistive load)
Mechanical expected life: More than 2 x 107
operations
Total pulse: 1pulse/day to 1pps (Pulse width:
50, 100 or 200ms)
Total display: Display of forward or reverse total
Number: 7digits (decimal point be counted as
1digit)
Unit: Metric/Inch system selectable
L/s, L/min, L/h, kL/h,
ML/d, m3/s, m3/min,
m3/h, Mm3/d, BBL/s,
BBL/min, BBL/h,
MBBL/d
gal/s, gal/min, gal/h,
kgal/h, Mgal/d, ft3/s,
ft3/min, ft3/h, Mft3/d,
BBL/s, BBL/min,BBL/h,
MBBL/d
Metric system Inch system
Velocity m/s ft/s
Flow rate
Note: The “gal” means USgal.
mL, L, m3, km3, Mm3,
mBBL, BBL, kBBL
gal, kgal, ft3, kft3, Mft3,
mBBL, BBL, kBBL,
ACRE-in, ACRE-ft
Metric system Inch system
Total
Communication interface (option):
RS-232C equivalent / RS-485
Number of connectable units: one (RS-232C)/
up to 31 (RS-485)
Baud rate: 2400/4800/9600/19200 bps select-
able
Parity: None/Odd/Even selectable
Stop bit: 1 or 2 bits selectable
Cable length: up to 15m (RS-232C)/up to 1km
(RS-485)
Data: Velocity, flow rate, +total, -total, status,
etc.
Display device:
2-color LED (Normal: green, Extraordinary:
red)
LCD with 2 lines of 16 characters and back
light
Display language:
English, Japanese, French, German or Spanish
selectable
Velocity/Flow rate display:
Display of velocity and/or flow rate with flow
direction
Number: 9 digits (decimal point be counted as
1 digit)
Unit: Metric/Inch system selectable
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Enclosure protection:
IP65 for both flow transmitter and detector
(When water-proof BNC is applied)
Mounting: Flow transmitter: Wall/2B pipe mount
Detector: Clamped on pipe surface
Acoustic coupler:
Silicon rubber or silicon-free grease
Material: Flow transmitter: Plastic ABS
Detector: Plastic PBT for sensor housing,
304SS for guide frame
Sensor cable: 3D2V with outside diameter 5mm
Dimensions: Flow transmitter: H140 x W139 x D68mm
Detector: H28 x W240 x D50mm for FLSS1
H28 x W360 x D50mm for FLSS2
Mass: Flow transmitter: 0.8kg
Detector: 0.3kg (FLSS1) / 0.4kg (FLSS2)
Physical specifications
Auto-2 ranges:
Forward 2 ranges configurable independently
Hysteresis:0 to 10% of acting range configurable
Acting range applicable to digital output
Flow switch: Lower and upper switching points configurable
independently
Acting point applicable to digital output
Total switch: +total switching point configurable
Acting point applicable to digital output
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FLR, FLS, FLY
Conditions on straight pipe
L10D
Detector
L50D
L30D
In case that flow control valve exists on
upstream side.
In case that flow control valve exists on
downstream side.
L10D
L10D
L10D
L5D
L30D
1.5D
L50D
0.5D
or more
10D or more
10D or more
D
L5D
L5D
Check valve
P
Stop valve
10D or more
90° bend
Tee
Diffuser
Reducer
Various Valve
Pump
(Note) The source : JEMIS-032
Classification Upstream side Downstream side
( D : Inside diameter of pipe)
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CODE SYMBOLS
<Flow Transmitter>
F11Y Description
LRE
12345678 91011
Type (4th digit)
Standard for exports
Power Supply (5th digit)
100 to 120Vac, 50/60Hz
200 to 240Vac, 50/60Hz
20 to 30Vdc
Communication &
Synchronization (6th digit)
None
RS-232C
RS-485 & Synchronization
Synchronization
Arrester (7th digit)
None
With arresters for outputs
Modification No. (8th digit)
Mark 1
Case structure (9th digit)
IP65
Mounting bracket (10th digit)
For 2B pipe mount
For wall mount
Option (11th digit)
None
E
1
1
Y
A
Y
A
B
C
2
3
4
A
B
Y
<Detector>
F12YY
Y
Description
LSE
12345678 910
Kind of detector (5th to 6th digit)
Small size detector (for 25 to 100mm)
Middle size detector (for 50 to 225mm)
Acoustic coupler (7th digit)
None
Silicon rubber
(Fluid temperature: -20 to +100 deg.C)
Silicon-free grease
(Fluid temperature: 0 to +60 deg.C)
Modification No. (8th digit)
Mark 1
Mounting method (9th digit)
Standard (V-mount)
Option (10th digit)
None
Type (4th digit)
Standard
1
2
E
2
2
Y
Y
A
B
1
<Signal cable>
F13 Description
LY
12345678
Kind of cable (4th digit)
Heat resisting cable with water-proof BNC
Cable length (5th to 7th digit)
5m (one pair)
10m (one pair)
15m (one pair)
20m (one pair)
30m (one pair)
Modification No. (8th digit)
Mark 1
3
5
0
5
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
(Note) This type has not so tough endurance against aeration
as Fuji's general use ultrasonic flowmeters TIME
DELTA-S/F (Model: FLV/FLH) and PORTAFLOW-X
(Model: FLC). For applications containing air bubbles,
those general use flowmeters are recommendable to
be used.
(1) Single-path system (V method)
Cable
Flow transmitter
4 to 20mA DC
Contact
signals
up to
2 points
Detector
CONFIGURATION
(2) When using synchronization
Cable Flow
transmitter
(Master)
4 to 20mA DC
Contact
signals
Synchronization
Detector
Cable Flow
transmitter
(Slave)
4 to 20mA DC
Contact
signals
Detector
Analog output
Contact output
Flow transmitter
Velocity V
Downstream-side sensor
Sensor
Upstream-side sensor
D
t
1
t
2
θ
MEASURING PRINCIPLE
The transit-time technique uses a pair of sensors with each
sensor sending and receiving ultrasonic signals obliquely
through the fluid.
When the fluid is flowing, transit-time in the forward direc-
tion is shorter than one in the reverse direction.
As the difference between these transit-time is proportional
to the velocity, the flow rate and direction can be measured
properly by detecting such time difference.
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FLR, FLS, FLY
OUTLINE DIAGRAM
(Unit:mm)
M-Flow
Mtg.pipe
JIS 2B
Cable gland
For power supply & output cable (PG13.5) External grounding terminal
For sensor cable (PG9)
U bolt (M8)
PIPE MOUNT (OPTION) Mtg. plate Mtg. 2holes 9dia.
140
170
(197)
70
134.5
130
67.52.5
<Flow transmitter (type: FLR)>
NC RXD
RS-232C
(Note)
DO1 : Transister open collector
DO2 : Mechanical relay contact
GND TXD
GND HF2
GND HF1
SYNC
SHILD
RS-485 & Synchronization
Synchronization
Down-
stream
Down-
stream
DO2DO1
1
AC power supply
LN
2
100 to 120V AC
or 200 to 240V AC
50/60Hz
1
DC power supply
2
20 to 30V DC
I out
Up-
stream
Up-
stream
DO2DO1I out RS-485
TXDR2 TXDR1
CONNECTION DIAGRAM
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<Detector (type: FLS)>
Flow transmitter FLR: Flow transmitter
•Instruction manual
Detector FLS: Sensor unit
•Mounting belt
•Silicon rubber/ Silicon-free
grease (option)
Signal cable FLY :
Orignal cable (2 wires)
SCOPE OF DELIVERY
The product conforms to the requirements of the
Electromagnetic compatibility Directive 89/336/EEC as
detailed within the technical construction file number
TN513321. The applicable standards used to demonstrate
compliance are :
EN 61326 : 1998
Electrical equipment for measurement, control and
laboratory use _____
EMC requirements
Saddle
Pipe size (mm) Mass. approx. (kg)SpacingH
25 to 100
50 to 225
Type
FLSE1
FLSE2
21 to 120
21 to 240
31
30
L
240
360
0.3
0.4
Spacing
(Adustable every 3mm)
L
H
(50)
28
34
Frame
BNC
connector
Sensor
Lock clip
FLR, FLS, FLY
Information in this catalog is subject to change without notice. Printed in Japan
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Phone: 81-42-585-6201, 6202
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Caution on Safety
*Before using this product, be sure to read its instruction manual in advance.