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Inspecting and Cleaning Barrier Diaphragms

Depending on the characteristics of the process medium being measured, sediment or other foreign particles may collect in the process head cavity/chamber and cause faulty measurement. In addition, the barrier diaphragm or diaphragms in the transmitters meter body may become coated with a residue from the process medium. The latter is also true for external diaphragms on flange mount and remote seal type transmitters. In most cases, you can readily remove the process head or heads from the transmitters meter body to clean the process head cavity and inspect the barrier diaphragm or diaphragms. For flange mount and remote seal diaphragms, you may only need to run a purge line in the tank to rinse off the face of the diaphragm.

Background

Procedure

The procedure in Table 53 outlines the general steps for inspecting and cleaning barrier diaphragms. You may have to modify the steps to meet your particular process or transmitter model requirements. Table 53
Step 1

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Action
Close all valves and isolate transmitter from process. Open vent in process head to drain fluid from transmitters meter body, if required.
ATTENTION We recommend that you remove the transmitter from service and move it to a clean area before taking it apart.

Remove nuts from bolts that hold process head or heads to meter body. Remove process heads and bolts.
Nuts

O-ring

Bolts

Process head

O-ring

Center section

Process head

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Step 3

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Action
Remove O-ring and clean interior of process head using soft bristle brush and suitable solvent. Inspect barrier diaphragm for any signs of deterioration or corrosion. Look for possible residue and clean if necessary. NOTE: If diaphragm is dented, has distorted convolutions or radial wrinkles, performance may be affected. Contact TAC for assistance.

Replace O-ring.

ATTENTION
We recommend that you install a new O-ring whenever a process head is removed for cleaning. The process head for a GP or an AP transmitter with single-head design has two O-ring grooves. A large one which is 2 in (50.8 mm) in diameter and a small one which is 1.3 in (33 mm) in diameter as shown in the following illustration. On high-pressure, model STG180, GP transmitters, be sure to use a small O-ring in the smaller/inner groove. On other models of GP and AP transmitters, use a large O-ring in the larger/outer groove. Never use both O-rings together.

Larger O-ring groove for lower pressure applications

Smaller O-ring groove for high pressure applications

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GP/AP Process Head

For process heads of a GP or AP transmitter with dual-head design, see detail illustration for differential pressure transmitters in Step 2.
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Step 6

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Action
Coat threads on process head bolts with anti-seize compound such as Neverseize or equivalent. Replace process head or heads and bolts. Finger tighten nuts. Use a torque wrench to gradually tighten nuts to torque rating shown in Table 54 in sequence shown in following illustration. Tighten head bolts in stages of 1/3 full torque, 2/3 full torque, and then full torque.

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Always tighten head bolts in sequence shown and in these stages: 1. 1/3 full torque 2. 2/3 full torque 3. Full torque

Return transmitter to service.

CAUTION Do not exceed the overload rating when placing the transmitter back into service or during cleaning operations. See Overpressure ratings in Section 3 of this manual.

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Torque ratings

Table 54 lists process head bolt torque ratings for given transmitter type.

Meter Body Type

Process Head Bolting Type Bolting Size 51452557-001 Carbon Steel Standard; no option specified

51452557-004 (B7M Alloy Steel [B7 option])

Stainless Steel NACE 5142557-002 and 003 [CR Option] (NACE [CR option] and Non-NACE [SS option] Stainless Steel)

51451864XXX5 7/16 x 14 UNC 20,3 N-m +/- 1,0 N-m (Model STD110 Transmitter [draft range] only) 7/16 x 20 UNF NA M12 x 1.75 25,8 N-m +/- 1,3 N-m [19.0 Lb-Ft +/- 1.0 Lb-Ft] 51451864XXXX M12 x 1.75 except XXX5 (All STD 3000 and SMV 3000 Transmitters except STD110) M8 x 1.25 7/16 x 14 UNC 67,8 N-m +/- 3,4 N-m 3/8 x 16 UNC 39,3 N-m +/- 2,0 N-m [29 Lb-Ft +/- 1.5 Lb-Ft] 27,1 N-m +/- 1,4 N-m [20.0 Lb-Ft +/- 1.0 Lb-Ft] 5/16 x 18 UNC NA 63,8 N-m +/- 3,4 N-m [50.0 Lb-Ft +/- 2.5 Lb-Ft]

20,3 N-m +/- 1,0 N-m NA NA NA NA 48,8 N-m +/- 2,4 N-m NA NA NA

20,3 N-m +/- 1,0 N-m 25,8 N-m +/- 1,3 N-m [19.0 Lb-Ft +/- 1.0 Lb-Ft] NA NA 63,7 N-m +/- 3,2 N-m [47.0 Lb-Ft +/- 2.4 Lb-Ft] 56,9 N-m +/- 2,8 N-m 39,3 N-m +/- 2,0 N-m [29 Lb-Ft +/- 1.5 Lb-Ft] NA 20,3 N-m +/- 1,0 N-m

20,3 N-m +/- 1,0 N-m NA NA NA NA 56,9 N-m +/- 2,8 N-m 39,3 N-m +/- 2,0 N-m [29 Lb-Ft +/- 1.5 Lb-Ft] NA 20,3 N-m +/- 1,0 N-m

[15.0 Lb-Ft +/- 0.8 Lb-Ft] [15.0 Lb-Ft +/- 0.8 Lb-Ft] [15.0 Lb-Ft +/- 0.8 Lb-Ft] [15.0 Lb-Ft +/- 0.8 Lb-Ft]

7/16 x 20 UNF NA

[50.0 Lb-Ft +/- 2.5 Lb-Ft] [36.0 Lb-Ft +/- 1.8 Lb-Ft] [42.0 Lb-Ft +/- 2.1 Lb-Ft] [42.0 Lb-Ft +/- 2.1 Lb-Ft]

[15.0 Lb-Ft +/- 0.8 Lb-Ft] [15.0 Lb-Ft +/- 0.8 Lb-Ft]

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