from
Mountain top
Vortices
Crystal A
Crystal B
Force
Force Force
d TOP
FLOW
5 x 103 2 x 104
REYNOLDS NUMBER
21,8 mA
20 mA
4 mA
0 mA
METAL TUBE
INSULATOR
PIEZOELECTRIC
CERAMIC PLATE CRYSTALS
METAL
PLATE
SOLID
METAL
SHEDDER
BAR
Metal Tube
Piezoelectric
Crystals
Metal Plate
Metal Disc
Ceramic Plate
Body
• Fully casted
Shedder Bar
• Solid metal
• Rugged construction
• No moving parts
20.0%
15.0%
Percentage of
Units
10.0%
Total
5.0%
0.0%
15 25 40 50 80 100 150 200 250 300 Units
%
Meter Size (mm)
Vortex
Mass
Orifice/DP
Turbine
PD
Mag
Rotameter
Ultrasonic
Vortex < 6%
All Flowmeters
YEWFLO
Liquid
Gas
Position insensitive
Full pipe required
Good alignment of piping
Gasket
35D 5D
Rosemount
30D 5D
Yokogawa
Requirements
Rosemoun
t
Rosemount vs. 10D 5D
Yokogawa
Yokogaw
35D 5Da
Rosemount
10D 5D
Yokogawa
•Non-wetted piezoelectric
sensor, hermetically sealed
•Solid metal shedder bar
•No ports to plug
•No thin diaphragms to
damage
Flow
A piezoelectric crystal
Flow hits the shedder bar, converts a mechanical
separates and due to the stress into an electrical
shape of the bar forms Crystal A pulse. The crystals are
vortices. The vortices createCrystal B hermetically sealed and
an alternating pressure not in contact with the
differential across the bar. process.
The bar is physically Force H L
stressed toward the low
pressure side of the bar.
Vibration
Crystal A
Vibration Vibration Crystal B
Vibration
Flow Rate
Qmin
D/2
D FLOW
STRESS
D/2
N1
UPPER CRYSTAL N1
-
LOWER CRYSTAL N2 -N2
A/2 +
+ -
N.B.
VIBRATION
STRESS A
N1
+ -
A/2 -N2
N.B.
S1 N1
UPPER CRYSTAL S1 N1
-S2 -N2
LOWER CRYSTAL -S2 -N2
A/2 +
+ -
N.B.
VIBRATION
D/2 STRESS A
FLOW S1 N1
D STRESS
+ -
A/2 -S2 -N2
D/2 N.B.
SNET
AFTER NOISE BALANCE
Crystal A 0 100
%
Crystal B
The resulting signal passes The frequency is
through the Schmitt Trigger. If converted to an
the amplitude of the signal analogue value and
exceeds the trigger level produces a flow
setting, the output of the reading when in fact
circuit is triggered and a there is no flow
square wave with a frequency through the meter.
Signals from Crystal A identical to the noise
and Crystal B are added component exceeding the
trigger level is generated.
Crystal B No Output %
No flow
Amplitude of resulting indication.
signal less than that of
Sum of signals from Trigger Level. Schmitt
“A” and “B” now has trigger does not turn on.
reduced amplitude.
Crystal A 50
0 100
Crystal B
%
0 100
Crystal B
%
MENU MENU
A: DISPLAY G: CHECK DATA
B: SET 1 H: MAINTENANCE
C: SET 2 M: MEMO
D: ADJUST
E: CONTROL
F: TEST
HOME SET ADJ ESC HOME SET ADJ ESC
F1
F1 F2
F2 F3
F3 F4
F4 F1
F1 F2
F2 F3
F3 F4
F4
Ì
Select H: MAINTENANCE by using the Ì or buttons on the BT200
F1
F1 F2
F2 F3
F3 F4
F4 F1
F1 F2
F2 F3
F3 F4
F4
Select Parameter H01 and vary the The effect of the noise balance adjustment
value to balance the noise component can be seen by accessing parameters H20 &
of the output. H21 and viewing the resulting change in the
amplitude.
Trigger Level
By adjusting the Trigger Level Noise
above the amplitude of the noise Signal
Amplitude
signal the output of the Schmitt
0% 0%
trigger never turns on and the Output
meter reads zero.
When the signal amplitude is
below that of the trigger level
the output of the Schmitt Trigger
does not turn on
PARAM SET
H01: N.BALANCE
H02: TLA
1 -5< >10 0 -1< >2
H02:TLA
+
0 -1< >2 1
H03:GAIN
0 -7< >8
DATA DIAG PRNT ESC CLR ESC
F1
F1 F2
F2 F3
F3 F4
F4 F1
F1 F2
F2 F3
F3 F4
F4
Access parameter H02 (TLA). Note the set value and
increase that value one step at a time until the output
is zero.
PARAM SET
H04: H.F. FILTER
H07: L.C. FLOWRATE
0 -3< >12 26
H06: NOISE JUDGE
ACTIVE 30
H07: L.C. FLOWRATE
26 E0 GPM
DATA DIAG PRNT ESC CLR ESC
F1
F1 F2
F2 F3
F3 F4
F4 F1
F1 F2
F2 F3
F3 F4
F4
PARAM SET
H04: H.F. FILTER
H04: H.F. FILTER
0 -3< >12 0
H06: NOISE JUDGE
ACTIVE 1
H07: L.C. FLOWRATE
26 E0 GPM
DATA DIAG PRNT ESC CLR ESC
F1
F1 F2
F2 F3
F3 F4
F4 F1
F1 F2
F2 F3
F3 F4
F4
Access parameter H04. Increase the set value by one step and
observe the output. If the output is now zero, adjustment is complete.
If not, continue increasing value until output is zero.
Flow Rate
Qmin
Frequency
Trigger Level Flow Rate vs. Freq. Noise Judge
Adjustment (TLA) Amplitude vs. Freq. (Variable TLA)
PARAM SET
H04: H.F. FILTER
H06: NOISE JUDGE
0 -3< >12 NOT ACTIVE
H06: NOISE JUDGE
NOT ACTIVE ACTIVE
H07: L.C. FLOWRATE
26
E0 GPM
DATA DIAG PRNT ESC CLR ESC
F1
F1 F2
F2 F3
F3 F4
F4 F1
F1 F2
F2 F3
F3 F4
F4
F1
F1 F2
F2 F3
F3 F4
F4 F1
F1 F2
F2 F3
F3 F4
F4