YOKOGAWA‘s World

of Rotameter
A Short Presentation of the Metal Series

Rota Yokogawa GmbH & Co. KG

RotaMASS applications RYG 2003 May.ppt

Copyright © Rota Yokogawa GmbH & co. KG
May 2003
Content Presentation of RAMC

LOCATION RYG
MOTIVATION
MARKET
HISTORY
PRODUCT PRINCIPLE
MEASURMENT CAPABILITY
PRODUCT STRUCTURE
SIZING & ORDERING
POSITIONING
ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES
APPLICATION
COMPETITION
QUESTION & ANSWERS

Content Presentation RAMC

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 Location of ROTA YOKOGAWA

EUROPE
RYG

RYG-Location
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 Why Rotameter

• Are Rotameters technical an atractive product? No!!

• Can Rotameters help you to solve your Probably
customers measurement problems? not!
• Do Rotameters look smart? No!!

How do you feel when you say: I am selling this

tiny little products called ROTAMETERS ? Bad!!

Question: Do you like cows?

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Why Rotameter

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CA
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A M We do not like
T
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cows we like
the cheese!!

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Why Rotameter

• Are ROTAMETERs low-tec products?

It depends. You do not need any electronic at a ROTAMETER,but
physics is complicate and manufactoring high automatisized.
• Are ROTAMETERs for simpel minded,
low educated people?
It depends. For a user they are very simple to handle and to
maintain. For a manufacturer they are quite complicate.
• Are ROTAMETERs easy to sell?
If you are in, the customer will order by himself.
Large projects (only metal) you have big discounts, ask PMK for
more discount.

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Why Rotameter

Are ROTAMETERs easy to specify?

It is easy if you know the product. But this
product has
a wide variety. Therefore: You have to
understand
ROTAMETERs from basic.

And: you need a very good

inside sales

Rotameter, no problem for me!

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 Why Rotameter

Rotameters are like puzzles scale (N, G, A)

valve
digital contact Glas ROTAMETER

+ foot
controller

+ armature

transmitter
tube float
ROTA Yokogawa
Rheinstraße
PO 20 + p.s.
aaAAAAAAAAA

Metal
+ digital contact
BBBBBBBBbbb

H2O
Density 1kg/l CCCCCCCCCC
high temp. distance ROTAMETER
Viscosity 1mPasCCCCCCCCCC
Temp. 20°C CCCCCCCCCC
steam tracing
float damper
indicator

Motivation RAMC
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Why Rotameter

Features:
ROTAMESSER with Glass Measuring Tubes
used above all, when the position of the float and consequently
the measured value, must be monitored directly
Due to the comact sizes, the Rotameter can be installed in
extremly limited spaces
Glas tubes are resistant to highly agressive mediums
Electrical contact device for limit monitoring and optical
transmissions of the float position as a facility for conversion into
an electrical signal are available
Large selection of measuring ranges
High accuracy by free rotating float even at low flow rates
Loacal indication without resource

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 Why Rotameter

Features:

ROTAMESSER with Plastic Measuring Tubes

Plastic ROTAMETER represent the most economical alternative in the
supply range
With exclusive use of high quality plastice, they are unbreakable and
pressure-resistant
Resistant against a mulitude of mediums
Breakage proof and highly corrosion-resistant
Low pressure loss
Selectable scales

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 RAMC are we prepared to sell globally?

 Quality
 Capacity
 GS ROTA Yokogawa
Rheinstraße

 IM
PO 20
aaAAAAAAAAA
BBBBBBBBbbb

 Pricelist H2O
Density 1kg/l
CCCCCCCCCC
CCCCCCCCCC
CCCCCCCCCC

 Electronic Pricebook
Viscosity 1mPas
Temp. 20°C

 Sizing Program
 Spare Parts List
Rescaling Program

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 Product Principle/Technic RAMC

 Construction Detector
Upper float stop

Indicator housing

Viscosity independant float shape

Permanent Magnet A1 Ni 400 Co.

Forged measuring tube providing

linear output signal

Lower float stop

Product Principle/Technic RAMC

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Product Principle/Technic RAMC

Force Equation
p*/4*DS2
p*/4*DS2 = m * g - VS *r

VS*r p = pressure loss at the float

DS = diameter of the float
m = mass of the float
g = acceleration in the earth field
VS = Volume of the float
 = Density of the fluid
The expression of the pressure loss
m*g as a function of the squared volume
flow leads to the flow equation.

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Principle/Technic RAMC Series, Float Design

A-Form, V-Form,
"visccosity independent" "viscosity dependent"
Field of Characteristics: Field of Characteristics:
KN4 KN3

3 weights:
L= leight, for gasses (and liquids)
M=middle, for gasses and liquids
S= heavy, for liquids (and gasses)

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RAMC inner design

Display

Flag
Flag

Eddy Current Brake

Pointer
Earth Magnetic Field
Compensation Magnet

Support

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ROTAMETER RAMC -Series, Scale

Display Units Push buttons

Nm3 Enter

Limit 70
1500 NL/h
switches
60 YOKOGAWA
made by:
1000 ROTA YOKOGAWA
D-79660 Wehr
50

40 Ident. number
Kom.Nr. 210390/0013
500 MS-Code: RAMC01-
30
Pointer D4SS-47S0-E65244*B/SD
Un: 230 VAC 50/60 Hz
Typecode
El. Transmitter WT-MAG:
20 EEx iaIIC T6
100 PTB96 ATEX 2160X
Tag No.: Ui=30V, Li=0,73mH
10 Ozon Ci=3,6nF, P=1,4W Certifications
RP 0,0031493 Kg/l
0 20 Grad C/1,6 bar abs.
1500NL/h = 20mA

Helpscale
(mm-scale) Restpoint Fluiddatas

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 ROTAMETER RAMC Product Principle

Field of Characteristics KN4

1,2

0,8
alp h a

0,6

0,4

0,2

0,45

0,36
0 0,3
1
2
4

m
6
8
10
12

0,24
16
20
25
30
40
50
60
80
100
120
160
200

0,2
250
300
400
500
600
800
1000
1200
1600
2000
2500
RUx106
3000
0,16

4000
5000
6000

8000
12000
Kennlinienfeld KN4

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ROTAMETER RAMC - Series

–Reliability

– Installed units world wide: 70.000 over a period of 20 years

– Units sold 6.500

– Warranty claims: 130/y = 2% of the units sold

– Repairs: 600/y = 0.8% of the installed units
= 1.2% of the installed units
of the last 10 years

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 accuracy

Accuracy
Accuracy Classes
Classes Rotameter,
Rotameter, VDI
VDI 3513
3513
error
error==3/4
3/4of
ofrate
rate++ 1/4
1/4of
ofspan
span
a)
a)%
%ofofrate
rate b)b)%%ofofspan
span

Measurement/Capability RAMC

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ROTAMETER RAMC - Series

ACCURACY CLASS 1.6

10
9
8
7
6
5 Error in %
4
3
2
1
0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 10 FLOW
% % % % % % % % % 0%

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ROTAMETER RAMC - Series

– Accuracy: Class 1.6 (ca. 1%F.S)

– Rangebility: 10 : 1
– Viscosity: < 3 - 30 mPas
– Piping effect: low, installed vertically
– Process condition:
low flow,
-200 - 450°C, up to 400
– Add. equipment: none

Cost of Initial Cost: L/M Oper. Cost: L Typical Sizes:

Ownership Maint. cost: L Install. Cost: L DN 15/DN 25

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FLOW CALIBRATION AT RYG

1. Standard Calibration 2. High Precision Calibration

0.5% of rate 0.05% of rate

Upper tank Computer Upper tank Computer

Master Slave Master Slave

Weighing Weighing
System System

Pump Pump

Water tank 80 m³ Water tank 80 m³

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ROTAMETER RAMC - Series

ROTA Yokogawa
Rheinstraße
P.O.Box 20
D-79660 Wehr

Tag.No. FIT 405

H2O Kom.-
Density 1kg/l No.960304.2010
Viscosity
PTB-No. Ex-
1mPas 88B.2102
Temp. 20°C EEx ia IIc T6 T5

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 ROTAMETER RAMC - Series

Flow Table for SS, Water and Air at 20°C,

WATER/LIQUIDS AIR/GASES
Processconnection Recommended Alternative Recommended Alternative
Combination Combination Combination Combination
Pos. flange Scewing Max. Cone/ Pressure Viscosity Cone/ Pressure Viscosity Max. Cone/ Pressure Max. Cone/
DIN Clamp NPT FLOW Float Drop Float Drop FLOW Float Drop FLOW Float
DIN ANSI ANSI 11851 Code Code Code Code
3 3 3
PN40 150lbs 300lbs ( S2) (S4) (T4) [m /h] [mbar] [mPas] [mbar] [mPas] [m /h] Code [mbar] [m /h] Code
1 DN 15 1/2"* 1/2"* DN25* DN25* 1/2"* 0,0025 43 SO 40 2,9 - - - 0,75 43 SO 45 - -
DN 20 3/4"* 3/4"* DN32* 3/4"* 0,04 44 SO 40 4,5 - - - 1,2 44 SO 45 - -
DN 25 1"* 1"* DN40* L=295mm 0,0063 47 SO 40 6,4 1,8 47 SO 45 - -
DN 32* 11/4"* 11/4"* 0,1 51 SO 40 9,2 - - - 3 51 SO 45 - -
0,1 - - - 53 L1 6 5,1 - - - - -
0,16 53 M1 15 8,2 54 L1 6 7,1 5,5 53 M1 20 - -
DN 15 1/2"* 1/2"* DN25* DN25* 1/2"* 0,25 53 S1 40 13 57 L1 6 8,8 4 53 L1 11 7,5 53 S1
DN 20 3/4"* 3/4"* DN32* 3/4"* 0,4 54 S1 40 18 61 L1 6 10 6,5 54 L1 11 13 54 S1
2 DN 25 1"* 1"* DN40* L=295mm 0,63 57 S1 40 23 61 M1 15 17 10 57 L1 11 20 57 S1
DN 32 11/4"* 11/4"* 1,0 61 S1 40 27 62 M1 15 19 16 61 L1 11 30 61 S1
1,6 62 S1 40 31 - - - 25 62 L1 11 50 62 S1
2,3 62 V1 45 - - - - 35 62 M1 20 - -
DN25 1"* 1"* DN50* DN50* 1"* 1,0 - - - 63 L2 7 17 40 63 L2 12 50 63M2
3 DN 32 11/4"* 11/4"* 1 1/4" 1,6 - - - 64 L2 7 20 70 64 L2 12 - -
DN 40 11/2"* 11/2"* L=310mm 2,5 63 S2 41 44 64 M2 16 16 90 64 M2 22 - -
DN 50* 2"* 2"* 4 64 S2 41 50 - - - 130 64 S2 47 - -
6 64 V2 43 - - - - - - - - -

Product Structure RAMC

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 ROTAMETER RAMC - Series

light float

ROTA Yokogawa ROTA Yokogawa

Rheinstraße Rheinstraße
P.O.Box 20 P.O.Box
D-79660 Wehr D-79660 Wehr

middle float
H2O H2O
CCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCC
Density 1kg/l Density 1kg/l
CCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCC
Viscosity 1mPas Viscosity 1mPas
CCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCC
Temp. 20°C Temp. 20°C

Indicator RAMC
different cones heavy float

Product Structure RAMC

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 RAMC - Structure for Stainless Steel

RAMC
Sensor

Tube size DN 15 DN 25 DN 50 DN 80 DN 100

53
Cone code 43 63 67 73 81
54
44 64 71 74
57
47 72 77
61
51
62
L1 L2 L5
SO M1 M2 M5 L8 11
Floats S1 S2 S5 V8
V1 V2 V5

Flow rate QV [m3/h] Code QV [m3/h] Code QV [m3/h] Code QV [m3/h] Code QV [m3/h] Code
0,025 43 2,5 63 6,3 67 25,0 73
for S-float 0,04
0,063
44
47
4,0 64 10,0 71 40,0 74
100 81
0,1 51 16,0 72 63,0 77
0,16 52
0,25 53
0,4 54
0,63 57
1,0 61
1,6 62

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 RAMC - Structure for PTFE & PP

RAMC
Sensor

Tube size DN 15 DN 25 DN 50 DN 80 DN 100

51 64
Cone code 62 72 77
52 67
63 73
53 71
74
54
57
61
A A2 A5 V8 10
1 V2 V5
Floats V
Flow rate QV [m /h] 1 Code
3 QV [m3/h] Code QV [m3/h] Code QV [m3/h] Code QV [m3/h] Code
0,1 51 1,6 62 4,0 67 16,0 72
for A-float 0,16 52 2,5 63 6,3 71 25,0 73
63,0 77
72
0,25 53 10,0 40,0 74
0,4 54
0,63 57
1,0 61

Product Structure RAMC

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 RAMC - Structure

RAMC
Converter

Indicator T E X P
no signal transmission current output current output pneumatic

65: Aluminium 65: Aluminium 65: Aluminium 61: Aluminium

Housing
66: Polyamid 66: Polyamid 66: Polyamid

No supply: 1: 115 VAC

4: 24 VDC BAR
Supply NNN 4: 24 VDC 2: 230 VAC
PSI
3: 24 VAC
4: 24 VAC

Connection 3: 3-wire 4: 4-wire 2: 2-wire

Output 0: 0-0mA 0: 0-20mA

4: 4-20mA
4: 4-20mA

Product Structure RAMC

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 Sizing & Ordering

 1.Standard Display

Sizing & Ordering RAMC

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 Sizing & Ordering

 2.Fluid Material and Process Connections defined

Sizing & Ordering RAMC

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 Sizing & Ordering

 3.Execute: Different RAMC Proposals

Sizing & Ordering RAMC

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 Sizing & Ordering

 4.Order / Offer Display

Sizing & Ordering RAMC

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RAMC Adds Value to your Customer!

 Product
 Features, advantages, benefits
 Market
 Applications
 Competition

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RAMC Adds Value to your Customer!

Technical Leadership
RAMC has a wide variety of cones and floats to fit the
meter to the users problem
 modular structure,
 forged cones for easy cleaning,
 ANSI, DIN and other process connections,
 more floats, light floats for gases,
 more sizes with PTFE,
 high temp. and pressure options, etc).

A solution for all problems is existing!

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 RAMC Adds Value to your Customer!

Technical Leadership
RAMC has a good evaluated field of characteristic
with a large viscosity independent area.
Accuracy is not changing with temp. and composition.

 RAMC is calibrated automatically in high precision test

rigs certified by the German government authority PTB.
Calculation and scale plotting is done automatically with
high precision.
High automatisation gives high reliability.

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 RAMC Adds Value to your Customer!

Technical Leadership
RAMC is earth magnetic field compensated.
Accuracy is not depending on orientation.

 RAMC P angle transmitter with LCD gives a lot

of advantages:
 All adjustments by pushbuttons
 Totalizer
 Damping the output
 High accuracy by linearisation
Easy to use, lower price with added values.

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 RAMC Adds Value to your Customer!

Reputation Leadership

 ROTA YOKOGAWA (RYG) is a German Company.

 RYG is manufacturing successful ROTAMETERS
for 80 years.
 ROTA give the name to the ROTAMETERS.
 Installed base: more than 70 000 units in 17 years.
 Sold units per year: 7000

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 RAMC Adds Value to your Customer!

Reputation Leadership

 35% of the German ROTAMETER market belongs to

Yokogawa.

 Big customers buy RAMC:

• BASF
• ZIMMER (chemical engineering company)
• WACKER
• HOECHST
• La ROCHE

Positioning RAMC
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 RAMC Adds Value to your Customer!

Added Values

 Manufacturing in Europe means quick response:

 Delivery time 10 to 15 days.
 Spareparts within 5 days.
 Recalibration within 5 days.
 Rescaling within 5 days.
 Repairs by the manufacturer.
 Calibration service also for other products.
 You can visit RYG with customers and show production
and calibration.

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 RAMC Adds Value to your Customer!

Cost of Ownership
 Lowest price for a flowmeter in the low flow market segm
compared to other flow principles.
 Highest reliability of all flowmeters (mechanical coupling
 Easy to maintain (normally done by the
 maintenance shop in the plant).
 Easy installation save initial costs and engineering costs.
 Two wire transmitter makes electrical installation cheap.
 EEx ia saves costs at difficult hazardous areas.
 The simple tube without fugative emission points saves
additional savety means in the plant

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RAMC advantages

PROS CONS

Rangeability Only small sizes

Local Indication Low viscous fluids
Reliability vertical mounting
Flexibility (T,P, Connections) position
Insensitive to piping accuracy
Simple

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 RAMC Technical Data

– Overview Technical Data

– Medium: Liquid and gases with low viscosity

(newtonien liquids)
• Liquids: 0.0025 m3/h - 100 m3/h
• Gases: 0.075 m3/h - 650 m3/h
– Flange sizes: DN 15 - 100 or ANSI 1/2" - 4"
other process connections and
– Pressure: PN 40 or 150 lbs/300lbs
up to 400 bar possible
– Materials: Wetted parts: 1.4571 (316Ti), PTFE, PP
Indicator: aluminium or polyamide
– Colour: mossgreen or yellow
– Degree of protection: IP 65

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 ROTAMETER RAMC, µP 2-Wire Angle Transmitter

Features:

 Display: High visible LCD, 8 characters, 6mm height

 Two pushbuttons for adjusting the 2-wire and parameter setting
 Actual flow or totalizer, up to exp. 99 numbers
 Different engineering units by stickers
 Different dampings: 0, 1, 5, 10s
 Float blocking indication planned (error current 3.6 mA), acc. NAMUR
 Error functions
Handadjustment possible

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 Applications RAMC

Applications

Water 63,1%
Air/Nitrogen 18,2%
Steam 3,5%
Condensed steam 1,9%
Oxygen 1,8%
Heat carrier oil 0,7%
Natural gas 0,6%
Alcohol 0,6%
Nonan 0,6%
Rest 9,0%

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RAMC competition

Competiton Fischer & Porter

Strength
P based converter with all options
(reranging, change of the fluid,
RS 485/232, pulses, limit switches)

Weakness
Weight of the float not fixed, no
reranging with new float
Magnet not inside the float,
disturbance when dirt in the liquid
No linear scale
No plastic housing
Model 10A5400
Dependence of earth magnetic field

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 RAMC competition

Competiton Krohne
Strength
 Most comparable products to RAMC
P based angles transmitter allows
to specify better accuracy
to give a better price for the
two wire transmitter

Weakness
Dependence of earth magnetic field
No plastice housing
No linear scale
H 250/M9 Max. temperature only 200°C

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 RAMC competition

Competiton Heinrichs
Strength
Low cost design
Very low flow available: 0.5-5l/h

Weakness
Standard indicator window is plastic
No reasonable damping for gases
No linear scale
Low accuracy (2% of f.s.)
Large flow not possible
Only 3 exchangeable floats per size
BGN

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 RAMC competition

Competition
Brooks:
No display, no totalizer, no scaling functions
Not downward compatible
Adjustment with trimmer and screwdriver
Differences between pointer and current output
Low accuracy, only 8bit AD-converter
Platon:
Pointer simulated with a large LCD, counter and limit
switches
Not visable from distance
Bad quality, short lifetime, no robust design
Low accuracy, only 8bit AD-Converter
low price

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 RAMC FAQ
Q1: Why choose a metal tube against a glass tube?
A1: A metal tube is chosen because of the higher pressure and
temperature, because of safety reasons. Less spare parts are
required.

Q2: What does the accuracy class of 1.6 realy means in

percentage of flow?
A2: The accuracy of a VA-Meter is given by the so called accuracy class,
i.e. for every scale position a tolerance of accuracy can be
calculated
(in engineering units as l/hr, cc3/min if the following formula is
applied:

E = (3/4 Fi + 1/4 Fs) K

100
E = Total measurement error in engineering units.
Fi = Flow rate at point of measurement in engineering units
Fs = Full scale flow rate
K = accuracy class i.g. 2.5
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 RAMC FAQ

Q3: What process temperature do we use the high temperature option?

A3: Process temperature up to 100°C can be measured in the 64 version
(plasitic housing), for higher temperatures we have to use the
63 housing (aluminium housing).

Q4: If the process condition changes is the calibration affected?

A4: If the process condition is changing, the calibration ia also affected.
If liquids are measured, changes in density effect the scale. For gases
pressure and temperature changes effect the scale.
But RYG is keeping all orginal water calibrations, so new scaling
for other fluids can be done very simply.

Q5: Is it possible to change the flow span of an existing unit?

A5: Changing the flow span of an already existing unit is possible. You
exchange float and scale very easily and quickly. Options up to
4 different floats are available.

Question & answers RAMC

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 RAMC FAQ

Q6: What is the effect on the accuracy if a new float is fitted?

A6: If the new float is the same one as the float to be replaced accuracy will
also be the same. If S1 is changed to M1 for example we get one class
lower.

Q7: What is the highest viscosity the RAMC can measure?

A7: This question can not be answered in one sentence it depends on the size
of the flowmeter and the kind of the float. S1 is less sensitive than M1,
M1 is less sensitive than L1.

Q8: What test are carried out on the welded parts?

A8: We have to distinguish between a pressure-test and a leak-test.
Pressure test is executed with F = 1,5 of the nominal pressure i.e.
PN 40 = Pressure test at 60 bar. Leak test means that the flowmeter has to
to be placed under water filled with air and tested at 6 bar. g for 1 minute.
No bubbles must appear.
The required special helium leak test as well as pentetration tests are
available.
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 RAMC FAQ
Q9: Can the meter be supplied with RTJ or other process connections?
A9: Special flange connections are available at higher prices. DIN-flanges
PN40 and ANSI flange 150lbs RF are standard.

Q10: Is there an option of PTFE and other wetted parts materials?

A10: Standard lining is PTFE. Other lining material as PVDF or Polypropylene
are possible. Also other material than 1.4571 is available, for example
Hastelloy C4 or Monel.

Q11: It is possible to receive calibration data of an old unit?

A11: ROTA YOKOGAWA keeps all orginal water calibration for a period
of 13 years.

Q12: What is flange finish. What is the Ra value?

A12: The standard production offers Rc 12.5 M by special arrangement we
can offer other finishes.

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 RAMC FAQ

Q13: Are straight pipes required?

A13: Straight pipes of 5D before and 5D behind the VA-Meter are
recommended for DN80 and DN100.

Q14: Is there any sensitivity against pulsations?

A14: Pulsation should be avoided, no installation behind piston pumps.

Q15: What is the effect of miss-aligned pipes?

A15: Influence of miss-aligned pipes can be neglected.
A difference of +/- 1 step between diameter of the pipe and diameter
of the VA-Meter is allowed.

Q16: Are there any cavitation problems?

A16: There are nor problems of the low flow speed and low pressure drops.

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The New Stainless Steel Design

Rotameters in
Common Look Stainless steel indicator
and Feel housing
Standardized shape and
dimensions
Material 1.4301 with safety
glass
Protection class IP 65
Easy opening and closing by
common bayonet catch

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