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1. E 1 Lithium Battery 1 E 1 Material Safety Data Sheet Lithium Batteries E 2 Appendix Turbine Meter F 1 Turbine Meter Nominal Factors F 1 T 4 January 2008 Plus Portable Rate Meter Introduction The NuFlo Model MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter is a portable readout instrument which provides a continuous display of flow rate and total volume of liquids and gases Since it uses the same advanced circuitry of the rest of the MC II Plus family of instruments it shares many of the same features Being portable it can be transported to multiple field locations to verify proper operation of turbine flowmeters of any size When connected to a Turbine Flowmeter the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter becomes an accurate system for the display of current flow rate and total volume A security access code prevents unauthorized personnel from altering the calibration of the instrument The security code may the disabled if this feature is not required The input sensitivity may be adjusted from the front panel eliminating the necessity to connect test equipment or open the meter enclosure for this adjustment The one piece LCD simultaneously displays seven
2. JHL SLYVLS NI SS399V ONISSAYd SS3OOV 3Q0ON NNY 55399 YONI 3315 1 NOISIO3Q JYYMWYI4 1531 201 NOISUaA 5 viva SSVd 1531 LNSW93S 13534 dn u3MOd LINVAAG SI ANIWA NOILOS 13S SnOIA3Sd HLON 4 snid IAN Xipueddy B 1 January 2008 Appendix B MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter 00 92 ANOLOVS BLON 33s 308g 393 00 0 SI AYOLOVA ILON 335 0 E 00070 1NIOd 0070 00 0 30 3573 00 3oNanoas 3353 103138 OL YONI 5334 Q31V9IONI LINN LNIYYNI ONILL3S LNIOd WWID30 SIVLOL NO Q3SV8 SI 1 1914 2 H31N3 ON SI 1 ON S3A 38 379901 OL Y NI 55388 LINN SANIOA LNIYYNI SI L10nV330 AYOLOVS 7070 ILON 33 0 000 0 00 0 359N3no3s 00 01 YONI SS3Hd 7188 SI 17330 31ON 33S MOY WOLLOS NO Suv3ddv 33asn ew ws 788 35Nano3ss OL YONI SS3Hd 007066 LINWI3d AYOLOWS 00 006 L1INV430 AYOLOVS 00 005 7968 373 LINAS Ind
3. 3 W31N3 000 TWWI03G 1NIOd 1 9 9511 INNIA dP 1954 1937138 103135 NOISIO3Q 3HVMNMHIA WLOL YILNI 307335 00 0 ou 303 335 00 0 ANIOd IWWI03G 393 WLOL 135 30 LINN 4593 393 79101 135 L1NVAAG SI ANWA NOILOA1SS NOILVYEI TIVO SLON 5 snid IAN Xipueddy January 2008 2 MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter Appendix B JYYMWYId Qaivino Wd 00000 SI I10v33Q0 AHOLOV3 31ON 33S 00000 Q3XI3 108 Nolovs 000001 ALIMGISSSHAWOD 393 301993 179 6 3430953415 11919 9 H31N3 008 7 4 393 A110 V330 AHOLOVA ALON 33S 0 0 1v 1NIOd JunivH3dW3l 910 9 1 3 3588 1 5 8 H31N3 0001 SI J1NY430 L 3LON 33S 7070 Lv ANIOd TWWID30 39055 93 3 3OVH3AV 1 1 0 5 4 SI ANOLOWS 310 33S 00 0 LY LNIOd 1VWIO3G t 34nssasd ISYA 53 1 SI 0 6 NOILVH8ITVO
4. SNOIAAYd ILON WeYyomo snid IAN Xipueddy January 2008 B 4 MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter Appendix B 158405 LON S300 LNAWNYLSNI 3794304 SM1d ddO LOATAS SAVM1V GINOHS 33S 330 SI 1009339 OEL SI L Inv330 AHOLOVA 31ON 335 OFOL ozs 7 DE HLAM 381a 5 751 109135 S9 30 5 SONVHO OL NONI 5534 LINN SAMOA LN38SO0O ONLLL3S LNIOd STWLOL NO Q3SV8 SI L1NW430 L ILON 33S 00 OL YOLOWS 37705 L 108100 357 vo 193135 00 100 0 5 LNIOd TWWID3G 1 YOLOWS 37725 35710 OL YONI 55348 330 asind 19313 NOLLONNA 0 01 1 357 V L ILON 33S No 40 3oNanoas Tid OL YONI 54 702 SI LINW4SC ANOLOWS 31ON 33S 02 001 08 09 02 ALIALLISN3S Se3sge OL YONI 55344 SI L1NV430 AHOLOVA 31ON 33S E 103135 anon 7 338 SONVHO OL YONI SS3Hd 18u23 0 J snid IAN Xipueddy L10v33G SI SNWA NOILOATSS 5 SNOIAAYd 3LON B 5 January 2008 Appendix B MC II Plus
5. Press ENTER 3 At the prompt tot d P press INCR to change the decimal point position for the volume Press ENTER 4 At the prompt SEt tot press INCR to toggle between yES or no If no is selected press ENTER If yES is selected see the section Presetting Total Volume on page 21 5 At the prompt PgAL d P press INCR to set the pulse per gallon decimal point Press ENTER 6 At the prompt Ent P gAL use the INCR and STEP keys to enter the meter factor in pulses per gallon Press ENTER 7 Atthe prompt rAtE Eng press INCR to select BPD GPM or Press ENTER 8 At the prompt rAtE dLY press INCR to set the flow rate filter Press ENTER 9 At the prompt inP SenS press INCR to set the input sensitivity If the input sensitivity is set as desired press ENTER If the input sensitivity needs to be changed see the section Setting Input Sensitivity on page 23 10 At the prompt PULS oUt press INCR to select OFF and press ENTER the Pulse Output feature is not used in this instrument 11 At the prompt 4 20 0Ut press INCR to select oFF and press ENTER the Analog Output feature is not used in this instrument 12 At the prompt CodE press INCR to select oFF or on for the security code feature If OFF is selected press ENTER on is selected see the section Setting a Security Code on page 24 8 January 2008 Plus Portable Rate Meter A detailed example of this method using actual meter factors and ste
6. January 2008 5 Plus Portable Rate Meter Operation The MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter is shipped completely assembled It will have to be calibrated before being used to read rates or volumes The Calibration section page provides a step by step procedure for entering data to the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter Once calibrated the pickup with the pickup adapter located on the end of the coiled cord may be inserted into the recess in the body of the meter opposite the existing magnetic pickup If the meter has no recess in the body or the recess is inaccessible the magnetic pickup on the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter may be threaded in place of the existing pickup It is recommended to use the magnetic pickup supplied with the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter instead of the existing magnetic pickup on the flowmeter in case the existing pickup is faulty The MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter has two modes of operation Run Mode and Calibrate Mode The Run Mode is the operational function of the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter where it is placed in service to display rates and total volume The Calibration mode allows entry of calibration data into the instrument memory One line of the display will have prompts consisting of abbreviated words with each letter formed on a seven segment display Due to the limitations of a seven segment display some of the letters will be upper case and the remainder will be lower cas
7. 5 The upper line of the display will show the prompt div d P The available selections are 0 0 0 00 0 000 and 0 factory default is 0 00 Since the divisor is 786 437 the 0 position for whole number only is selected Press INCR until 0 is shown on the lower line of the display Press ENTER 6 The upper line of the display will show Ent div which is prompting for the entry of the divisor The lower line of the display will show the previously entered meter factor factory default is 230 00 The right most digit the ones position will be blinking indicating it is the digit currently selected for editing Remember to enter the divisor calculated for units of registration regardless of the location of the volume decimal point set in Step 3 Since 7 is to be entered in this position factor of 786 437 press INCR until 7 is displayed Remember that if the desired digit is accidentally passed continue to press INCR until that digit is displayed again Press STEP to proceed to the next digit to the left Press INCR until 3 is displayed Press STEP to proceed to the next digit to the left Press INCR until 4 is displayed Press STEP to proceed to the next digit to the left Press INCR until 6 is displayed Press STEP to proceed to the next digit to the left Press INCR until 8 is displayed January 2008 19 Plus Portable Rate Meter Press STEP to proceed to the next digit to the left Press INCR until 7 is displaye
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9. the hundredths position will be blinking indicating it is the digit currently selected for editing Since 8 is to be entered in this position factor of 907 68 press INCR until 8 is displayed Remember that if the desired digit is accidentally passed continue to press INCR until that digit is displayed again Press STEP to proceed to the next digit to the left Press INCR until 6 is displayed Press STEP to proceed to the next digit to the left Press INCR until 7 is displayed Press STEP to proceed to the next digit to the left Press INCR until 0 is displayed Press STEP to proceed to the next digit to the left Press INCR until 9 is displayed Since the meter factor 907 68 is now entered the remaining digits to the left of the factor must all be zero Press STEP to proceed to the left most digit Press INCR until 0 is displayed Press the ENTER key to confirm the entry of the meter factor The upper line of the display will show the prompt rAtE Eng which is the prompt to enter the units of measure for the flow rate Pressing INCR will select the engineering rate units of measure from barrels per day BPD gallons per minute GPM cubic meters per day M3 D or USEr default is based on the volume units setting in Step 2 in this example BPD will be displayed Press INCR until BPD is shown on the right side of the display Press the ENTER key to confirm the selection The upper line of the display will show the pr
10. 50 170 1700 27 270 900 750 1 1 2 975 2 365 3 570 600 6 290 8 350 3 500 12 000 120 000 1 910 19 080 3 175 Gas Meters Meter Nominal Maximum Size ACF MIN ACF DAY P ACF Frequency HZ 2 Low 10 080 43 200 165 2 Std 10 150 14 400 216 000 125 315 2 High 25 250 36 000 360 000 70 290 January 2008 F 1 Plus Portable Rate Meter Appendix F F 2 January 2008 WARRANTY LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Seller warrants only title to the products software supplies and materials and that except as to software the same are free from defects in workmanship and materials for a period of one 1 year from the date of delivery Seller does not warranty that software is free from error or that software will run in an uninterrupted fashion Seller provides all software as is THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS OR OTHERWISE WHICH EXTEND BEYOND THOSE STATED IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SENTENCE Seller s liability and Buyer s exclusive remedy in any case of action whether in contract tort breach of warranty or otherwise arising out of the sale or use of any products software supplies or materials is expressly limited to the replacement of such products software supplies or materials on their return to Seller or at Seller s option to the allowance to the customer of credit for the cost of such items In no event shall Seller be liable for special
11. C CAMERON Measurement Systems NuFlo MC I Plus Portable Rate Meter User Manual INTRINSICALLY SAFE FOR USE IN HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENTS CLASS 1 DIV 1 GROUPS A B C and D Manual No 9A 101235302 Rev E 2008 Cameron International Corporation Cameron All information contained in this publication is confidential and proprietary property of Cameron Any reproduction or use of these instructions drawings or photographs without the express written permission of an officer of Cameron is forbidden All Rights Reserved Printed in the United States of America Manual No 9A 101235302 Rev E January 2008 Plus Portable Rate Meter TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 sse 5 iaa 6 el 6 Ut MM M E AAA Poni nA uM 7 Galibratlo 7 Liquid Measurement Using Preprogrammed Units of 8 Gas Measurement Using Preprogrammed Units 01 Measure 11 Liquid Measurement Using a Calculated Divisor and Rate Multiplier 16 Gas Measurement Using a Calculated Divisor and Rate Multiplier 20 Time Out Feature 23 Nominal Meter 24 Reading FreddelGy s a a ete t Ae E Dr tu
12. Calibrate Mode Pressing the ENTER button while calibrating enters the displayed data for the current calibration function and advances to the next calibration function Error Detection The MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter will inform the operator of a detected error while in the Run Mode The Error Message will be displayed to the operator in the form of the word Error being displayed on the lower line of the display When the Error message is displayed press any of the four buttons on the switchplate and the nature of the error will be shown on the top line of the display The ENTER button may be pressed to return to the Run Mode or the ACCESS button may be pressed to enter the Calibrate Mode to correct the errors as shown below in this section There is one error message in the current version of firmware rAtE The rAtE message indicates a rate overflow which means that the rate is in units too large to be displayed on the LCD Normally this error may be corrected by entering the Calibrate Mode and moving the rate display decimal point to the right to allow a larger number to be displayed or change the rate units of measure These changes are covered in the Calibration section below Calibration Calibration of the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter is a simple matter of entering the necessary parameters into the instrument using the keypad The user friendly prompts plus the ability of the microprocessor circuitry to calculate the divisor f
13. Portable Rate Meter LINN LNIYYNO 9315 NO Q3SV8 135 LNIOd WWWID3Q 0 004L SILINVISG ANOLOWS COLL 979 33 suzy H 0 1 1 9 YILNI LINN 31v3i 1 7070 SI SLON 33 0 LNIOd 000 0 00 37725 1103 00 0 INO dP 103135 00 3oN3no3as OL YONI SS33d GSLVOIGNI LINN 31v 1 431 NO 38 SI SNILL3S LNIOd O O 1 33 suzy INTIVA LIDIG 9 YILNI SNIH33NISN3 LNO 0832 Q31V9IONI LINN 31V LN3HH0D 0 0 SI L10V330 AHOLO V o 2104335 4 mene A 000 128 7 198185 00 5 SONVHO 01 YONI 5536 330 vwuoc v 19313S LAdDLNO VIN 02 IHL LYOddNS LON 309 LNAWNYLSNI J1SVLYOd 018 LOATAS GINOHS 330 SI 3LON 33S NO We e h 330 5 OL 534 LINVAAD SI AN IVA NOILO3 13S NOILVSHS8ITVO 3LON snid I DIN Xipuedd
14. Sod e a eL 25 Preset ng Total Voli e da etae aai dad aM 25 Setting Flow Rate 27 Setting INOUE Ast 27 Setting a Securiby tos Mtas 28 Accessing With a Security Code 29 Appendix Maintenance coo Eri cerdo IRE A 1 Battery Replacement cccccceceeeeeseeeneeeeeeeeeeeeseecaaeeeeeeeeeeeeenensaaaees A 1 Circuit Assembly 2 Switchplate 2 Spare E A 3 January 2008 T 3 Plus Portable Rate Meter Appendix B Configuration Menu B 1 Appendix C User Interface Prompt Glossary C 1 Appendix D Data nennen nnn D 1 Table 1 Determining Atmospheric Pressure from Elevation D 1 Table 2 Table of Conversions of Temperatures D 2 Table 3 Table of Conversions of Liquid Volumes D 2 Table 4 Table of Conversions of Gas Volumes D 2 Appendix E Lithium Battery
15. digit volume six digit flow rate as well as a selection of commonly used engineering units The seven digit volume is displayed on the upper line of the LCD with a decimal point position selected by the operator during calibration The six digit flow rate is displayed on the lower line of the LCD where the decimal point position is determined internally by the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter The flow rate decimal point will shift positions as the flow rate changes to provide maximum resolution Low power microprocessor technology enables the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter to operate a minimum of two years on a single lithium battery Due to the long battery operating life no power switch is necessary Specifications Certification CSA approved Class 1 Div 1 Intrinsically Safe Enclosure Black ABS Plastic Weatherproof when the lid is closed and latched 3 7 16 H x 7 7 8 D x 8 7 8 W including hinge and handle System Power 3 VDC D size lithium battery 2 year minimum life Operating Temperature 30 C to 75 C 22 F to 167 F LCD Display Simultaneous display of 7 digit volume 6 digit flow rate 0 3 character height Units of measurement Volume BBL GAL MCF and Flow Rate BPD GPM MCF D and M3 D Updates every 2 seconds Keypad 4 key membrane switch Input Pulse input from flowmeter non zero crossing 10 to 3500 Hz 20mV to 10V amplitude input sensitivity configurable from 20mV to 120mV
16. entered in this position factor of 129 42 press INCR until 2 is displayed Remember that if the desired digit is accidentally passed continue to press INCR until that digit is displayed again Press STEP to proceed to the next digit to the left Press INCR until 4 is displayed Press STEP to proceed to the next digit to the left Press INCR until 9 is displayed Press STEP to proceed to the next digit to the left Press INCR until 2 is displayed Press STEP to proceed to the next digit to the left Press INCR until 1 is displayed 10 Since the meter factor is now entered the remaining digits to the left of the factor must all be zero Press STEP to proceed to the leftmost digit Press INCR until 0 is displayed 11 Press ENTER to confirm the entry of the meter factor 12 The upper line of the display will show bAro PSi prompting for barometric pressure in pounds per square inch absolute PSIA factory default is 14 73 and the decimal point is fixed at 0 00 Since the barometric pressure is not known but the elevation is known to be 1000 feet above sea level refer to Appendix D Table 1 The average barometric pressure for this altitude is 14 21 PSIA Enter the barometric pressure in the lower line of the display using the INCR and STEP keys in the same manner as the meter factor was entered in Step 6 Once the barometric pressure is entered press ENTER 13 The upper line of the display will show bASE PSi prompting for the
17. hand side of the display It then displays the firmware version by showing Prog no in the upper line of the display and the firmware version on the lower line After the diagnostics routine is complete the instrument displays SEC CodE on the upper line with 0000 displayed on the lower line with the right most zero blinking Press INCR till a 9 is shown in the rightmost digit Press STEP Press INCR 6 is shown Press STEP Press INCR 4 is shown Press STEP Press INCR till an 8 is shown Press ENTER Follow Steps 2 through 12 as shown on pages 5 through 7 to complete the calibration January 2008 29 Plus Portable Rate Meter 30 January 2008 Appe nd IX A MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter Maintenance The 1 Plus Portable Rate Meter is designed to provide many years of service with minimal maintenance Typical maintenance of the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter is periodic replacement of the lithium battery which is designed to last two or more years in normal service Other maintenance of the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter covered in this section is circuit assembly or switchplate replacement Caution The lithium battery used to power the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter is a sealed unit However should one of these batteries leak there is the possibility of toxic fumes being present when the enclosure is opened Select a well ventilated area in which to open the enclosure and avoid breath
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19. of the flowmeter with the highest calibration factor of the group of meters to the meter factor of the flowmeter with the lowest calibration factor of the same group of meters and divide that sum by two That meter factor is then entered into the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter as shown in the previous calibration examples Example A particular field location has 30 of the 1 NuFlo Turbine Flowmeters The rate is to be read in BPD A review of the documentation for these meters indicates that the meter with the highest meter factor is 906 54 pulses per gallon and the meter with the lowest meter factor is 898 36 pulses per gallon To determine the nominal factor for the meters in this field 906 54 898 36 902 45 P G Nominal Factor The factor of 902 45 is entered into the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter in step 6 of the example Liquid Measurement Using Preprogrammed Units of Measure In instances where NuFlo Turbine Flowmeters of the same size are being used and documentation is not readily available on meter factors the factory nominal factor may be used The factory nominal factors for all sizes of NuFlo liquid and gas Turbine Meters are located on a chart in the lid of the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter or in Appendix F Example The rates of the 1 NuFlo Turbine Flowmeters in the same field as above are to be measured Time is not available to review the documentation on the meter factors Reviewing the chart in the lid of the MC I
20. opening in the front panel Once the switchplate is in position press the self adhesive switchplate in place Plug the ribbon cable in to J1 Reattach the front panel to the enclosure using the four front panel screws Recommended Spare Parts List for the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter Quantity Part Number Description 9A 101222928 Switchplate Assembly 9A 101001372 CPU Display Circuit Assembly 9A 101227999 Cable Assembly Flowmeter 9A 100005111 Battery Lithium 3 6V ank 9A 100002337 Magnetic Pickup WARNING EXPLOSION HAZARD SUBSTITUTION OF COMPONENTS IMPAIR SUITABILITY FOR CLASS I DIV 1 CERTIFICATION USE OF SPARE PARTS OTHER THAN THOSE IDENTIFIED BY CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION CAMERON VOIDS CSA CERTIFICATION CAMERON BEARS NO LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF A PRODUCT THAT HAS BEEN SERVICED OR REPAIRED WITH PARTS THAT ARE NOT AUTHORIZED BY CAMERON January 2008 3 Plus Portable Rate Meter A 4 January 2008 MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter Appendix B S3A NOISIO3Q 3HVMINHIA 3009 ON 534800 0000 SI L1NV430 3009 ALIHOO3S 1 YILNI 0000 3297235 amp 3ALLOV 3905 ON NOISIO3Q 3HVMIWMIA 201 ix cdi ou Av1dSIa 1531 143 935 IAOW NNY OL SNYNLIY 31V8I1V2 NI SS399V SNISS3Hd
21. prompt CodE with the lower line of the display showing oFF or on factory default is oFF Press INCR until oFF is shown since the security code feature is to be disabled See the section Setting a Security Code on page 24 to enter a security code Press ENTER Since this is the last step of calibration the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter automatically returns to the Run Mode The ACCESS key of the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter does not have to be pressed to return to Run Mode unless Calibrate Mode is exited before the last step of calibration Gas Measurement Using Preprogrammed Units of Measure When the gas volume is to be expressed in thousands of cubic feet MCF and the flow rate is to be expressed in thousands of cubic feet per day MCF D the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter calculates the divisor and rate multiplier compensating the volume and flow rate to standard conditions The information needed to calibrate the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter is the decimal point setting for the volume display the decimal point setting for the meter factor the meter factor expressed in pulses per actual cubic foot PACF atmospheric pressure base pressure flowing pressure base temperature flowing temperature and supercompressibility factor optional An outline of the user prompts and the steps followed for this type of calibration are below 1 Press the ACCESS key to enter the Calibrate Mode 2 At the prompt tot Eng press INCR until MCF i
22. the volume display factory default is 0 0 The currently selected volume and flow rate units of measure are also displayed factory default is BBL Repeatedly pressing the INCR key will move the decimal point from 0 0 to 0 00 to 0 000 to 0 and return to 0 0 Press the INCR key until 0 0 is displayed Press the ENTER key to confirm the selection 4 The upper line of the display will show the prompt SEt tot with either yES or no on the lower line of the display prompting for a decision if a preprogrammed volume is to be entered factory default is no Since no preprogrammed volume is to be entered press INCR to toggle between yES or no until no is displayed Press the ENTER key to confirm the selection See the section Presetting Total Volume on page 21 to preset a volume 5 The upper line of the display will show the prompt PgAL d P The available selections are 0 0 0 00 0 000 and 0 factory default is 0 00 Since the meter factor in this example is 907 68 a decimal point in the 0 00 position is to be selected Press INCR until 0 00 is shown on the lower line of the display Press the ENTER key to confirm the selection January 2008 9 Plus Portable Rate Meter 6 The upper line of the display will show the prompt Ent P gAL which is the prompt to enter the meter factor in pulses per gallon The lower line of the display will show the previously entered meter factor The factory default is 900 00 The right most digit
23. 1 1500 13 95 2000 13 70 2500 13 45 3000 13 21 3500 12 97 4000 12 74 4500 12 51 5000 12 28 5500 12 06 6000 11 84 6500 11 63 7000 11 41 7500 11 20 8000 11 00 8500 10 80 9000 10 60 9500 10 40 10000 10 21 The above values were determined by the following formula PSIA 55096 Elevation 361 55096 Elevation 361 x 14 54 Where Elevation is in feet above sea level PSIA is pounds per square inch absolute This formula is referenced in AGA Report No 3 A 1985 Page 18 January 2008 D 1 MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter Appendix D Table 2 Table of Conversions of Temperatures Deg F to Deg F 459 67 Deg C to Deg F C x 1 8 32 Deg C to Deg R C 273 15 x 1 8 Deg F Degrees Fahrenheit Deg C Degrees Celsius Centigrade Deg R Degrees Rankine Table 3 Table of Conversions of Liquid Volumes Gallons per Barrel 42 Gallons per Cubic Meter 264 17 Gallons per Liter 0 26417 Gallons per Kiloliter 264 17 Gallons per Pound 1 SG x 8 337 This table is based on the US liquid gallon and 42 gallon API barrel Table 4 Table of Conversions of Gas Volumes Cubic Feet per Liter 0 035316 Cubic Feet per Kiloliter 35 316 Cubic Feet per Cubic Meter 35 316 D 2 January 2008 Appe ndix E MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter Appendix E Lithium Battery Information Lithium Battery Disposal Once a lithium battery is removed from a d
24. 2 At the prompt 4 20 0Ut press INCR to select oFF and press Enter the Analog Output feature is not used in this instrument 13 At the prompt CodE press INCR to select oFF or on for the security code feature If OFF is selected press ENTER If on is selected see the section Setting a Security Code on page 24 An example of this method using actual meter factors and data is below Example Gas Measurement Using a Calculated Divisor and Rate Multiplier A NuFlo 2 High Range gas turbine meter will be measuring gas flow with an average flowing pressure of 120 PSIG and an average flowing temperature of 50 degrees Fahrenheit F The meter factor is 72 56 pulses per actual cubic foot PACF The unit of measure for volume is to be cubic meters and the unit of measure for the rate is to be cubic meters per day The standard conditions to compensate to are 60 F and 14 73 PSIA The atmospheric pressure is unknown but the elevation is 1000 feet above sea level The supercompressiblity factor from a reference table is determined to be 1 0102 Therefore Fpv 1 0102 Referring to Appendix D Table 1 it is determined that the average atmospheric pressure at 1000 feet above sea level is 14 21 PSIA Therefore Pa 14 21 PSIA Referring to Appendix D Table 2 it is determined that conversion from F to R is R F 459 67 22 January 2008 Plus Portable Rate Meter Substituting Tf 50 F 459 67 509 67 R Ts 60
25. ER 10 The display shows rAtE FAC on upper line of the display Change the rate factor to 1 0 Press ENTER 11 Press ACCESS to enter the Run mode The lower display will show the rate The upper display may be used as a pulse counter Keep in mind that the first few pulses from the flowmeter will not be counted Presetting Total Volume Typically when a portable rate meter is placed in service normally the rate is the only parameter of interest and accumulated volume will start at 0 In some applications it is preferable to resume the total volume where another instrument left off The MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter has the capability to preset volume In the previous calibration examples the total volume was left at the default 0 0 value As an example of how to preset total volume in the MC II P us Portable Rate Meter we will return to the example illustrated in the section Liquid Measurement Using Preprogrammed Units of Measure A preset volume of 84693 0 is to be entered January 2008 25 Plus Portable Rate Meter 1 Follow Steps 1 through 3 as shown in the example on page 5 2 In Step 4 the upper line of the display will show SEt tot with either yES or no on the lower line of the display prompting for a decision if a preprogrammed volume is to be entered factory default is no Also on the left side of the display the current volumetric units of measurement will be displayed factory default is BBL Since a pre
26. F 459 67 519 67 R Referring to Appendix D Table 4 there are 35 31 cubic feet per cubic meter Therefore CON 35 31 Ps 14 73 PSIA Given Pg 120 PSIG Given FC 72 56 PACF Given Substituting in the formula Dic x PsxTf x CON 72 56 x 14 73 x 509 67 1 270 2462 270 246 Pg Pa xTsx Fpv 120 14 21 x 519 67 x 1 0102 The divisor is rounded off to 270 246 since the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter will take only the six most significant digits of the divisor Substituting into the formula the rate multiplier is TC _ 86400 319 7085 319 708 Divisor 270 2462 RateMultiplier The rate multiplier is rounded off to 319 708 since the rate multiplier entry will accept only the six most significant digits Note The rate multiplier in this example was determined by the time constant divided by the previously calculated divisor This will save a calculation step when calculating the rate multiplier if the flow rate is in the same units as the volume in this example cubic meters for volume and cubic meters per day for rate When the volume and flow rate are to be in different units such as cubic meters and liters per hour the volume divisor and divisor for the rate multiplier must be calculated separately The divisor and rate multiplier are entered in the same manner as the divisor and rate multiplier were entered in the Liquid Measurement Using a Calculated Divisor and Rate Multiplier e
27. I Plus Portable Rate Meter reveals a factor of 900 The factor of 900 00 is entered into the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter step 6 of the example Liquid Measurement Using Preprogrammed Units of Measure 24 January 2008 Plus Portable Rate Meter Reading Frequency 1 Reading the frequency of the flowmeter may be accomplished as follows 2 Press the ACCESS button to enter the calibrate mode The MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter will enter the self diagnostics routine 3 After the diagnostics routing is complete tot Eng appears on display Press INCR till USEr appears on the lower line of the display Press ENTER 4 The display shows tot d P on the upper line of the display Press INCR till 0 appears on the lower display no decimal points are showing Press ENTER 5 The display shows SEt tot on the upper line of the display Press INCR till yES appears on the lower line of the display Press ENTER 6 The display shows SEt tot on the lower line of the display Set the upper display to 0 Press ENTER 7 The display shows Div d p on the upper line of the display Press INCR till the lower display shows 0 no decimal point displayed Press ENTER 8 The display shows Ent div appears on upper line of the display Change the divisor on the lower display to 1 no decimal point is displayed Press ENTER 9 The display shows rAtE d p on upper line of the display Press INCR till the lower display shows 0 0 Press ENT
28. TEP until the desired flow rate filter is shown on the lower line of the display Press ENTER 4 At this point the flow rate filtering has been configured Pressing ACCESS exits the Calibrate Mode without making any further changes or the remaining steps may be implemented Setting Input Sensitivity Input sensitivity of the Plus Portable Rate Meter is measured in millivolts thousandaths of a volt also abbreviated as mV This is the threshold value where the circuitry responds to an input signal If the input signal is below this value the January 2008 27 Plus Portable Rate Meter MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter will not count the electrical pulses from the turbine meter received at the input If the input signal is equal to or above this value the electrical pulses received at the input will be counted Care must be taken to ensure that the input sensitivity is high enough to reject any electrical noise on the signal line but not too high to miss pulses from the flowmeter The input sensitivity of the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter may be set to 6 different input sensitivities 20mV 40mV 60mV 80mV 100mV and 120mV factory default is 20mV In our example in the section Liquid Measurement Using Preprogrammed Units of Measure it is determined that there is 30mV of noise on the signal line It is also known that the 1 NuFlo turbine meter outputs a pulse amplitude of 100mV to 2500mvV over its flow range To ensu
29. Upper row When MCF was previously selected for units of measure the display prompts for the entry of the average flowing temperature in degrees Fahrenheit The current flowing temperature entry is displayed on the lower row Ent Upper row When MCF was previously selected for units of measure the display prompts for the entry of the supercompressibility factor The currently entered supercompressibility factor is shown on the lower row Enter 1 00000 if supercompressibility factor is not to be used Ent CodE Upper row The display prompts for the entry of a 4 digit security code while programming a new security code which is to be entered in the lower row of the display only if the CodE function is enabled Ent P ACF Upper row When MCF was previously selected for units of measure the display prompts for the entry of the meter factor in pulses per actual cubic foot The current pulses per cubic foot entry is displayed on the lower row Ent P gAL Upper row When units of liquid measure were previously selected BBL GAL M3 the display prompts for entry of the meter factor in pulses per gallon The current pulses per gallon entry is displayed on the lower row Upper row When MCF was previously selected for units of measure the display prompts for the entry of the average flowing pressure in Pounds per Square Inch The current flowing pressure entry is displayed on the lower row Lower row Is displayed when there
30. ants are Units minute rate TC 60 Units hour rate TC 3600 Units day rate TC 86400 An outline of the user prompts and the steps followed for this type of calibration are below 1 Press the ACCESS key to enter the Calibrate Mode 2 At the prompt tot Eng press INCR to select USEr Press ENTER 3 At the prompt tot dP press INCR to change the decimal point position for the volume Press ENTER 4 At the prompt SEt tot press INCR to toggle between yES or no If no is selected press ENTER If yES is selected see the section Presetting Total Volume on page 21 5 At the prompt div d P press INCR to set the divisor decimal point position Press ENTER January 2008 21 Plus Portable Rate Meter 6 At the prompt Ent div use the INCR and STEP keys to enter the divisor Press ENTER 7 At the prompt d P press INCR to set the rate multiplier decimal point Press ENTER 8 At the prompt rAtE FAC use the INCR and STEP keys to enter the rate multiplier Press ENTER 9 At the prompt rAtE dLY press INCR to set the flow rate filter Press ENTER 10 At the prompt inP SenS press INCR to set the input sensitivity If the input sensitivity is set as desired press ENTER If the input sensitivity needs to be changed see the section Setting Input Sensitivity on page 23 11 At the prompt PULS oUt press INCR to select oFF and press Enter the Pulse Output feature is not used in this instrument 1
31. at factory default settings Referring to Table 3 in Appendix D on page D 2 there are 264 17 gallons per kiloliter Therefore CON 264 17 Substituting into the formula the divisor is Divisor FC x CON 2977 01 x 264 17 786 436 73 amp 786 437 The manually USEr entered divisor is rounded off to 786 437 since the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter will take only the six most significant digits of the divisor Substituting into the formula the rate multiplier is TC 86400 0 10986262 0 10986 FCxCON 2977 01 264 17 RateMultiplier Since the rate multiplier entry is limited from 0 00001 to 99999 9 it is rounded off to 0 10986 as shown above Note The rate multiplier in this example was determined by the time constant divided by the previously calculated divisor This will save a calculation step when calculating the rate multiplier This applies if the flow rate is in the same units as the volume in this example kiloliters and kiloliters per day rate When the volume and flow rate are to be in different units such as kiloliters and liters per hour the volume divisor and divisor for the rate multiplier must be calculated separately The step by step entry of the calibration is as follows 1 Press the ACCESS key to enter the Calibrate Mode The MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter enters a self diagnostics routine by performing a segment test that momentarily displays all segments of the LCD The firmwa
32. base pressure in PSIA factory default base pressure is 14 73 PSIA The decimal point is fixed at 0 00 Enter the base pressure of 14 73 in the lower line of the display using the INCR and STEP keys in the same manner as the meter factor was entered in Step 6 Once the base pressure is entered press ENTER January 2008 Plus Portable Rate Meter 14 The upper line of the display will show Ent PSig prompting for the average flowing pressure in pounds per square inch PSIG factory default pressure is 100 0 PSIG with the decimal point fixed at 0 0 The flowing pressure is 120 PSIG Enter 120 0 in the lower line of the display in the same manner as the meter factor was entered in Step 6 Once the average flowing pressure is entered press ENTER 15 The upper line of the display will show F prompting for entry of the base temperature in degrees Fahrenheit F factory default is 60 0 degrees with the decimal point fixed at 0 0 The base temperature is 60 degrees F Enter 60 0 in the lower line of the display in the same manner as the meter factor was entered in Step 6 Once the base temperature is entered press ENTER 16 The upper line of the display will show Ent F prompting for the entry of the average flowing temperature in degrees F factory default is 60 0 degrees with the decimal point fixed at 0 0 The average flowing temperature is 50 degrees F Enter 50 0 in the lower line of the display in the same manner as
33. d Press ENTER to confirm the entry of the divisor 7 The upper line of the display will show rAtE d P prompting for entry of the rate multiplier decimal point The selections for the rate multiplier decimal point are 0 0 0 00 0 000 0 0000 and 0 00000 factory default is 0 0 Press INCR until 0 00000 is displayed Press ENTER 8 The upper line of the display will show rAtE FAC prompting for entry of the rate multiplier factory default is 1 00000 Enter the rate multiplier 10986 in the same manner as the divisor was entered in Step 6 and press ENTER 9 The upper line of the display will show the prompt rAtE dLY The lower line of the display will show the flow rate filter value in terms of the number of samples required to reach 90 of the final value The factory default setting is nonE The available settings are nonE 5 10 and 20 Press INCR until 10 is displayed Then press ENTER See the section Setting Flow Rate Filter on page 23 to change the flow rate filter 10 The upper line of the display will show inP SEnS prompting for entry of the input sensitivity in millivolts Since the input sensitivity factory default of 20 mV pulse output factory default is off 4 20 mA output factory default is off and security code factory default is off are to be left at factory default settings press ACCESS to return to Run Mode Keep in mind that the unit for this example was at factory default Bypassing these steps in
34. e On the other line of the display the calibration data is entered While in Calibrate Mode each digit is changed one at a time The digit selected to be changed will be blinking on and off In the following operation and calibration examples display prompts and keypad names will be shown in BOLD type The prompts will be shown in upper and lower case letters to illustrate approximately the way that they will appear on the display The keypad operation is described as follows ACCESS The ACCESS button if pressed while the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter is in the Run Mode will place the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter in the Calibrate Mode Pressing the ACCESS button while the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter is in the Calibrate Mode will return the instrument to the Run Mode STEP The STEP button functions only in the Calibrate Mode Pressing the STEP button while calibrating advances the digit to be changed to the left If the left most digit is selected pressing the STEP button again advances the digit to be changed to the right most digit INCR The INCR increment button functions only in the Calibrate Mode Pressing the INCR button while calibrating advances the value of the digit to be changed by 6 January 2008 Plus Portable Rate Meter one from its initial value each time it is pressed If the INCR button is pressed when the digit is nine the value rolls over to zero ENTER The ENTER button functions only in the
35. equires no action Upper row When MCF was previously selected for units of measure the display prompts for the entry of the average barometric pressure in Pounds per Square Inch The current barometric pressure entry is displayed on the lower row Upper row When MCF was previously selected for units of measure the display prompts for the entry of the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit for standard conditions the temperature to compensate to The current base temperature is displayed on the lower row Upper row The display prompts to enable or disable the requirement for a security code by toggling the on or OFF selection shown on the lower display Upper row When USEr defined unit of measure was previously selected the display prompts for entry of the pulses per unit volume decimal point The current decimal point placement is shown on the lower row of the display Upper row When USEr defined unit of measure was previously selected the display prompts for entry of the divisor in pulses per unit volume The current divisor is displayed on the lower row Upper row When MCF was previously selected for units of measure the display prompts for the entry of the pressure in Pounds per Square Inch for standard conditions the pressure to compensate to The current base pressure entry is displayed on the lower row January 2008 MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter A endix Where Definition Page Displayed Reference Ent F
36. evice and or is destined for disposal it is classified as solid waste under EPA guidelines Depleted lithium batteries are also considered to be hazardous waste because they meet the definition of Reactivity as per 40 CFR 261 23 a 2 3 and 5 This document describes how the lithium reacts violently with water forms potentially explosive mixtures with water and when exposed to certain pH conditions generates toxic cyanide or sulfide gases Federal law requires that depleted lithium batteries be sent to a fully permitted Treatment Storage and Disposal Facility TSDF or to a permitted recycling reclamation facility Important Do not ship lithium batteries to Cameron s Measurement Systems Division Cameron facilities are not permitted recycling reclamation facilities Caution Profiling and waste characterization procedures must be followed prior to shipping a lithium battery to a disposal site It is the shipper s responsibility to comply with all applicable federal transportation regulations see below Transportation Information Warning The MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter contains lithium batteries The internal component thionyl chloride is hazardous under the criteria of the Federal OHSA Hazard Communication Standard 29 CFR 1920 1200 Before shipping a lithium battery or equipment containing a lithium battery verify that the packaging and labeling conforms to the latest version of all applicable regulations The transport of
37. flow rate filter Press ENTER At the prompt inP SenS press INCR to set the input sensitivity If the input sensitivity is set as desired press ENTER If the input sensitivity needs to be changed see the section Setting Input Sensitivity on page 23 At the prompt PULS oUt press INCR to select oFF and press Enter the Pulse Output feature is not used in this instrument At the prompt 4 20 0Ut press INCR to select oFF and press Enter the Analog Output feature is not used in this instrument At the prompt CodE press INCR to select oFF or on for the security code feature If OFF is selected press ENTER If on is selected see the section Setting a Security Code on page 24 A detailed example of this method using actual meter factors and step by step data entry is below January 2008 17 Plus Portable Rate Meter Example Liquid Measurement Using a Calculated Divisor and Rate Multiplier A NuFlo 34 turbine meter is being used to measure injected water for a water flood project The turbine meter factor FC is 2977 01 pulses per gallon The volume is to be measured in kiloliters and displayed to the tenth of kiloliter The units of measure for flow rate will be kiloliters per day No preprogrammed volume is to be entered The input sensitivity is to be left at factory default The security code is disabled and the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter is in the Run Mode The instrument has not been calibrated and is
38. he four 44 40 nuts Connect the battery cable to J3 or J4 on the circuit assembly Reinstall the battery in the battery bracket Reinstall the wire battery retainer clip Connect the signal cable to terminal block TB2 terminals 11 and 12 Reattach the front panel to the enclosure using the four front panel Screws e Reenter the calibration data Switchplate Replacement It is not necessary or recommended to remove the signal cable or battery connector from the circuit assembly when replacing the switchplate Disconnecting the battery connector from the circuit assembly will cause loss of all calibration and volume data To gain access to the inside of the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter remove the four screws on the front panel Remove the existing switchplate and replace with a new switchplate as follows A 2 January 2008 Appe nd IX A MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter Lift the front panel from the enclosure Unplug the switchplate ribbon cable from J1 on the circuit assembly Remove the switchplate assembly from the front panel by lifting a corner of the self adhesive switchplate and peeling it from the front panel Remove any adhesive that is left on the front panel Place the new switchplate on the front panel by removing the paper backing Position the switchplate over the panel inserting the ribbon through the small slot and the slot in the circuit assembly Align the viewing window in the switchplate with the large rectangular
39. he security code is to be disabled The input sensitivity is to be left at 20 mV and no preprogrammed volume is to be entered The MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter has not been calibrated so all of the data is set to factory default The MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter is in the Run Mode 1 Press the ACCESS key to enter the Calibrate Mode The MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter enters a self diagnostics routine by performing a segment test that momentarily displays all segments of the LCD The firmware version is then displayed by showing Prog no on the upper line of the display and the firmware version on the lower line of the display 2 After the diagnostics routine is complete the upper line of the display will show the prompt tot Eng Pressing INCR will select the engineering units of measurement from BBL GAL MCF which are displayed on the right side of the display or USEr on the lower line of the display factory default is BBL Press INCR until MCF is selected Press the ENTER key to confirm the selection The MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter will show the prompt tot d P on the upper line of the display and zeros with a decimal point on the lower line of the display The currently selected engineering units of measurement are also displayed MCF in this example This prompt is requesting the decimal point position for the volume display Repeatedly pressing the INCR key will move the decimal point from 0 0 to 0 00 to 0 000 0 and ret
40. ing fumes which may be trapped inside the enclosure Care must be taken in handling and disposing of a spent or damaged battery See additional Safety Information in Appendix D of this manual Battery Replacement The MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter uses a lithium battery with a life expectancy in excess of two years Due to the flat discharge curve characteristics of the lithium battery it is difficult to determine how much life remains in a battery It is recommended that the battery be replaced at two year intervals to preserve calibration and totals data Caution There are two battery cable connectors on the lower right corner of the circuit assembly labeled J3 and J4 The original battery cable will be connected to one of these connectors When replacing the battery plug the replacement battery cable into the unused connector before removing the used battery Failure to connect the replacement battery before disconnecting the existing battery will result in loss of all volume and calibration data To gain access to the inside of the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter remove the four screws on the front panel Lift the front panel from the enclosure Leave the battery cable connected to the circuit assembly Remove the wire battery retainer clip Remove the battery from the battery holder in the enclosure ensuring that the battery cable stays connected to the circuit assembly Install the replacement battery in the battery holder in the same
41. is an error detected by the MC II Plus firmware Pressing any key while in the Run Mode will display the nature of the error in the upper row of the display Upper row The display prompts for the selection of the input sensitivity in millivolts The lower row of the display shows the current input sensitivity setting Lower row The no selection is shown on the display when the value of the item shown in the upper row of the display is not to be changed C 2 January 2008 A endix MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter Where Definition Page Displayed Reference This selection may be toggled between yES and no Lower row The oFF selection is shown on the display when the function shown by the prompt on the upper row is to be disabled This selection may be toggled between on and oFF Lower row The on selection is shown on the display when the function shown by the prompt on the upper row is to be enabled This selection may be toggled between on and oFF d P row When MCF was previously selected for units of measure the display prompts for the entry of pulses per actual cubic feet decimal point The current decimal point placement is shown on the lower row PgAL d P row When units of liquid measure were previously selected BBL GAL M3 the display prompts for entry of the pulses per gallon decimal point The current decimal point placement is shown on the lower row Upper row Displays the cu
42. oes in many other flow analyzers The formula for calculating the rate multiplier is TC RateMultiplier FCxCON Where TC Time Constant seconds per unit time Note The term rate multiplier is the same as rAtE FAC Normally used time constants are Units minute rate TC 60 Units hour rate TC 3600 Units day rate TC 86400 The rate multiplier entry is limited to six significant digits regardless of the decimal point position An outline of the user prompts and the steps followed for this type of calibration are below 1 Press the ACCESS key to enter the Calibrate Mode 2 At the prompt tot Eng press INCR to select USEr Press ENTER 16 January 2008 Plus Portable Rate Meter At the prompt tot dP press the INCR to set the decimal point position for the volume Press ENTER At the prompt SEt tot press INCR to toggle between yES or no If no is selected press ENTER If yES is selected see the section Presetting Total Volume on page 21 At the prompt div d P press INCR to set the divisor decimal point position Press ENTER At the prompt Ent div use the INCR and STEP keys to enter the divisor Press ENTER At the prompt rAtE d P press INCR to set the rate multiplier decimal point Press ENTER At the prompt rAtE FAC use the INCR and STEP keys to enter the rate multiplier Press ENTER At the prompt rAtE dLY press INCR to set the
43. of measure was 13 previously selected the display prompts for the selection of the rate multiplier The current rate multiplier is displayed on the lower row Upper row Prompts for a yES or no decision to set a 4 total other than zero into the display The Lower row Prompts for a total volume number to be 21 entered into the display The current volume is displayed on the upper row Upper row Prompts for the entry of the total volume 5 decimal point The current decimal point setting is shown on the lower row Lower row Is displayed when tot Eng select totals engineering units of measure or rAtE Eng select rate units of measure is on the upper row and a USEr defined units of measure is selected Lower row The yES selection is shown on the display when the value of the item shown in the upper row of the display is to be changed This selection may be toggled between yES and no C 4 January 2008 Upper row Prompts for total volume engineering values BBL GAL MCF M3 or USEr defined to be selected The current engineering value is shown on the right hand side of the display unless USEr is selected which is shown on the lower row of the display Appendix D MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter Table 1 Determining Atmospheric Pressure from Elevation Elevation Atmospheric Pressure Ft Above Sea Level Pounds per Square Inch 0 14 73 500 14 47 1000 14 2
44. ompt rAtE dLY The lower line of the display will show the flow rate filter value in terms of the number of samples required to reach 90 of the final value The factory default setting is nonE The available settings are nonE 5 10 and 20 Press INCR until 10 is displayed Then press ENTER See the section Setting Flow Rate Filteron page 23 to change the flow rate filter The upper line of the display will show the prompt with the lower line of the display showing the input sensitivity in terms of millivolts peak to peak mV The factory default input sensitivity is 20 mV The available settings are 20 40 60 80 100 and 120 mV If the lower line of the display shows 20 for 20 mV January 2008 Plus Portable Rate Meter then press ENTER f any other value is shown press INCR until 20 is displayed then press ENTER See the section Setting Input Sensitivity on page 23 to change the input sensitivity 10 The upper line of the display will show the prompt PULS oUt with the lower line of the display showing oFF or on factory default is oFF Press INCR until oFF is shown since the pulse output is to be disabled Press ENTER 11 The upper line of the display will show the prompt 4 20 0Ut with the lower line of the display showing oFF or on factory default is oFF Press INCR until oFF is shown to disable the 4 20 mA output circuitry Press ENTER 12 The upper line of the display will show the
45. or volume and the rate multiplier for flow rate make calibrating the instrument a simple process The steps to be followed to calibrate the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter depend on whether liquid or gas is being measured and the units of measure There are four categories of measurement Liquid Measurement Using Preprogrammed Units of Measure Gas Measurement Using Preprogrammed Units of Measure Liquid Measurement Using a Calculated Divisor and Rate Multiplier Gas Measurement Using a Calculated Divisor and Rate Multiplier Each of these categories is outlined in the following sections January 2008 7 Plus Portable Rate Meter Liquid Measurement Using Preprogrammed Units of Measure When the liquid volume is to be expressed in barrels BBL gallons GAL or cubic meters and the flow rate is to be expressed in barrels per day BPD gallons per minute GPM or cubic meters per day the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter calculates the divisor and rate multiplier The information needed to calibrate is the units of measure for volume the decimal point setting for the volume display decimal point setting of the meter factor the meter factor in pulses per gallon PgAL and units of measure for the flow rate An outline of the user prompts and the steps followed for this type of calibration are below 1 Press the ACCESS key to enter the Calibrate Mode 2 At the prompt tot Eng press INCR to select BBL GAL
46. p by step data entry is below Example Liquid Measurement Using Preprogrammed Units of Measure The MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter will be mounted 1 liquid turbine meter The meter factor is 907 68 pulses per gallon The volume will be measured in barrels and displayed to the tenth of barrel The security code is disabled and the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter is in the Run Mode No preprogrammed volume is to be entered The input sensitivity is to be left at the factory default of 20 mV 1 Press the ACCESS key to enter the Calibrate Mode The MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter enters a self diagnostics routine by performing a segment test that momentarily displays all segments of the LCD It then displays the firmware version by showing Prog no on the upper line of the display and the firmware version on the lower line of the display 2 After the diagnostics routine is complete the upper line of the display will show the prompt tot Eng Pressing INCR will select the engineering units of measurement from BBL GAL MCF which are displayed on the right side of the display or USEr on the lower line of the display factory default is BBL Press INCR until BBL is selected Press the ENTER key to confirm the selection The MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter displays tot d P on the upper line of the display and zeros with a decimal point on the lower line of the display This prompt is requesting the decimal point position for
47. ple for this unit was factory default Bypassing these steps in this case is acceptable If the MC II P us Portable Rate Meter was previously calibrated and the settings of these functions is unknown these functions must be stepped through to ensure that they are set as desired January 2008 15 Plus Portable Rate Meter Liquid Measurement Using a Calculated Divisor and Rate Multiplier Calculating the divisor and rate multiplier for liquids is necessary when registering the volume in units other than cubic meters barrels or gallons USEr units may be used for the volume and preprogrammed units for the rate or USEr units may be used for both the volume and the rate When the USEr units are used for the volume or rate nothing will be shown on the right side of the display where the units are normally displayed The divisor divisor decimal point rate multiplier and rate multiplier decimal point must be determined then entered directly into the Plus Portable Rate Meter The formula for calculating the divisor is Divisor FC x CON Where FC meter factor in pulses per gallon P G CON The conversion factor for number gallons per unit volume of desired measure Note When calibrating the Plus Portable Rate Meter enter the six most significant digits of the divisor regardless of the setting of the volume decimal point The divisor does not have to be adjusted to the volume decimal point setting as is it d
48. position as the original battery Reinstall the wire battery retainer clip Plug the replacement battery into the circuit assembly at J3 or J4 Disconnect the existing battery from the circuit January 2008 A 1 Plus Portable Rate Meter assembly Replace the front panel in the enclosure fastening it with the four screws Circuit Assembly Replacement If the circuit assembly to be replaced is still fully or partially functional record all available totals and calibration data before removing the circuit assembly To gain access to the inside of the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter remove the four screws on the front panel Lift the front panel from the enclosure Disassemble as follows e Using a small standard blade screwdriver remove the signal cable wiring from terminal block TB2 terminals 11 and 12 Unplug the battery cable from the circuit assembly Remove the wire battery retainer clip Remove the battery from the battery bracket Unplug the switchplate ribbon cable from the J1 on the circuit assembly Remove the four 4 40 nuts attaching the circuit assembly to the front panel e Remove the original circuit assembly allowing the switchplate ribbon cable to slip through the slot in the circuit assembly Install the new circuit assembly as follows e Insert the ribbon cable of the switchplate through the slot in the replacement circuit assembly and plug it in to J1 Mount the circuit assembly to the front panel with t
49. re that no pulses are missed the 80mV input sensitivity setting is to be selected 1 Follow Steps 1 through 9 as shown in the examples on pages 5 and 6 2 In Step 9 the upper display prompt inP SEnS with the lower display showing the input sensitivity in millivolts mV The default input sensitivity is 20mV 20 is shown on the lower display Press INCR till 80 is shown on the lower display Press ENTER If you accidentally bypass by the desired setting press INCR till the 80 is shown on the display again 3 Follow Steps 10 through 12 to complete the calibration as shown on page 7 Setting a Security Code In the previous calibration examples the security code was always shown disabled Setting a security code will prevent altering of calibration data or volume data by unauthorized personnel and is recommended to preserve data integrity of the system Any 4 digit number may be selected for the security code It is recommended that 0000 not be selected as the security code since it is the default number displayed when the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter requests security code entry If 0000 is set as the security code simply pressing ENTER at this point will access the Calibration Mode Select a number that will be easy to remember but do not use a number that will be easy for unauthorized personnel to figure out In the example Liquid Measurement Using Preprogrammed Units of Measure the security code 8469 is to be entered 1 Follo
50. re version is then displayed by showing Prog no on the upper line of the display and the firmware version on the lower line of the display 2 After the diagnostics routine is complete the upper line of the display will show the prompt tot Eng Pressing INCR will select the engineering units of 18 January 2008 Plus Portable Rate Meter measurement from BBL GAL MCF which are displayed on the right side of the display or USEr on the lower line of the display factory default is BBL Press INCR until USEr is selected Press ENTER to confirm the selection The MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter shows the prompt tot d P on the upper line of the display and zeros with a decimal point on the lower line of the display factory default is 0 0 This prompt is requesting the decimal point position for the volume display Repeatedly pressing the INCR key will move the decimal point from 0 0 to 0 00 to 0 000 to 0 and return to 0 0 Press the INCR key until 0 0 is displayed Press the ENTER key 4 The upper line of the display of the Plus Portable Rate Meter will show the prompt SEt tot with either yES or no on the lower line of the display prompting for a decision if a preprogrammed volume is to be entered factory default is no Since no preprogrammed volume is to be entered press INCR to toggle between yES or no until no is displayed Press ENTER See the section Presetting Total Volume on page 21 to preset a volume
51. rrent version of firmware incorporated in the Plus on the lower row This display is shown momentarily during power up reset or when entering the calibration mode This prompt requires no action Upper row Is displayed as an Error message indicating a rate overflow which may be corrected by rescaling the rate multiplier or shifting the rate decimal point rAtE dLY line The display prompts for the selection of the flow rate filter lower line of the display shows the present rate filter setting Upper row When the USEr unit of measure was previously selected the display prompts for the selection of the rate multiplier decimal point The current decimal point position is displayed on the lower row January 2008 C 3 MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter A endix Where Definition Page Displayed Reference SEC CodE Upper row Prompts for the entry of a 4 digit security code All zeros are initially displayed on the lower row until the security code is entered This prompt will not be displayed if the security code is not enabled current setting is shown on the lower row Upper row When BBL GAL or was previously selected for the units of measure the display prompts for the selection of the rate units of measure The current rate units of measure are displayed on the right side of the display unless USEr is selected which is displayed on the lower row rAtE FAC Upper row When the USEr unit
52. s selected Press ENTER 3 At the prompt tot d P press INCR to change the decimal point position for the volume Press ENTER 4 At the prompt SEt tot press INCR to toggle between yES or no If no is selected press ENTER If yES is selected see the section Presetting Total Volume on page 21 January 2008 11 Plus Portable Rate Meter 13 14 At the prompt d P press INCR to set the pulses per actual cubic foot decimal point Press ENTER At the prompt Ent P ACF use the INCR and STEP keys to enter the meter factor in pulses per actual cubic foot Press ENTER At the prompt bAro Psi use the INCR and STEP keys to enter the barometric pressure in pounds per square inch absolute PSIA Press ENTER At the prompt bASE Psi use the INCR and STEP keys to enter the base pressure in PSIA Press ENTER At the prompt Ent Psig use the INCR and STEP keys to enter the flowing line pressure in pounds per square inch PSIG Press ENTER At the prompt bASE F use the INCR and STEP keys to enter the base temperature in degrees Fahrenheit F Press ENTER At the prompt Ent F use the INCR and STEP keys to enter the flowing temperature in degrees F Press ENTER At the prompt Ent FPv use the INCR and STEP keys to enter the supercompressibility factor Press ENTER At the prompt rAtE dLY press INCR to set the flow rate filter Press ENTER At the prompt inP SenS press INCR to se
53. set volume 84693 0 is to be entered press INCR to toggle between yES or no till yES is displayed Press ENTER 3 The lower display will show SEt tot prompting for a preset volume to be entered The right most digit tenths on the upper display will be blinking indicating it is the first digit to be set Keep in mind that in this example the decimal point was set in step 3 to read in tenths 4 Since 0 is to be entered in this position preset volume 84693 0 press INCR till 1 displayed Remember that if the desired digit is accidentally passed continue to press INCR till that digit is displayed again Press STEP to proceed to the next digit to the left Press INCR till 3 is displayed Press STEP to proceed to the next digit to the left Press INCR till 9 is displayed Press STEP to proceed to the next digit to the left Press INCR till 6 is displayed Press STEP to proceed to the next digit to the left Press INCR till 4 is displayed Press STEP to proceed to the next digit to the left Press INCR till 8 is displayed Press STEP to proceed to the left most digit Press INCR till 0 is displayed If O is already displayed you may skip this step Press ENTER to accept the entry of the preset volume 5 Follow steps 5 through 12 on pages 5 through 7 to complete the calibration 26 January 2008 Plus Portable Rate Meter Setting Flow Rate Filter The flow rate filter smoothes out sudden changes in the ra
54. t the input sensitivity If the input sensitivity is set as desired press ENTER If the input sensitivity needs to be changed see the section Setting Input Sensitivity on page 23 At the prompt PULS oUt press INCR to select oFF and press Enter the Pulse Output feature is not used in this instrument At the prompt 4 20 0Ut press INCR to select and press Enter the Analog Output feature is not used in this instrument At the prompt CodE press INCR to select oFF or on for the security code feature If OFF is selected press ENTER If on is selected see the section Setting a Security Code on page 24 A detailed example of this method using actual meter factors and step by step data entry is below January 2008 Plus Portable Rate Meter Example Gas Measurement Using Preprogrammed Units of Measure The MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter will be mounted on a 2 NuFlo standard range gas turbine meter The meter factor is 129 42 pulses per actual cubic foot The volume units of measure will be in thousands of standard cubic feet MCF and the rate units of measure will be in thousands of standard cubic feet per day MCF D The average flowing pressure is 120 PSIG The average flowing temperature is 50 degrees Fahrenheit The base pressure is 14 73 PSIA and the base temperature is 60 degrees Fahrenheit The atmospheric pressure is not known but the elevation of the installation is 1000 feet above sea level T
55. te indication and 4 20 mA rate output due to variations in flowmeter frequency In all cases the display will still update once per second Although the 4 20mA rate output function is not applicable to the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter the user can achieve a smoother display of rate data by setting the flow rate filter The degree of filtering is set by accessing the rAtE dLY selection in the calibration menu It is located just after the rAtE EnG selection From the rAtE dLY selection you may choose any of four filter settings as described below Display Setting nonE Filter disabled factory default setting 5 Time equal to 5 rate samples to reach 90 of final value 10 Time equal to 10 rate samples to reach 90 of final value 20 Time equal to 20 rate samples to reach 90 of final value The nonE setting disables the filter At this setting the calculated flow rate tracks the input frequency so any variation in the meter frequency will produce the correspond ing variation in the rate indication and 4 20 mA rate output Each subsequent setting of 5 10 and 20 will dampen the changes in flowmeter frequency resulting in an increasingly smooth display of the flow rate The steps required to change flow rate filtering on a calibrated unit are 1 Enter the Calibrate Mode by pressing the ACCESS key 2 Accept the current settings by pressing ENTER until the rAtE dLY prompt is displayed 3 Press INCR or S
56. the lithium batteries is regulated by the United Nations Model Regulations on Transport of Dangerous Goods special provisions 188 230 and 310 latest revision Within the US the lithium batteries and cells are subject to shipping requirements under Part 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations 49 CFR Parts 171 172 173 and 175 of the US Hazardous Materials Regulations HMR latest revision Shipping of lithium batteries in aircraft is regulated by the International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO and the International Air Transport Association IATA requirements in Special Provisions A45 A88 and A99 latest revision January 2008 E 1 MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter Appe nd IX E Shipping of lithium batteries on sea is regulated the International Maritime Dangerous Goods IMDG requirements in special provisions 188 230 and 310 latest revision Shipping of lithium batteries on road and rail is regulated by requirements in special provisions 188 230 and 310 latest revision Material Safety Data Sheet For a link to the current MSDS for the lithium batteries used to power the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter see Cameron s Measurement Systems Division website www c a m com flo E 2 January 2008 Appendix F Plus Portable Rate Meter NuFlo Turbine Meter Nominal Factors Liquid Meters Maximum Meter Nominal Frequency Size GPM BPD M3 D P GAL HZ 3 8 1 100 1 2 1 815 3 4 740 7 8 1175 i 5
57. the meter factor was entered in Step 6 Once the average flowing temperature is entered press ENTER 17 The upper line of the display will show Ent FPv prompting for entry of the supercompressibility factor factory default is 1 00000 with the decimal point fixed at 0 00000 Since the supercompressibility factor will not be entered the number 1 00000 should be placed in the lower line of the display Since the default value is 1 00000 press ENTER If a supercompressibility factor is to be entered it can be entered in the same manner as the meter factor was entered in Step 6 While entering the supercompressibility factor keep in mind that the decimal point position is fixed 18 The upper line of the display will show the prompt rAtE dLY The lower line of the display will show the flow rate filter value in terms of the number of samples required to reach 90 of the final value The factory default setting is nonE The available settings are nonE 5 10 and 20 Press INCR until 10 is displayed Then press ENTER See the section Setting Flow Rate Filter on page 23 to change the flow rate filter 19 The upper line of the display will show inP SEnS prompting for the entry of the input sensitivity Since the input sensitivity default 20 mV pulse out default off 4 20 mA out default off and security code default off are all to be left in the default condition press ACCESS to return to the Run Mode Keep in mind that the exam
58. this case is acceptable If the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter had been previously calibrated and the settings of these functions unknown they must be stepped through to ensure that they are set as desired Gas Measurement Using a Calculated Divisor and Rate Multiplier Calculating the divisor and rate multiplier for gases is necessary when registering in units other than MCF and MCF D The USEr volume and rate functions of the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter are used in this case The divisor divisor decimal point rate multiplier and rate multiplier decimal point must be determined then entered directly into the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter The divisor is calculated as follows FCxPsxTf x CON Pg Pa xTs x Divisor Where FC Meter factor in pulses per actual cubic foot PACF 20 January 2008 Plus Portable Rate Meter Ps Standard pressure in PSIA Tf Line flowing temperature in degrees Rankine R CON Conversion factor for number of standard cubic feet SCF per unit volume of desired measure Pg Line flowing pressure in PSIG Pa Atmospheric pressure in PSIA Ts Standard temperature in degrees Rankine R Fpv Supercompressibility Factor enter a factor of 1 if supercompressibility factor is not to be entered The formula for calculating the rate multiplier is RateMultiplier Divisor TC Time Constant seconds per unit time Normally used time const
59. urn to 0 0 factory default is 0 0 Press the INCR key until 0 is displayed Press the ENTER key to confirm the selection 4 The MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter will show the prompt SEt tot on the upper line of the display with either yES or no on the lower line of the display prompting for a decision if a preprogrammed volume is to be entered factory default is no The currently selected engineering units of measurement are also displayed MCF is shown in this example Since no preprogrammed volume is to be entered press INCR to toggle between yES or no until no is displayed Press ENTER See section Presetting Total Volume on page 21 to enter a preset volume January 2008 13 Plus Portable Rate Meter The upper line of the display will show the prompt PACF d P The available selections are 0 0 0 00 0 000 and 0 factory default is 0 00 Since the meter factor in this example is 129 42 pulses per actual cubic foot a decimal point in the 0 00 position is to be selected Press INCR until 0 00 is shown on the lower line of the display Press ENTER The upper line of the display will show the prompt Ent P ACF which is the prompt to enter the meter factor in pulses per actual cubic foot The lower line of the display will show the previously entered meter factor factory default is 125 00 The right most digit the hundredths position will be blinking indicating it is the digit currently selected for editing Since 2 is to be
60. w Steps 1 through 12 in the example as shown on pages 5 through 7 2 The upper display will show CodE prompting to enable or disable the security code The lower display will show oFF or on factory default is oFF Press INCR till on is shown since the security code feature is to be enabled Press ENTER 28 January 2008 Plus Portable Rate Meter 3 The upper display will show Ent CodE prompting to enter the 4 digit security code The lower display will show the previously entered code factory default code is 0000 The right most digit will be blinking a Press INCR till 9 Security code is 8469 is displayed in the rightmost digit Press STEP b Press INCR till 6 is displayed Press STEP c Press INCR till 4 is displayed Press STEP d Press INCR till 8 is displayed e Press ACCESS to return to the Run Mode Accessing With a Security Code Accessing the Calibrate Mode of a MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter using a security code obviously requires knowledge of the security code plus an additional step Using the example of Liquid Measurement Using Preprogrammed Units of Measure enter the Calibrate Mode as shown below the security code is 8469 1 Press the ACCESS button to enter the Calibrate Mode The 1 Plus Portable Rate Meter enters a self diagnostics routine by performing a segment test displaying al 8 s and decimal points in the volume and rates display as well as the units of measure on the right
61. xample Time Out Feature The MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter has a Time Out Feature which prevents it from being left in the Calibrate Mode indefinitely If the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter is left in the Calibrate Mode and no keypad activity is seen for approximately 10 minutes it will return to the Run Mode Any data entered with the ENTER key being pressed afterward will be saved to memory Any data entered but not locked in January 2008 23 Plus Portable Rate Meter using the ENTER will not be saved and the data entered from a previous calibration will be retained An Plus Portable Rate Meter may give erroneous readings if left partially calibrated in this manner For example the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter is re calibrated through the totals divisor entry but the rate multiplier is not entered The instrument will calculate volume correctly but incorrect flow rate readings will result Nominal Meter Factor Typically when using the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter the flow rate of many meters of the same brand and same size are to be measured Since the meter factors of flowmeters of the same size are normally close to each other the actual meter factor of each meter need not be entered A nominal factor may be entered to eliminate the necessity of re calibrating the MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter before measuring the flow rate for each flowmeter The nominal meter factor is calculated by adding the meter factor
62. y January 2008 B 6 MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter Appendix B OL A 0000 si 11 ANoLovs 2000 oP oe 325 3297 393 A009 ALIWNDAS 1 YILNI 330 3009 330 SI AHOLOVJ iore 310N 33S 449 NO 3 0 3o9Nano3s SONVHO OL YONI SS3 d 00002 SI 11 7330 ANOLOVS LON 335 00802 3799 YILIN 5 1 57183 LaO DN 900101 313 123NNOO 000 0 LV Q3XI3 LNIOd 000 v SI L1 330 ANHOLO VJ SLON 33S YILIN YILNI 000 9007 01 YILIN L23NNOO 9019183 000 0 LV LNIOd 1VWIO3G 0832 LNdLNO SI 1931385 NOILVYEITVD L 310 4 uoneanDijuo snid I DIN Xipueddy 7 January 2008 MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter Appe nd IX B B 8 January 2008 A endix G MC II Plus Portable Rate Meter User Interface Prompt Glossary Where Definition Page Displayed Reference Upper row Segment test which shows momentarily on Lower row the display during power up reset or when entering the calibrate mode to verify that all segments of the display are functioning This prompt r

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