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VA 500 - Flow meter for compressed air and gases

Special features:
NEW:
As option, integrated • Including temperature measurement, optional: pressure measurement
pressure sensor
• RS 485 interface, Modbus-RTU as standard
• Integrated display for m³/h and m³
• Applicable from 1/2” to DN 1000
• Easy installation under pressure
• 4...20 mA analogue output for m³/h or m³/min
• Pulse output for m³ or M-Bus (optional)
• Inner diameter adjustable by means of keys
Bewegliches • Flow meter can be reset
Montagegewinde • Adjustable by means of keypad on the display: Reference conditions, °C and mbar,
G 1/2″ 4...20 mA scaling, pulse weight

Sicherungsring
Ø 11,7 mm

TECHNICAL DATA VA 500

Parameters: m³/h, l/min (1000 mbar, 20 °C) in case
of compressed air or Nm³/h, Nl/min
(1013 mbar, 0 °C) in case of gases
Units adjustable via keys at m³/h, m³/min, l/min, l/s, ft/min, cfm, m/s,
display: kg/h, kg/min, g/s, lb/min, lb/h
Adjustable via keypad: Diameter for volume flow calculation,
Inner diameter adjustable via counter resettable
keypad Sensor: Thermal mass flow sensor
Measured medium: Air, gases
Gas types are adjustable Air, nitrogen, argon, helium, CO2, oxy-
over CS service software or gen, vacuum
CS data logger:
Option:
Bi-directional measurement. Blue Measuring range: See table page 12
or green arrows in the display indi- Accuracy: ± 1.5% of m.v. ± 0.3 % of f.s.
cate the direction of flow. (m.v.: of meas. value) (f.s.: on request:
A meter reading is available for of full scale) ± 1% of m.v. ± 0.3% of f.s.
each flow direction.
Operating temperature: -30...110 °C sensor tube
-20...85 °C with pressure sensor
-20...+70 °C housing
Operating pressure: -1…50 bar (for pressure > 10 bar - order
additional high-pressure protection)
Digital output: RS 485 interface, (Modbus-RTU), option-
al: Ethernet interface PoE, M-Bus

The sensor can be removed Analogue output: 4…20 mA for m³/h or l/min
during operation and cleaned if Pulse output: 1 pulse per m³ or per litre electrically
necessary. isolated. Pulse weight can be set on the
display. Alternatively, the pulse output
can be used as an alarm
Supply: 18…36 VDC, 5 W
Burden: < 500 Ω
Housing: Polycarbonate (IP 65)
Sensor tube: Stainless steel, 1.4301
Installation length 220 mm, Ø 10 mm
Mounting thread: G 1/2″, 1/2″ NPT male thread
Ø housing: 65 mm
Mounting position: any

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VA 500- Flow meter

Example order code VA 500:
0695 5001_B1_C1_D1_E1_F1_H1_J1_K1_L1_M1_N1_O1_P1_R1_Y1

Measuring range (see table page 114 to 117) Reference standard

B1 Standard version (92,7 m/s) L1 20 °C, 1000 mbar
B2 Max version (185 m/s) L2 0 °C, 1013,25 mbar
B3 High-Speed version (224 m/s) L3 15 °C, 981 mbar
B4 Low-Speed version (50 m/s) L4 15 °C, 1013,25 mbar

Screw-in thread Accuracy class

C1 G 1/2” male thread M1 ± 1.5% of the measured value ± 0.3% f.s. (standard)
C2 1/2” NPT male thread M2 ± 1% of the measured value ± 0.3% f.s. (precision)
C3 PT 1/2“ male thread
Approvals
Installation length / shaft length N1 Non-explosive area - no approval
D1 220 mm
D2 120 mm Bi-directional measurement
D3 160 mm O1 without
D4 300 mm with (includes 2 x 4...20 mA analog outputs and
O2 2x pulse outputs. These are omitted for Ethernet (PoE)
D5 400 mm
and M-Bus).
D6 500 mm
Maximum pressure (more than 10 bar high-pressure
D7 600 mm
protectection required!)
D8 700 mm
P1 50 bar
Display option P2 16 bar
E1 with integrated display Special measuring range
E2 without display Special measuring range (please specify when placing
R1
order)
Signal outputs / bus connection option
M-Bus, 1 x 4…20 mA analogue output (not electrically Option pressure measurement
F8 (only with: D1, D4, K1, K2, K3, H1, O1, P2)
isolated), RS 485 (Modbus-RTU)
1 x 4…20 mA analogue output (not electrically isolated), Y1 without pressure sensor
F9
pulse output, RS 485 (Modbus-RTU) with integrated pressure sensor 0...16 bar(g)
Ethernet interface (Modbus / TCP), 1 x 4...20 mA ana- Y2
(Output only via digital interfaces)
F10 logue output (not electrically isolated), RS 485 (Mod- with integrated pressure sensor 10...2000 mbar (abs),
bus-RTU) Y3 for vacuum applications (output only via digital inter-
Ethernet interface PoE (Power over Ethernet) (Modbus/ faces)
F11 TCP), 1 x 4…20 mA analogue output (not electrically
isolated), RS 485 (Modbus-RTU)
Surface conditon
H1 standard version
special cleaning - oil and grease free (e.g. for oxygen DESCRIPTION ORDER NO.
H2
applications and so on) High-pressure protection recommended for See page 105
Silicone-free version including special cleaning oil- and installation from 10 to 50 bar (for VA 400/500)
H3
grease-free
ISO calibration certificate (5 calibration points) 3200 0001
Adjustment / calibration for VA sensors
No real gas adjustment - gas type configuration per gas
J1 Additional calibration curve stored in the sensor Z695 5011
constant
J2 Real gas adjustment in the gas type selected below Certificate of origin Z695 5012

Gas type
K1 Compressed air For further accessories refer to pages 106 to 110
K2 Nitrogen (N2)
K3 Argon (Ar)
K4 Carbon dioxide (CO2)
K5 Oxygen (O2)
K6 Nitrous oxide (N2O)
K7 Natural gas (NG)
K8 Helium (He) (real gas adjustment J2 required)
K9 Propane (C3H8) (real gas adjustment J2 required)
K10 Methane (CH4)
K12 Further gas / please indicate gas type (on request)
K13 Gas mixture / please indicate mixture ratio (on request)

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Simple installation and removal under pressure

1) Even under pressure, the flow probe

VA 500 is mounted by means of a stan-
dard 1/2" ball valve.
During mounting and dismounting the
safety ring avoids an uncontrolled ejec-
tion of the probe which may be caused
by the operating pressure.
For the mounting into different pipe diam- Engraved depth scale
eters, VA 500 is available in the follow- 1/2" mounting thread
Installation depth = for precise installation
ing probe lengths: 120, 160, 220, 300, x+y
400 mm. 180
dA = outer diameter
The flow probes are therefore suitable for
x = dA
being mounted into existing pipes with 1/2" - ball valve 170
diameters of 1/2" to DN 300 upwards. 2
closed
The exact positioning of the sensor in the 160
middle of the pipe is granted by means of
the engraved depth scale.

y
The maximum mounting depth corre-
sponds to the respective probe length.
(Probe length 220 mm = 220 mm max- Safety ring

x
da
imum mounting depth).

2) If there is no suitable measuring site

with 1/2” ball valve, there are two easy
ways to set up a measuring site:
A Weld on a 1/2" screw neck and screw
on a 1/2" ball valve
BMount spot drilling collar incl. ball valve
(see accessories).
By means of the drilling jig, it is possible
to drill under pressure through the 1/2"
ball valve into the existing pipe. The drill-
ing chips are collected in a filter. Then
install the probe as described under 1). A Screw neck B Spot drilling collars Drill under pressure with
the CS drilling jig

3) Due to the large measuring range of

the probe even extreme requirements
to the consumption measurement (high Flow measuring ranges VA 500 for compressed air (ISO 1217: 1000 mbar, 20 °C)
volume flow in small pipe diameters) can Measuring ranges for other types of gas see pages 114 to 117
be met. Inside diameter of pipe VA 500 Standard VA 500 Max. VA 500 High-Speed
(92.7 m/s) (185.0 m/s) (224.0 m/s)
The measuring range is depending on
Inch mm Measuring range full Measuring range full Measuring range full
the pipe diameter - see table on the right
scale scale scale
hand side. m³/h (cfm) m³/h (cfm) m³/h (cfm)
1/2″ 16.1 DN 15 759 l/min 26 1516 l/min 53 1836 l/min 64
3/4″ 21.7 DN 20 89 m³/h 52 177 m³/h 104 215 m³/h 126
1″ 27.3 DN 25 148 m³/h 86 294 m³/h 173 356 m³/h 210
1 1/4″ 36.0 DN 32 266 m³/h 156 531 m³/h 312 643 m³/h 378
1 1/2″ 41.9 DN 40 366 m³/h 215 732 m³/h 430 886 m³/h 521
2″ 53.1 DN 50 600 m³/h 353 1197 m³/h 704 1450 m³/h 853
2 1/2″ 68.9 DN 65 1028 m³/h 604 2051 m³/h 1207 2484 m³/h 1461
3″ 80.9 DN 80 1424 m³/h 838 2842 m³/h 1672 3441 m³/h 2025
4″ 110.0 DN 100 2644 m³/h 1556 5278 m³/h 3106 6391 m³/h 3761
5″ 133.7 DN 125 3912 m³/h 2302 7808 m³/h 4594 9453 m³/h 5563
6″ 159.3 DN 150 5560 m³/h 3272 11096 m³/h 6530 13436 m³/h 7907
8″ 200.0 DN 200 8785 m³/h 5170 17533 m³/h 10318 21229 m³/h 12493
10″ 250.0 DN 250 13744 m³/h 8088 27428 m³/h 16141 33211 m³/h 19544
12″ 300.0 DN 300 19814 m³/h 11661 39544 m³/h 23271 47880 m³/h 28177

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