
BRONKHORST CORI-TECH B.V.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 7
1.1 General description ............................................................................................................................. 7
1.1.1 Gas / Liquid flow .......................................................................................................................... 7
1.1.2 Housing ........................................................................................................................................ 7
1.1.3 Valves .......................................................................................................................................... 8
1.2 Sensor principles ................................................................................................................................. 9
1.2.1 CORI-FLOW sensor ..................................................................................................................... 9
1.3 Valve principles ................................................................................................................................... 9
1.3.1 Solenoid valve .............................................................................................................................. 9
1.3.2 Vary-P valve ............................................................................................................................... 10
1.3.3 Pilot operated valve ................................................................................................................... 10
1.3.4 Bellow valve ............................................................................................................................... 10
1.4 Software for physical properties of gases and liquids. ...................................................................... 10
2 INSTALLATION ........................................................................................................................................ 11
2.1 Receipt of equipment ........................................................................................................................ 11
2.2 Return shipment ................................................................................................................................ 11
2.3 Service .............................................................................................................................................. 11
2.4 Mounting ............................................................................................................................................ 12
2.5 Notes for temperature changes ......................................................................................................... 14
2.6 Fluid/gas connections ....................................................................................................................... 14
2.7 Piping ................................................................................................................................................ 14
2.8 Electrical connections ....................................................................................................................... 14
2.9 Pressure testing ................................................................................................................................ 14
2.10 Supply pressure ............................................................................................................................. 14
2.11 System purging .............................................................................................................................. 15
2.12 Seals .............................................................................................................................................. 15
2.13 Equipment storage ........................................................................................................................ 15
2.14 Electromagnetic compatibility ........................................................................................................ 15
Conditions for compliance with EMC requirements ..................................................................................... 15
2.15 Electro static discharge ................................................................................................................. 17
3 OPERATION ............................................................................................................................................ 17
3.1 General .............................................................................................................................................. 17
3.2 Power and warm-up .......................................................................................................................... 17
3.3 Zeroing .............................................................................................................................................. 18
3.3.1 Zeroing with the Micro-switch .................................................................................................... 18
3.3.2 Zeroing through the digital communication ................................................................................ 18
3.4 Start-up .............................................................................................................................................. 19
3.5 Operating conditions ......................................................................................................................... 19
3.6 Instrument performance .................................................................................................................... 19
3.6.1 Meters ........................................................................................................................................ 19
3.6.2 Controllers .................................................................................................................................. 19
3.7 Manual operation............................................................................................................................... 19
3.8 Analog operation ............................................................................................................................... 19
3.9 BUS / digital operation ......................................................................................................................... 21
4 MAINTENANCE ....................................................................................................................................... 22
4.1 General .............................................................................................................................................. 22
4.2 CORI-FLOW sensor .......................................................................................................................... 22
4.3 Controllers ......................................................................................................................................... 22
4.4 Control valves .................................................................................................................................... 22
4.4.1 Solenoid valves .......................................................................................................................... 22
4.4.2 Vary-P valve ............................................................................................................................... 22
4.4.3 Pilot operated valve ................................................................................................................... 23
4.4.4 Bellows valve ............................................................................................................................. 23
4.5 K
v
-value calculation .......................................................................................................................... 23
4.5.1 For gases ................................................................................................................................... 23
4.5.2 For Liquids ................................................................................................................................. 24
4.6 Calibration procedure ........................................................................................................................ 24
5 DIGITAL INSTRUMENT ........................................................................................................................... 25
6 INTERFACE DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................... 25
7 TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................................................................. 26
7.1 General .............................................................................................................................................. 26
7.2 Troubleshooting summary general.................................................................................................... 26
8 SPECIAL APPLICATIONS ....................................................................................................................... 27
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