Sage Sip Guide

SAGE THERMAL GAS MASS LOW METER

Operations and

Instruction Manual

or Prime Models SIP and SRP

DOCUMENT NUMBER 100-0065

REVISION 16 - SIP/SRP (SAGE PRIME™)

Make the Wise Choice.

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SAGE METERING, INC.

8 Harris Court, D1

Monterey, CA 93940

1-866-677-SAGE (7243)

Tel 831-242-2030

Fax 831-655-4965

www.sagemetering.com

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Table of Contents

Introduction Wel ome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

SECTION A Unpa king Your Sage Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Getting Started Maintenan e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Installation and Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Lo ating Proper Wiring Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Insertion Flow Meter Appli ation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Sage Valve Assembly Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Compression Fitting Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Installation Instru tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Captive Flow Conditioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Probe Insertion Guideline Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Installation Depth Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Large Du t or Sta k Appli ations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

In-line Flow Meter Appli ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Terminal Hookup Prime Integral (Series SIP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

24 VDC Prime Integral Terminals Series SIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

AC Powered Prime and DC Powered Prime PLUS

Integral Terminals (Series SIP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Terminal Hookup Prime Remote (Series SRP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

24 VDC Prime Remote Terminals (Series SRP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

AC Powered Prime and DC Powered Prime PLUS

Remote Series Terminals (Series SRP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Jun tion Box Wiring Terminals for Remote Style Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

SECTION B Prin iple of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Speciﬁcations Features and Beneﬁts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Sage PRIME Styles & Spe iﬁ ations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Sage PRIME Organi (OLED) Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Approvals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

SECTION C SIP Series Integral Style Flow Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Drawings SRP Series Remote Style Flow Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Remote Bra ket Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Mounting Hardware:

SVA05 Series Isolation Valve Assembly for Insertion Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

STCF Series Teﬂon Ferrule Compression Fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

SVA05 Series Isolation Valve Assembly Detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Mounting Plate for Thin Walled Du ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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SECTION C SVA05LP Low Pressure Isolation Valve Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Drawings In-Line and Insertion Flanges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

SECTION D Common Diagnosti s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Diagnostics In-Situ Calibration Che k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

SECTION E Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Warranties and Service Work Can ellation/Return Poli y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Returning Your Sage Flow Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Return Material Authorization Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

SECTION F Modbus Register Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Modbus Modbus Proto ol & Fun tion Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Sage Register Output Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Sage Addresser Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Sage Addresser Typi al Printout (Version 3.14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

SECTION G Sage Prime™ Field Programmable “Dongle” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Appendix Corre tion Fa tors For Varying Gas Mixes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Installations Where Pipe Condensation May Develop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

J-Box and Upstream Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

What Is a Thermal Mass Flow Meter? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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Welcome

We are pleased that you have pur hased a Sage Metering Mass Flow Meter for your

requirement. We hope that you are satisﬁed with the performan e, operation and

design of our highly pre ise, NIST tra eable Thermal Gas Mass Flow Meter.

Sage Metering is your sour e for monitoring, measuring and ontrolling the gas mass

ﬂow in your industrial pro ess, building management system or environmental appli -

ation. Our high performan e, NIST Tra eable,Thermal Mass Flow Meters will help

in rease produ tivity, redu e energy osts, maximize produ t yields, and/ or help redu e

environmental insult. Sage provides high quality In-Line and Insertion Thermal Mass

Flow Meters for a wide variety of industrial, ommer ial, and environmental monitoring

needs, in luding arbon redit veriﬁ ation for Greenhouse Gas redu tion.

Sage Meters measure mass ﬂow dire tly — there is no need for an illary instrumentation

su h as temperature or pressure transmitters. Furthermore, our instruments have ex ep-

tional signal sensitivity, have no moving parts, require little if any maintenan e, have

negligible pressure drop and have a turndown up to 100 to 1, and resolve as mu h as

1000 to 1. Sage Flow Meters an measure the mass ﬂow rate and onsumption of air,

oxygen, natural gas, nitrogen, digester gas, biogas, ﬂare gas, hydrogen, argon, arbon

dioxide and other gases and gas mixes.

Sage Prime is the latest addition to our family of high performan e Thermal Mass Flow

Meters. It features a bright graphi al display of Flow Rate,Total and Temperature, robust

industrial en losure, and easy to a ess power and output terminals. Sage Prime has a

dual- ompartment windowed en losure featuring a very high ontrast photo-emissive

OLED display with a new photo ell a tivated S reen Saver. The rear ompartment,

whi h is separated from the ele troni s, has large, easy to a ess and well marked ter -

minals, for ease of ustomer wiring. It is powered by 24 VDC (12 VDC optional, or

115/230 VAC). The power dissipation is under 2.5 watts (e.g. under 100 ma at 24 VDC

for the DC version.)

Please let us know if we an assist you in any way with your Sage Meter, or if you

have any questions about its installation, operation, or features. Simply phone us at

866-677-SAGE (7243), or visit our website at www.sagemetering. om to onta t a

fa tory representative in your area. (To a ess this manual on the website, enter in

user name: sage; pass ode 7243737 when prompted.)

Sin erely,

Robert Steinberg

President

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Section

GETTING STARTED

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UNPACKING YOUR SAGE METER

Your Sage ﬂow meter is a sensitive, yet rugged,

pre ision built ele troni instrument. Upon delivery,

are should be taken when opening the shipping

ontainer and removing your meter. The meter

should be inspe ted for any damage that may have

o urred during transit. If damage is found, please

onta t the arrier immediately to pla e a laim for

damaged goods. The ontents of the ontainer

should be he ked against the pa king list for any

dis repan ies. If there are any questions as to the

ontents or onﬁguration of the equipment in lud-

ing alibration ranges, or, mounting hardware,

onta t Sage Metering as soon as possible. Please

save shipping ontainer and pa kaging materials

(in luding PVC tube probe prote tor on Sage

Insertion Flow Meters) in ase the unit needs to

be returned for any reason.

MAINTENANCE

Sage thermal mass ﬂow meters essentially require

little or no maintenan e. While the sensing element

is somewhat resistant to dirt and parti ulate build

up, it may be ome ne essary to lean it from time to

time if mounted in extremely dirty environments.

NOTE: ALWAYS REMOVE THE POWER PRIOR TO

ANY CLEANING OR MAINTENANCE. A detergent or

appropriate non- orrosive solvent for removing the

buildup may be required. A soft brush an be used

to gently lean the sensing element’s surfa e, using

aution to avoid damaging the sensor elements

(the RTDs). If any disassembly is ne essary, onta t

Sage Metering, In . for instru tions. In general, it is

recommended t at your Sage T ermal Mass Flow

Meter be returned to t e factory if cleaning,

repair, or recalibration is needed. T is is usually

t e most cost-effective and reliable alternative.

CALIBRATION

Sage Prime has ontinuous diag nosti s. The raw

ali bration milliwats (mw) is always displayed in the

upper left hand orner of the meter's display. At any

time, you an he k this reading at a “no ﬂow” on-

dition and ompare the reading to the original re -

ported “zero ﬂow” value noted on the last few lines

of your meter’s Certiﬁ ate of Conforman e or the

ﬂow meter’s data tag. This diagnosti pro edure not

only he ks the sensor performan e and the “live

zero” alibration point, but it veriﬁes that the sensor

is lean. It essentially provides a means to validate

the meter’s performan e, veriﬁes that there is no shift

or drift, and eliminates the need for annual fa tory

alibrations. This simple ﬁeld diagnosti pro edure

also veriﬁes that the sensor is free from ontamina-

tion, even without inspe tion. See “In-Situ

Calibration Che k” on page 46.

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aCAUTION cable glands shipped with unit are for shipping purposes only.

Remove shipping cable glands before installing.

aCAUTION If installing in a Class I hazardous location the installation

must comply with appropriate electrical codes.

aCAUTION Installer must supply proper ground and bond wire for the

transmitter and the sensor per appropriate electrical codes

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INSTALLATION AND MOUNTING

■Che k the Certiﬁ ate of Conforman e in luded

with your Sage Thermal Mass Flow Meter for

system pressure, temperature, gas omposition,

power input, and signal output.

■It is re ommended that the ﬂow meter be inserted in

a lo ation of maximum straight run. It is suggested

that there be a minimum of 15 pipe diameters of

straight run upstream, and 5 diameters downstream,

depending on the onditions. See hart on page 11.

Note, obstru tions su h as valves, blowers, expand -

ers and PVC and HDPE pipes will require addition-

al straight run ( onta t fa tory for assistan e).

■Che k the orientation1: Standard alibration ﬂow

dire tion is left to right when fa ing the ﬂow

meter. Gas ﬂow dire tion is marked with an arrow

on in-line ﬂow meters; UPSTREAM is marked on

insertion probes.

■Do not rotate probe1, or errors may o ur. If en lo-

sure is fa ing in orre tly, rotate the en losure 180˚,

but do not rotate the probe. The UPSTREAM mark

still needs to be fa ing Upstream.

■Hook up the system per the wiring diagram provid-

ed with your Sage ﬂow meter (see inside of rear

ompartment over for terminal designation).

Double he k that wiring for the proper power and

signal onne tions are orre t.

■Che k that all plumbing and ele tri al hook-ups

are in a ordan e with OSHA, NFPA, and all other

safety requirements.

■For Remote Style Meters (SRP) be sure t e Remote

Electronics is matc ed wit t e Transmitter’s

Junction Box and its attac ed Probe or Flow

Body. T ere will be Metal Serial Number Tags

on bot t e Transmitter as well as t e Remote

Electronics enclosure. Do not mismatc t e seri-

al numbers of t e Remote Electronics and t e

Junction Box, or calibration errors will occur.

LOCATING PROPER WIRING DIAGRAM

1) Look at the sti ker on your meter. The ﬁrst three

digits des ribe the basi model that you have.

Refer to the appropriate page numbers below for

your wiring diagram

2) SIP: see page 19

3) SRP: see page 22 for input/output terminals;

see page 24 (Jun tion Box Wiring Terminals

for Remote Style Meters)

WIRING

Follow the instru tions below to remove the rear ap

for wiring. CAUTION: Do not open the display side!

Before removing the rear ap to a ess the wiring

terminals it is essential to ompletely remove the

s rew assembly on the side of the rear en losure to

free up the threads so the lid an be removed. Note

there is a Red Tag atta hed to the s rew assembly

stating “Remove Screw Before Opening Lid”.

After the wiring is ompleted (see pages 18 to 23

for wiring details), please lose the lid, and reinsert

the s rew assembly in the same manner.

Note: See “Approvals” page for Hazardous Location

Approvals (DC Powered Meters Only)

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1The Integral Style of Sage Prime Insertion Meters have the Display oriented as shown on page 14.

If an alternate orientation of the display or enclosure is required (ie. installation into a vertical pipe)

please furnish a sketch or drawing and specify “ROTATE” on purchase order. However if it is later

determined that the enclosure needs to be rotated that procedure can be done in the ﬁeld. However

if the display needs to be rotated then the meter must be sent back to Sage to be modiﬁed. Do not

attempt this in the ﬁeld. An RMA will be required prior to returning the meter (see page 51). The

procedure for rotating the enclosure is as follows: Clamp the enclosure of the Prime in a vise with the

probe pointing up to the ceiling. Then take a 7/8 wrench and turn the probe to the proper orienta-

tion. Lock the probe into its new position with a set screw (not provided).

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LOW PRO ILE AND INSTALLATION

CONSIDERATIONS

Insertion Flow Meters, although generally easier to

install that In-Line Flow Meters, require proper

installation, and a well developed ﬂow proﬁle, in

order to perform properly. Please refer to the se tion

on the following pages titled PROBE INSERTION

GUIDELINE DRAWING (page 14) and INSTALLA-

TION DEPTH CHART (page 15).

SAGE VALVE ASSEMBLY OPERATION

Valve assemblies (SVA05 and SVA05LP) are an op -

tional mounting hardware for Insertion Style Flow

Meters (see pages 38 and 39). They allow the removal

of insertion-style meters for servi e, leaning, re ali -

bration, relo ation, et . without the need to “shut-

down” your pro ess. The probe insertion depth is

adjustable to permit sensor to be lo ated at enter

to optimize measurement a ura y. (Refer to PROBE

IN SERTION GUIDE LINE DRAWING and CHART, pages

14 & 15.) The ball valve will seal off leaks of the

pro ess gas at the point of insertion after the probe

assembly has been removed. The assembly in ludes

a valve, threadolet, ompression ﬁtting with Teﬂon

ferrule, a able restraint, and two ollar lamps.

A threaded half oupling (3/4" FNPT) properly sized

to a om modate the isolation valve retra tor assem-

bly must be ﬁtted to the pipe/du t to whi h the

insertion probe will be inserted. Avoid T-Fittings

since t ey will disturb t e ﬂow proﬁle, and effec-

tively reduce t e measurement area. Dire t thread-

ing together (or with ne essary bushings) of the

retra tor assembly may be required. In other ases,

the threadolet must be welded in pla e and a lear-

an e hole must be drilled through the pipe/ du t to

a ept the probe assembly. If t e pipe/duct is under

pressure during installation, a ot tap drill (not

available t roug Sage Metering) may be required.

LOW CONDITIONING AND STRAIGHT RUN

Although a minimum of 15 pipe diameters of

upstream straight run is ommonly re ommended,

to absolutely assure that the ﬂow proﬁle is well

developed at the point of measurement, either use

Flow Conditioners (standard in Sage In-Line Flow

Meters, 1/2" and larger, and also available as assem-

blies for Insertion Flow Meters, see page 13), or

onsider additional straight run. The Chart below

provides examples of the amount of straight run

that would virtually assure that there are no ﬂow

disturban es at the point of measurement.

N O T E :

Detailed

Drawings

are shown

on pages

38 & 39.

Insertion low Meter Application

MPORTANCE OF FLOW COND T ON NG

Recommended Pipe Diameters Upstream

One 90˚ Elbow

Two 90˚ Elbows

in the same plane

Two 90˚ Elbows

in different planes

4:1 Area Reduction

4:1 Area Expansion

Multiple Disturbance

TBD

This column applies to In-Line Flow Meters which come standard with built-in Flow Conditioners as well as Insertion Meters

when provided with upstream Captive Flow Conditioners (see page 13).

D S T U R B A N C E

At least 40

At least 30

To Be Determined

W THOUT

FLOW COND T ON NG

Minimum ndustry

Recommendation

WITH FLOW

COND T ON NG1

Sage

Recommendation

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COMPRESSION ITTING OPERATION

A bored through tube ﬁtting, properly sized to

a ommodate an insertion probe’s parti ular OD,

an be provided by the user or pur hased as an

option from Sage Metering (see page 38). Prior to

installation, a learan e hole to a ommodate the

insertion probe assembly must be drilled in the

pipe/du t. A ﬁtting (1/2" FNPT) is then welded in

pla e or threaded into the half-threadolet whi h has

been welded to the pipe/du t. The probe insertion

depth is adjustable to permit sensor to be lo ated at

enter, to optimize measurement a ura y. (Refer to

PROBE INSERTION GUIDELINE DRAWING and

CHART, pages 14 & 15.)

nsert the probe shaft tubing into the

compression ﬁtting to the position indicated

in the Probe nsertion guidelines.

While holding the ﬁtting body steady,

tighten the nut one and one-quarter

turns to the 9 o’clock position.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

1. Insert tubing into the tube ﬁtting.

2. Make sure that the tubing is positioned properly

per the PROBE INSERTION GUIDELINE DRAW-

ING AND CHART, pages 14 & 15.

3. Due to t e variations of tubing diameters, a

common starting point is desirable. T erefore,

tig ten t e nut until t e tubing will not turn

by and or move axially in t e ﬁtting.

4. S ribe the nut at the 6 o’ lo k position.

5. While holding ﬁtting body steady, tighten the nut

11⁄4turns to the 9 o’ lo k position.

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S A G E M E T E R I N G , I N C .

ANSI Class Flanges

(user supplied)

Largest of the

Two Perforated

Plates

Flow Conditioning

Assembly is

inserted here.

One Pipe

Diameter

FLOW

Gaskets

One Pipe

Diameter

Straight Run Requirement

from this Flange

CAPTIVE LOW CONDITIONERS

Can Be Installed in Conjunction with Insertion Style low Meters

NOTE: The larger of the two perforated plates of the Sage

Flow Conditioning assembly is positioned between two ﬂanges

and two gaskets as shown. The smaller of the two perforated

plates of the conditioner will freely slide into the application

pipe, facing downstream. The probe mounting hardware will be

placed one diameter downstream of the downstream plate.

Probe location must be one pipe ID diameter downstream of

Flow Conditioners or errors will occur.

Front View of one of the Conditioning Plates

IMPORTANT T e location of t e probe must be exactly one pipe ID diameter (i.e., 4” in a 4” pipe; 6” in

a 6” pipe, etc.) downstream of t e Captive Flow Conditioning assembly. T e Captive Flow Conditioners

are always designed to be separated by one pipe diameter. See drawing below. T e probe location must

be one pipe ID diameter downstream of Flow Conditioner, or errors will occur.

Note: See table on page 11

(last Column) for Straig t Run

Requirement

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PROBE INSERTION GUIDELINE DRAWING1

Choose the longest straight-run se tion of pipe avail-

able to allow a uniform, well-developed ﬂow proﬁle.

Allow for a minimum of 15 pipe diameters of straight

run upstream, and 5 diameters downstream, depend-

ing on the onditions. See hart on page 11. Note,

obstru tions su h as valves, blowers expanders and

PVC and HDPE pipes will require additional straight

run ( onta t fa tory for assistan e). Avoid, if possible,

installations immediately downstream of bends, fans,

nozzles, heaters and espe ially valves, or anything

else installed in the line that may ause nonuniform

ﬂow proﬁles and swirls. Otherwise signal output

errors ould result, unless signiﬁ antly more straight

run is provided, or in the absen e of sufﬁ ient straight

run, Flow Conditioners (page 13) are in stalled ( on-

ta t Sage for assistan e if needed). Refer to page 13 to

see the beneﬁts of in orporating Flow Conditioners.

Insertion styles are available through Sage Metering,

In . with a standard 1/2" OD probe support assem-

bly; 3/4" is also available. Stan dard probe lengths

are 6", 12", 15", 18", 24", 30", 36" and 48". A ommon

method of mounting the probe assembly through

a pipe wall or du t (if ambient air) is with a ompres-

sion ﬁtting (STCF05). A Sage valve assembly (SVA05)

is useful and highly re ommended for

pressurized appli ations or other gases,

su h as Natural Gas. Flange mounting

is optionally available.

Sage insertion style ﬂow meters an be assembled

and alibrated for use in virtually any size pipe or

du t (as small as 1”). Sage insertion ﬂow meters

in lude a probe assembly that supports the sensing

element (a self-heated ﬂow sensor and a tempera -

ture/referen e sensor); a sensor drive ir uit; mi ro -

pro essor meter board, and trans mitter en losure.

The probe assembly must be inserted into the orre t

position in the pro ess gas ﬂow onduit to allow the

gas to ﬂow through the sensor “window” a ross the

sensor element. The “sensing point” or a tive part of

the sensor (0.5" from the end of the probe) should be

positioned as per the drawing below and the

Installation Depth Chart on page 15.

Installation Depth

The enter of the pipe (assuming a well developed

turbulent ﬂow proﬁle) is fairly ﬂat, and easy to

lo ate. See “Installation Depth Chart” on next page

to determine proper insertion depth.

4" PIPE SHOWN

LESS THAN IDEAL LOCATION

Contact Factory for Assistance

GOOD LOCATION2,3

(See Installation Depth Chart for X and Y Dimension)

2. Probe should be inserted per Installation Depth Chart (see following page),

so sensors are in the center of the pipe.

3. The portion of the probe that remains outside of the pipe, is simply the factory

ordered probe length (i.e. “-15” = 15 inches) minus the “Y” dimension.

Center

of Pipe

PRIME

˚F

13546 SCFM

467469670 SCF

88mW

1. SIP Industrial Meter shown in drawing. Note, probe is not bi-directional.

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S A G E M E T E R I N G , I N C .

INSTALLATION DEPTH CHART

Methods for Probe Insertion to Pipe Center

ME T HO D 1

Using harts below, sele t pipe size ( olumn 1),

determine X. Insert probe until the end tou hes the

bottom of the pipe (ID), mark probe as it exits top

of ﬁtting. Lift probe distan e “X” and tighten om -

pression ﬁtting.

ME T HO D 2

Using harts below1, sele t pipe size ( olumn 1),

determine Y. Subtra t Y from the fa tory supplied

probe length. That differen e Z (see drawing on page

14) should be outside of the pipe, and is measured

from the bottom of the en losure of the probe weld

to pipe OD.

P PE S ZE OD D XYP PE AREA

1.5" 1.900 1.500 .15" 1.56" 0.0123

2" 2.375 1.939 .35" 1.82" 0.0205

2.5" 2.875 2.323 .55" 2.07" 0.0294

3" 3.500 2.900 .80" 2.38" 0.0459

4" 4.500 3.826 1.30" 2.86" 0.0798

6" 6.625 5.761 2.25" 3.95" 0.1810

8" 8.625 7.625 3.25" 4.90" 0.3171

10" 10.750 9.750 4.25" 6.00" 0.5185

12" 12.750 11.374 5.13" 7.00" 0.7056

14" 14.000 12.500 5.70" 7.50" 0.8522

16" 16.000 14.312 6.60" 8.60" 1.1172

18" 18.000 16.124 7.50" 9.60" 1.4180

24" 24.000 21.562 10.25" 12.60" 2.5357

S C H E D U L E 4 0 P P E 2S C H E D U L E 8 0 P P E 2

P PE S ZE OD D XYP PE AREA

1.5" 1.900 1.610 .20" 1.56" 0.0141

2" 2.375 2.067 .40" 1.82" 0.0233

2.5" 2.875 2.469 .60" 2.07" 0.0332

3" 3.500 3.068 .90" 2.38" 0.0513

4" 4.500 4.026 1.40" 2.86" 0.0884

6" 6.625 6.065 2.40" 3.95" 0.2006

8" 8.625 7.981 3.40" 4.90" 0.3474

10" 10.750 10.020 4.40" 6.00" 0.5476

12" 12.750 11.938 5.50" 7.00" 0.7773

14" 14.000 13.124 6.00" 7.50" 0.9394

16" 16.000 15.000 7.00" 8.60" 1.2272

18" 18.000 16.876 8.00" 9.60" 1.5533

24" 24.000 22.625 10.75" 12.60" 2.7919

C O S U L T F A C T O R Y C O S U L T F A C T O R Y

1 For other Pipe Schedules such as Schedule 10 contact Sage however the Y dimension will

be the same for any Schedule Pipe

2The 1" Pipe Size needs to have the Probe “Bottomed Out” (option “BOT"); the calibration

method for the 11⁄2" Pipe is either as shown below or with option “BOT”

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R V. 16-SIP/SRP

PRIME

˚F

13546 SCFM

467469670 SCF

88mW

PRIME

˚F

135 46 SCFM

467469670 SCF

88mW

PRIME

˚F

135 46 SCFM

467469670 SCF

88mW

PRIME

˚F

13546 SCFM

467469670 SCF

88mW

CON IGURATION OR UTILIZING OUR (4) SAGE INSERTION MASS LOW METERS OR LARGE ROUND

PIPES OR DUCTS LARGER THAN 36" TO MINIMIZE E ECTS O VARYING LOW PRO ILES

(It is recommended that actory be contacted to assist with applications of this nature)

The outputs of the four meters will be averaged

by customer’s PLC or other method to improve

overall accuracy in measuring the ﬂow rate.

( or medium sized round pipes [18" to 36"],

two meters, on the opposite side of the same

diameter, may be sufﬁcient [insert parallel to an

upstream 90 degree bend for optimal beneﬁt.])

Note, in this conﬁguration, each sensor needs

to be averaged.

1/2" NPT

User Entry

for Wiring

1/2" NPT

User Entry

for Wiring

3/4" NPT for

Probe Support

3/4" NPT for

Remote Cable

3/4" NPT for

Remote Cable

Large Duct or Stack Applications

O p e r a t i o n s a n d I n s t r u c t i o n M a n u a l 17

S A G E M E T E R I N G , I N C .

R V. 16-SIP/SRP

IN-LINE LOW METERS

In-line mounting styles are available through Sage

Metering, In . in sizes from 1/4" pipe through 4"

pipe. Threaded male NPT ends are standard up to

2-1/2"; ANSI 150lb ﬂanged ends are re ommended

for 3" and 4" models. Conta t the fa tory if optional

end mounting styles are required. Pipe sizes in ex ess

of 4" require the insertion style mass ﬂow meter.

The in-line style ﬂow meter assembly ﬂow se tion is

typi ally spe iﬁed to mat h the user’s ﬂow onduit

and is plumbed dire tly in the ﬂow line by thread-

ENGTH “ ” SAME AS NON-F ANGED METER

(See table on page 27. For example, 1"x8" ﬂow

body has an 8" length. The length will be the same

whether an NPT ﬂow body, or whether ﬂanged.

If a ﬂanged ﬂow body, the 8" dimension will be

a Face-to-Face dimension.)

LOW CONDITIONING SCREENS OR IN-LINE LOW BODIES 1/2" AND UP1

Screens shown

with NPT ﬁtting.

1Note Flow conditioning is also available for Insertion Meter applications (see page 13)

ing, ﬂanging, welding, et . DO NOT USE REDUCERS.

It in ludes the sensing element (a self-heated ﬂow

sensor and a temperature/referen e sensor) mounted

dire tly in the spe iﬁed ﬂow se tion for exposure to

the pro ess gas; a sensor drive ir uit; mi ropro essor

meter board, and transmitter en losure.

All in-line Flow Meters, 1/2" and up have built-in

Flow Conditioners. See Table (page 10) for Upstream

Straight run requirements. Note, the 1/4" and 3/8"

do not have Flow Conditioners and thus require

more straight run.

In-Line low Meter Application

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R V. 16-SIP/SRP

Prime Integral (Series SIP)

SEE “WIRING” ON PAGE 10 OR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO REMOVE REAR LID;

SEE OLLOWING PAGES OR TERMINAL HOOKUP

1RED AC1 COM 1

2S1 AC2 B + 2

3RED SPARE A – 3

4WHITE

4-20mA PWR

5S2 4-20mA 5

6WHITE VDC GND 6

A B C

24 VDC

PULSE

VDC IN

VDC GND

–

INTEGRAL

INSIDE COVER VIEW INSIDE BODY VIEW

1/2" NPT

User Entry

for Wiring

3/4" NPT for

Probe Support

NO CUSTOMER ACCESS

DO NOT OPEN THIS SIDE

DISP AY SIDE

1/2" NPT

View Entry

(ONE ON EACH SIDE)

F OW

TERMINA B OCK SIDE

O p e r a t i o n s a n d I n s t r u c t i o n M a n u a l 19

S A G E M E T E R I N G , I N C .

24 VDC Prime Integral Terminals (Series SIP)

(APPROVED OR HAZARDOUS SERVICE6)

1RED AC1 COM 1

2S1 AC2 B + 2

3RED SPARE A – 3

4WHITE

4-20mA PWR

5S2 4-20mA 5

6WHITE VDC GND 6

A B C

24 VDC

PULSE

VDC IN

VDC GND

–

INTEGRAL

INSIDE COVER VIEW

NOTE: The Sage Prime

draws 2.4 watts maximum

(i.e. ≅ 100ma @24VDC)

–+

CUSTO M ER

RET U R N

EXT E R N A L LY P OWER E D

4–2 0 m A BY CU S TOMER +

DESCR PT ON TERM NALS NOTES

DC nput Power: B5 B6

24 VDC7,8 + VDC – VDC G D

nternally Powered: C5 C6 Do not remove

4-20 mA 4-20 mA Return any Jumpers

SIG AL DRIVE

nternally Powered: C4 C6 Do not remove

Pulsed Output G D any Jumpers

Externally Powered: C5 B4 Remove B4 & B5

4-20 mA 4-20 mA 4-20 mA Jumper

SIG AL DRIVE EXTER AL SOURCE

Externally Powered9:C4 B3 Remove B4 & B5

Pulsed Output JU CTIO FOR Jumper and Connect

PULSE RETURN C4 Resistive Jumper

to B3

MODBUS C2 C3 C1 Modbus Ground10

RS485(+) RS485(–) MODBUS GROUND

(REQ’D)

*B4 and B5 UMPER

Remove jumper for Externally Sourced 4-20

mA. In this mode, user supplies 9-27 Volts to

externally power the 4-20 mA loop, and the

4-20 mA loop becomes optically isolated.

1Specify the Sage Prime PLUS option in order to have the Modbus Ground (Terminal C1 COM) isolated

from the 24 VDC Sage Power Supply Ground (Terminal B6). All other features of Prime PLUS are

identical to the standard Sage Prime except other voltage available. (See footnote 8)

2It is important to connect the Ground when using Modbus communications or ground loop problems

may develop. Improper wiring can also damage internal circuitry

3Note, if customer externally powers the 4-20 mA by removing the jumper the Pulse voltage output

is also effected: The voltage output of the Pulse will follow the customer power (i.e. 24 VDC external

power will result in a 24 VDC Pulse [maximum of 50 mA]; 12 VDC external power will result in a

12 VDC Pulse)

4Pulse width 250 msec default (adjustable with Addresser software)

5Using Sage Addresser a Low Flow Cutoff (LFC) commonly referred to as Min Cutoff or Zero Cutoff

can be entered into the FLOW MIN Functions. In Versions 1.82 or higher the Low Flow Cutoff and

the 4-20 mA Scaling are independent of each other. For example: A Low Flow Cutoff (LFC) of

10 SCFM on a Meter with a Full Scale of 100 SCFM will report 0 on the Display and 4 mA on the

output. The output will remain at 4 mA until the LFC is exceeded: (ie: 25 SCFM=8 mA). Thus the

4 mA will always be zero based

6Class I Div 2 Groups B C D T4 and ATEX Ex na IIC T4

724 VDC ±10%

8Other DC voltages (5 VDC 12 VDC 48 VDC) available on Prime PLUS. Contact Sage

9Assumes the 4-20 mA is Externally Powered

10 Modbus Ground becomes isolated from the B6 Power Supply Ground only on Prime PLUS version

(specify “PLUS”)

INSIDE BODY VIEW

1/2" NPT

User Entry

for Wiring

3/4" NPT for

Remote Cable

(on Remote Style SRP)

**Note, Flow Meter is supplied with a 10K

(1/2 watt) metal ﬁlm resistor (Resistive

umper) connected across Terminals C4 and

C6. For externally powered operation, in

addition to removing B4 & B5 umpers, it

is necessary to connect C4 Resistive umper

to Terminal B3 instead of C6. Note, B3 must

be connected to the External Sources com-

mon in order to enable the optically isolated

pulse output. In this mode, Pulse Output is

optically isolated. Pulsed Output voltage will

depend on customer source voltage. Use

Sage Resistive umper only!

A1 – RED – VELOCITY SENSOR WIRE (HEATED ELEMENT)

A2 – NO WIRE

A3 – RED – VELOCITY SENSOR WIRE (HEATED ELEMENT)

A4 – WHITE – TEMPERATURE SENSOR WIRE

A5 – NO WIRE

A6 – WHITE – TEMPERATURE SENSOR WIRE

B3 – JUNCTION OR ISOLATED PULSE

B4 – 4-20 mA RETURN (–) AND PULSE SOURCE

B5 – VDC IN – VOLTAGE DC – POSITIVE (+)

B6 – VDC GND – VOLTAGE DC – GROUND (–)1

C1 – COM – RS485 MODBUS GROUND1,2

C2 – B(+)–RS485_D1

C3 – A(–)–RS485_D0

C4 – 24 VDC PULSE – 0 TO 24 VDC PULSE OUTPUT3,4

C5 – 4-20 mA – 4 TO 20 mA SIGNAL DRIVE5

C6 – VDC GND – VOLTAGE DC – GROUND (–)

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AC Powered Prime Integral Terminals (Series SIP)6

1RED AC1 COM 1

2S1 AC2 B + 2

3RED SPARE A – 3

4WHITE

4-20mA PWR

5S2 4-20mA 5

6WHITE VDC GND 6

A B C

24 VDC

PULSE

VDC IN

VDC GND

–

INTEGRAL

INSIDE COVER VIEW

NOTE: The Sage Prime

draws 2.4 watts maximum

(i.e. ≅ 100ma @24VDC)

–+

CUS TO ME R

RET U R N

EXT E R N A L LY P OWER E D

4–20 mA BY C US TO MER +