
SITRANS F C MC2
Operating Instructions, 10/2009, A5E02154544-02 3
Table of contents
1 Introduction................................................................................................................................................ 5
1.1 Items supplied................................................................................................................................5
1.2 History............................................................................................................................................5
1.3 Further Information ........................................................................................................................6
2 Safety notes............................................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 Laws and directives .......................................................................................................................7
2.2 Installation in hazardous location...................................................................................................8
3 Description............................................................................................................................................... 11
3.1 Coriolis Mass flow meters ............................................................................................................11
3.2 MC2 features................................................................................................................................13
4 Installing / Mounting................................................................................................................................. 15
4.1 Use according to specifications ...................................................................................................15
4.2 Determining a location .................................................................................................................16
4.3 Sensor orientation........................................................................................................................17
4.4 Vibrations and crosstalk...............................................................................................................19
5 Connecting .............................................................................................................................................. 21
6 Commissioning ........................................................................................................................................ 25
6.1 General requirements ..................................................................................................................25
6.2 Zero point adjustment ..................................................................................................................25
7 Maintenance and service......................................................................................................................... 27
7.1 Maintenance.................................................................................................................................27
7.2 Transportation/storage.................................................................................................................27
7.3 Recalibration ................................................................................................................................27
7.4 Technical support.........................................................................................................................28
7.5 Return procedures .......................................................................................................................29
8 Troubleshooting / FAQs........................................................................................................................... 31
8.1 General information .....................................................................................................................31
8.2 Step 1: Inspecting the application................................................................................................31
8.3 Step 2: Performing a zero point adjustment ................................................................................32
8.4 Step 3: Calculating the measurement error.................................................................................32
8.5 Step 4: Improving the application.................................................................................................34
9 Technical data ......................................................................................................................................... 37