KROHNE OPTIPROBE Quickstart EN - Manual (Page 7)

INSTALLATION
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OPTIPROBE
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2.4.3 T-section
2.4.4 Vibration
CAUTION!
The OPTIPROBE is a sensor which measures flow speed at one point in the pipe.
In case the flow speed has to be converted into a volume, please note that the measured value
depends on the used diameter and the insertion length, because the OPTIPROBE decreases the
inner surface of the pipe at the measuring section. The corrected GKl value for any other
installation condition can be calculated as:
All measures in mm
GKl
cal
is GKl on nameplate
Figure 2-3: Distance after T-sections
1 ≥ 30 DN
Figure 2-4: Avoid vibrations