VA 550 – Thermal Mass Flow Sensor for Flow Measurement

The VA 550 allows you to lower your energy costs and enhance sustainability. It provides the capability to monitor your consumption and analyze leakages with a single measuring device. Its design also makes it ideally suited for mobile measurements.

TECHNICAL DATA VA 550

Measuring range VA 550: up to 50 Nm/s, low-speed version*
up to 92.7 Nm/s, standard version*
up to 185 Nm/s, max. version*
up to 224 Nm/s, high-speed version* 

* Measuring range Nm³/h for different pipe diameters and gases, see table measuring ranges flow
* All measured values related to DIN 1343 standard conditions 0° and 1013 mbar ex works

Accuracy: Accuracy class
(o. M. V. = of measured value)
(o. F. S. = of full scale)
± 1.5 % of m.v. ± 0.3 % of f.s.
on request:
± 1.0 % of m.v. ± 0.3 % of f.s.
Accuracy indications: relative to ambient temperature 22 °C ±
2 °C, system pressure 6 bar
Repeatability: 0.25 % of m.v. in case of correct mounting (mounting aid, position, inlet section)
Measuring principle: Thermal mass flow sensor
Response time: t 90 < 3 s
Operating temperature range sensor tube/display unit: -40…180 °C standard version, sensor tube
-20…70 °C display unit
-20…120 °C for ATEX version
Adjustment possibilities via display, external
hand-held device PI 500, PC Service Software, remote diagnosis:
Nm³/h, Nm³/min, Nl/min, l/s, ft/min, cfm, kg/h, kg/min, inner diameter, reference conditions ° C/° F, mbar/hPa, zero point correction, leak flow volume suppression, scaling analogue output 4…20 mA, pulse/alarm, error codes etc.
Outputs: Standard: 1 x 4…20 mA analogue output (electrically not isolated), pulse output, RS 485 (Modbus-RTU)
Optional: 2 x 4…20 mA active, Modbus TCP, HART, Profibus DP, Profinet, M-Bus
Burden: < 500 ohm
Additional average value calculation: for all parameters freely adjustable from 1 minute up to 1 day, e. g. 1/2 hours average value, average day value
Protection class: IP 67
Material: Die-cast aluminum housing, sensor tube stainless steel 1.4571
Screw-in thread: G 1/2″ ISO 228, NPT 1/2″, R 1/2″, PT 1/2″
Operating pressure VA 550: 50 bar, in special version 100 bar
(with DVGW approval max. 16 bar)
Power supply: 18…36 VDC, 5 W
Approval: ATEX II 2G Ex db IIC T4 Gb,
ATEX II 2D Ex tb IIC T90 °C, Db,
DVGW
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