Summary of VEGAFLEX 81

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    Mounting instructions - ship- building vegaflex 81 cargo tank (crude oil) waste oil tank service tanks (heavy oil, cooling water tank) ballast tanks (wing tanks) document id: 39154.

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    2 contents vegaflex 81 • cargo tank (crude oil) 39154-en-130626 contents 1 general information 1.1 general instructions ......................................................................................................... 3 1.2 type plate ............................................................

  • Page 3: 1  General Information

    3 1 general information vegaflex 81 • cargo tank (crude oil) 39154-en-130626 1 general information 1.1 general instructions this mounting instructions manual provides the necessary guidelines for correct mounting of level sensors vegaflex 81 on ships. The mounting instructions manual applies to the ...

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    4 1 general information vegaflex 81 • cargo tank (crude oil) 39154-en-130626 2 1 13 14 15 16 12 11 5 3 6 4 7 8 9 10 fig. 1: layout of the type label (example) 1 instrument type 2 product code 3 approvals 4 power supply and signal output, electronics 5 protection rating 6 probe length 7 process and a...

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    5 1 general information vegaflex 81 • cargo tank (crude oil) 39154-en-130626 1.3 measuring range 2 4 5 3 2 4 5 3 1 1 fig.2:measuringranges-vegaflex81 1 reference plane 2 probe length l 3 measuring range (default setting refers to the measuring range in water) 4 upper dead band (in this area no measu...

  • Page 6: 2  Mounting, In General

    6 2 mounting, in general vegaflex 81 • cargo tank (crude oil) 39154-en-130626 2 mounting, in general 2.1 suitable housing versions a b c fig. 3: areas on a ship - side view a ondeck b belowdeck c engineroom plastic housing aluminium housing stainless steel housing (precision casting) on deck no no y...

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    7 2 mounting, in general vegaflex 81 • cargo tank (crude oil) 39154-en-130626 2.3 installation on deck without protective cover 1 3 2 fig. 13: adapter for protective hose 1 installation by shipyard 2 adapter for protective hose - m20 x 1.5 to m24 x 1.5 3 housing stainless steel, precision casting 31...

  • Page 8: 3  Mounting - Standard

    8 3 mounting - standard vegaflex 81 • cargo tank (crude oil) 39154-en-130626 3 mounting - standard 3.1 actuating variables general information 1 2 3 4 fig.16:vegaflex81-mounting 1 energyfield 2 containerframe 3 heating coil 4 pump high frequency microwave pulses are guided along a steel cable or rod...

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    9 3 mounting - standard vegaflex 81 • cargo tank (crude oil) 39154-en-130626 h d max level max level x x 1 2 fig. 17: mounting options 1 flush mounting 2 socketmounting x upper dead band (no measurement possible in this area) h socketheight d socketdiameter keep in mind that a min. Distance must be ...

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    10 3 mounting - standard vegaflex 81 • cargo tank (crude oil) 39154-en-130626 mounting details of the socket 10 mm (0.39") fig.18:mountingdetailsofthesocket.

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    11 3 mounting - standard vegaflex 81 • cargo tank (crude oil) 39154-en-130626 tank socket 100 mm (3.94") ø 300 - 600 mm (11.81 - 23.62") max level x 1/3 1/2 1/2 2/3 fig.19:mountingonatanksocketø300…600mm(11.81…23.62in) x upper dead band (no measurement possible in this area) 3.2 distance to vessel i...

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    12 3 mounting - standard vegaflex 81 • cargo tank (crude oil) 39154-en-130626 distance to the vessel wall and to frame profiles ≥ 300 mm (11.81") ≥ 300 mm (11.81") ≥ 300 mm (11.81") fig.20:avoidinterferencefromthevesselwallandframeprofiles 1 vessel wall 2 frames,reinforcementprofiles,etc..

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    13 3 mounting - standard vegaflex 81 • cargo tank (crude oil) 39154-en-130626 distances to cavities and filling streams ≥ 300 mm (11.81") ≥ 300 mm (11.81") fig.21:avoidinterferencefromcavitiesandfillingstreams 1 cavity 2 filling stream distances with strain relief ≥ 300 mm (11.81") 1 2 3 fig.22:stra...

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    14 3 mounting - standard vegaflex 81 • cargo tank (crude oil) 39154-en-130626 distances to heating coils (top view) ≥ 300 mm (11.81") 1 2 3 fig. 23: heating coils - top view 1 heating coils 2 bearing 3 sensor cable distances to heating coils (side view) ≥ 300 mm (11.81") 1 3 2 fig. 24: heating coils...

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    15 3 mounting - standard vegaflex 81 • cargo tank (crude oil) 39154-en-130626 strain relief - vertically y z y z 4 5 2 3 2 1 3 min level min level fig. 25: mounting versions vertically - gravity weight (left), cable loop (right) 1 gravityweight 2 spring 3 tension bolt 4 cableloop 5 grommet y offset ...

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    16 3 mounting - standard vegaflex 81 • cargo tank (crude oil) 39154-en-130626 medium y oil, bitumen 40 mm (3.15 in) solvents 40 mm (3.15 in) keep in mind that a min. Distance must be maintained below the refer- ence plane - measurement is not possible here (dead band). The value y states the min. Lo...

  • Page 17: 4  Mounting In A Standpipe

    17 4 mounting in a standpipe vegaflex 81 • cargo tank (crude oil) 39154-en-130626 4 mounting in a standpipe 4.1 mounting - cable version in narrow tanks or in case of a distance to vessel installations of less than 300 mm (11.81 in), measurement in a standpipe is recom- mended. 1 2 3 fig. 27: measur...

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    18 4 mounting in a standpipe vegaflex 81 • cargo tank (crude oil) 39154-en-130626 mounting with gravity weight ø 2 mm (0.08") ø 4 mm (0.16") ø 150 - 200 mm (5.91 - 7.87") z y y z ≥ 10 mm (0.39") 3 a b 1 2 7 4 5 6 min level min level fig. 28: mounting versions 1 ventilation openings 2 standpipe - ver...

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    19 notes vegaflex 81 • cargo tank (crude oil) 39154-en-130626.

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    Printing date: vega grieshaber kg am hohenstein 113 77761 schiltach germany 39154-en-130626 all statements concerning scope of delivery, application, practical use and operat- ing conditions of the sensors and processing systems correspond to the information available at the time of printing. Subjec...