Description
Insertion Mass Flow Meter CS VA500/VA570 is an affordable mass flow meter for compressed air and gases work according to the approved calorimetric measuring principle. The additional pressure and temperature compensation are not necessary.
Contrary to the previously used bridge circuit the newly developed evaluation electronics records all measured values digitally. This enables very precise and fast measurements.
Due to the new evaluation electronics, all VA 500/ VA 520 models have an integrated Modbus output as a standard. So all parameters can be easily transferred via Modbus.
Due to its compact design, it is possible to monitor all compressed air systems from the compressor to the smallest compressed air tool (1/4“ to 2 inches) with the new mass flow sensor VA 520.
VA 500 flow sensors are available for larger pipe diameters from DN 50 to DN 300. Apart from compressed air also other gases like e.g. nitrogen, oxygen, and CO2 can be measured.
Mass Flow Meter CS VA500/VA570 Specification
| Model | VA 500 | VA520 | |
| Insertion | Inline Flange | Inline Pipe Thread | |
| Parameters | m³/h, l/min (1000 mbar, 20 °C) in case of compressed air resp. Nm³/h, Nl/min (1013 mbar, 0 °C) in case of gases | ||
| Units adjustable via keys at a display | m³/h, m³/min, l/min, l/s, ft/min, cfm,m/s, kg/h, kg/min, g/s,lb/min, lb/h | ||
| Sensor | Thermal mass flow sensor | ||
| Measuring medium | Air, gases | ||
| Gas types are adjustable over CS service software or CS data logger | Air, nitrogen, argon, helium, CO2, oxygen, vacuum | ||
| Accuracy: | ± 1.5 % of m.v. ± 0.3 % of f.s. | ||
| (m.v.: of meas. value) | on request | ||
| (f.s.: of full scale) | ± 1.0 % of m.v. ± 0.3 % of f.s. | ||
| Operating temperature: | -30…110 °C probe tube | -30…80 °C | |
| -30…80 °C housing | |||
| Operating pressure | -1…50 bar | -1 to 16 bar optional to PN 40 | |
| Digital output | RS 485 interface (Modbus-RTU), | ||
| Optional: | |||
| Ethernet-Interface PoE), M-Bus | |||
| Analog output | 4…20 mA for m³/h e. g. l/min | ||
| Pulse output | 1 Pulse per m³ or per liter galvanically isolated. Pulse value can be set on the display. Alternatively, the pulse output can be used as an alarm relay | ||
| Supply | 18…36 VDC, 5 W | ||
| Burden | < 500 Ω | ||
| Housing | Polycarbonate (IP 65) | ||
| Probe tube | Stainless steel, 1.4301 | N/A | |
| Mounting length 220 mm, Ø 10 mm | |||
| Mounting thread | G 1/2“ | N/A | |
| Ø Casing | 65 mm | N/A | |
| Measuring section | N/A | Stainless steel, 1.4301 or 1.4571 | |
| Process connection | N/A | Flange (to DIN EN 1092-1 e. g. ANSI 150 Ibs or ANSI 300 Ibs) | R 1/4“ to R 2“ (BSP British Standard Piping) or 1/2“ |
| to 2“ NPT-thread | |||
| Mounting position | Anything | ||
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