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    February 2012 ST 3000 Release 300 and SFC Model STS103 Users Manual 171

    9.3 Inspecting and Cleaning Barrier Diaphragms

    Background Depending on the characteristics of the process medium being

    measured, sediment or other foreign particles may collect in the process

    head cavity/chamber and cause faulty measurement. In addition, the

    barrier diaphragm or diaphragms in the transmitters meter body may

    become coated with a residue from the process medium. The latter is

    also true for e

    xternal diaphragms on flange mount and remote seal type

    or heads from

    spect

    or diaphragms. For flange mount and remote seal

    diaphragms, you may only need to run a purge line in the tank to rinse

    ff the face of the diaphragm.

    transmitters.

    In most cases, you can readily remove the process head

    the transmitters meter body to clean the process head cavity and in

    the barrier diaphragm

    o

    Procedure The procedure in Table 53 outlines the general steps for inspecting and

    cleaning barrier diaphragms. You may have to modify the steps to meet

    your particular process or transmitter model requirements.

    Table 53 Inspecting and Cleaning Barrier Diaphragms

    Step Action

    1 Close all valves and isolate transmitter from process. Open vent inprocess head to drain fluid from transmitters meter body, if required.

    ATTENTION We recommend that you remove the transmitterfrom service and move it to a clean area before taking it apart.

    2 Remove nuts from bolts that hold process head or heads to meterbody. Remove process heads and bolts.

    Nuts

    Processhead

    O-ring

    Centersection Process

    head

    O-ring

    Bolts

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    9.3 Inspecting and Cleaning Barrier Diaphragms, Continued

    Procedure, continued

    Table 53 Inspecting and Cleaning Barrier Diaphragms, continued

    Step Action

    3 Remove O-ring and clean interior of process head using soft bristlebrush and suitable solvent.

    4 Inspect barrier diaphragm for any signs of deterioration or corrosion.Look for possible residue and clean if necessary.

    NOTE: If diaphragm is dented, has distorted convolutions or radialwrinkles, performance may be affected. Contact TAC forassistance.

    5 Replace O-ring.

    ATTENTION

    We recommend that you install a new O-ring whenever a processhead is removed for cleaning.

    The process head for a GP or an AP transmitter with single-headdesign has two O-ring grooves. A large one which is 2 in (50.8mm) in diameter and a small one which is 1.3 in (33 mm) indiameter as shown in the following illustration. On high-pressure,model STG180, GP transmitters, be sure to use a small O-ring inthe smaller/inner groove. On other models of GP and APtransmitters, use a large O-ring in the larger/outer groove. Neveruse both O-rings together.

    Larger O-ringgroove forlower pressureapplications

    Smaller O-ringgroove forhigh pressureapplications

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    GP/AP Process Head

    For process heads of a GP or AP transmitter with dual-headdesign, see detail illustration for differential pressure transmittersin Step 2.

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    February 2012 ST 3000 Release 300 and SFC Model STS103 Users Manual 173

    9.3 Inspecting and Cleaning Barrier Diaphragms, Continued

    Procedure, continued

    Table 53 Inspecting and Cleaning Barrier Diaphragms, continued

    Step Action

    6 Coat threads on process head bolts with anti-seize compound suchas Neverseize or equivalent.

    7 Replace process head or heads and bolts. Finger tighten nuts.

    8 Use a torque wrench to gradually tighten nuts to torque rating shownin Table 54 in sequence shown in following illustration. Tighten headbolts in stages of 1/3 full torque, 2/3 full torque, and then full torque.

    1 3

    24

    Always tighten head bolts in

    sequence shown and in these

    stages:

    1. 1/3 full torque

    2. 2/3 full torque

    3. Full torque

    9 Return transmitter to service.

    CAUTION Do not exceed the overload rating when placing thetransmitter back into service or during cleaning operations. SeeOverpressure ratings in Section 3 of this manual.

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    9.3 Inspecting and Cleaning Barrier Diaphragms, Continued

    Torque ratings Table 54 lists process head bolt torque ratings for given transmitter type.

    B ng T

    olti ypeMeter Body

    Type

    Process Head

    Bolting Size5145255

    Ca on Steel S dard

    sp ified

    (B7M Alloy Steel

    Stainless Steel NACE

    [CR Option]

    5142557-002 and 003

    (NACE [CR option]

    Non-NACE [SS

    option]

    7-001 51452557-004

    rbtan

    ec

    ; no option [B7 option]) and

    Stainless Steel)

    7/16 x 14 UNC 20 N-m

    [15.0 Lb-Ft +/- 0.8 Lb-Ft] [15.0 Lb-Ft +/- 0.8 Lb-Ft] [15.0 Lb-Ft +/- 0.8 Lb-Ft] [15.0 Lb-Ft +/- 0.8 Lb-Ft]

    ,3 +/- 1,0 N-m 20,3 N-m +/- 1,0 N-m 20,3 N-m +/- 1,0 N-m 20,3 N-m +/- 1,0 N-m

    7/16 x 20 UNF NA NA 25,8 N-m +/- 1,3 N-m

    [19.0 Lb-Ft +/- 1.0 Lb-Ft]

    NA

    51451864XXX5

    (Model STD110

    Transmitter[draft range]

    only)M12 x 1.75 25,8 N-m +/- 1,3 N-m

    [19.0 Lb-Ft +/- 1.0 Lb-Ft]

    NA NA NA

    M12 x 1.75 63,8 N-m +/- 3,4 N-m

    [50.0 Lb-Ft +/- 2.5 Lb-Ft]

    NA NA NA

    7/16 x 20 UNF NA NA 63,7 N-m +/- 3,2 N-m

    [47.0 Lb-Ft +/- 2.4 Lb-Ft]

    NA

    7/16 x 14 UNC 67,8 N-m +/- 3,4 N-m

    [50.0 Lb-Ft +/- 2.5 Lb-Ft]

    48,8 N-m +/- 2,4 N-m

    [36.0 Lb-Ft +/- 1.8 Lb-Ft]

    56,9 N-m +/- 2,8 N-m

    [42.0 Lb-Ft +/- 2.1 Lb-Ft]

    56,9 N-m +/- 2,8 N-m

    [42.0 Lb-Ft +/- 2.1 Lb-Ft]

    3/8 x 16 UNC 39,3 N-m +/- 2,0 N-m

    [29 Lb-Ft +/- 1.5 Lb-Ft]

    NA 39,3 N-m +/- 2,0 N-m

    [29 Lb-Ft +/- 1.5 Lb-Ft]

    39,3 N-m +/- 2,0 N-m

    [29 Lb-Ft +/- 1.5 Lb-Ft]

    M8 x 1.25 27,1 N-m +/- 1,4 N-m

    [20.0 Lb-F

    NA NA NA

    t +/- 1.0 Lb-Ft]

    51451864XXXXexcept

    XXX5

    (All STD 3000and SMV

    3000Transmittersexcept

    STD110)

    5/16 x 18 UNC NA N-m

    t]

    NA 20,3 N-m +/- 1,0 N-m

    [15.0 Lb-Ft +/- 0.8 Lb-Ft]

    20,3 N-m +/- 1,0

    [15.0 Lb-Ft +/- 0.8 Lb-F