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IGTM-CT Gas Turbine Meter: Documentation and Technical Specifications
IGTM-CT Gas Turbine Meter: Documentation and Technical Specifications
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Sizes, Flow Rate and Flanges Approvals
The available nominal diameter of the IGTM-CT gas turbine The IGTM-CT is specifically designed in accordance with all
meter ranges from DN 50 (2") to DN 600 (24"). Other sizes are relevant and published standards, like EC directives, EN 12261,
available on request. AGA 7, ISO 9951 and OIML R137-1 (replacing R6 and R32).
Many national standards and laws are based on the above.
The IGTM-CT can be delivered with G rates ranging from G 40
to G 16 000, which means that IGTM-CT is available for flow The IGTM-CT meter is approved for custody transfer in all
rates from 7 m³/h to 25 000 m³/h. The MID approval is valid European Community (EC) countries according to EC directive
for meter sizes DN 80 (3”) G 100 and above. 2014/32/EU (MID). Metrological approvals are also obtained in
The relationship between G value and flow rate for each dia- Brazil, Algeria, Tunisia, Serbia, Malaysia, South Korea and
meter is shown in table 3 on the last page of this brochure. China. Others are in process.
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Picture 2 Material of Construction
The materials of construction are listed in the table below.
Part Material
Housing Ductile Iron (EN-GJS-400-18-LT)
Operating Range (1:X)
Example: At 28 bar the operating range improved from 1:20 to Index Head
1:80
The standard index head is equipped with a dedicated vent
provision that prepares the meter for tropical use. The IGTM is
Overload certified for IP 67 applications. A high gas temperature index
head can be supplied as an option.
The IGTM-CT is designed to deal with over-ranging of at least
20% of Qmax. Any over-ranging must occur slowly and without The index head can be turned through 350° without violating
pulsations. the lead seal. An 8-digit non-resettable display shows the tota-
lized volume. During the verification or calibration, the ratio of
the adjustment gears is checked and (if necessary) adjusted to
Temperature Ranges make the accuracy of the measurement as good as possible.
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riers between hazardous area and safe area must be suitable Surface Treatment and Painting
for the application and are available on request.
Before applying a corrosion-protective layer, each ductile iron
The vemm tec IGTM-CT can be equipped with HF1/HF2 sen- IGTM meter body is shot blasted SA 2.5. Carbon steel bodies
sors only, without an index head. This option requires an elec- are mechanically treated. The standard colour of the meter
tronic counter, a volume converter or a flow computer, to indi- body is white (RAL 9001). Stainless steel bodies are supplied
cate actual and converted volume. For custody transfer purpo- without coating. The colour of the index head is black.
ses however, a mechanical counter is often a mandatory requi-
rement. Alternative surface treatments like other colours, special coa-
tings or zinc treatments can be offered on request. These spe-
cial treatments can improve the protection against corrosion.
Lubrication System
The IGTM-CT is standard equipped with a lubrication system. Material and Safety Tests
The oil pump is dimensioned according to the size of the
meter. All IGTM-CT meters are tested in accordance with the appro-
priate standards and customer requirements:
To achieve the long life of the IGTM-CT, regular lubrication is • Hydro test at 1.5 x maximum operating pressure
required. Typically, for clean gas applications, a 3-month inter- • Air seal test at 1.1 x maximum operating pressure
val between two lubrication services is recommended. Dirty • Material certificate per EN 10204 3.1
gas requires a more frequent lubrication. • CE-PED compliance: Directive 2014/68/EU
and 2014/32/EU (MID)
As an option the IGTM-CT models with PN10/16 or ANSI 150 • Electronic sensors are approved according to ATEX
flanges and a diameter ≤ DN 100 (4”) can be provided with
lifetime lubricated bearings. A certification package can be ordered as an option. Other
tests like MI, TÜV certification, NDT and US testing and others
are available on request.
8 digit mechanical
index
HF sensor
turbine
wheel metering
bearing cartridge
block
straightening
vane
housing
pressure tapping
lubrication system
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D E1 G E2 F
A B1 B2 C1 C2 C3 C4
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Documentation Additional Instrumentation
The IGTM-CT gas turbine meter comes with an installation, The indicated volume (under actual conditions) will often be
operation and maintenance manual. Calibration certificates converted to volume at base conditions by a volume converter
and material certificates can be provided as an option. Depen- or flow computer. Parameters for these conversions are:
ding on the order and the meter chosen, the optionally orde-
red certification package contains: • Pressure
• 3.1 certificate with declaration of conformity A pressure tapping enables the measurement of the static
• Material certificates for pressure containing parts pressure near the turbine wheel. The pressure measurement
• Welding test certificates (when applicable) point is located on the meter housing and marked with Pm
• Pressure test certificate (pressure at metering conditions). The bore is 3 mm and per-
• Calibration certificates (as ordered) pendicular to the wall. This bore is as standard provided with a
• Applicable CE compliancy certificate (MID / PED / ATEX) fitting. Connection with 6 mm stainless (standard) tubing or
larger is recommended. Alternative connections or fittings can
be offered on request.
Installation
• Temperature
Usually gas turbine meters are installed with a certain straight The temperature measurement should preferably be located
upstream pipe length. The IGTM-CT is equipped with an inter- within 3 D downstream of the meter. The temperature should
nal flow conditioner that takes care that the meter meets the be measured within the center third of the pipe. As an option,
requirements of the MID Directive, EN 12261 and OIML recom- your IGTM-CT can be equipped with an integrated thermowell.
mendations. This allows the meter to be installed with mini-
mum 2D upstream piping. No devices that can influence the pressure or the temperature
of the gas should be installed between a gas meter and the
The temperature sensor should be installed in the downstream sensor.
pipe section. Optionally a thermo-well can be installed in the
meter body.
Volume Converters and
The meter is equipped for horizontal installation as standard.
Meters ≤DN 100 (4") diameter can also be operated vertically. Additional Equipment
If the meter is provided with a lubrication pump, please indica-
te vertical use on your order. Meters that are used under MID Vemm tec can provide you with sophisticated volume conver-
approval must be installed horizontally. ters with features such as curve correction, tariff counters,
pulse or current outputs, and other customer specified func-
The gas flow must be free from liquids, dust and particles. tions. They come with dedicated communication with Mod-
These can damage the delicate bearings and the rotor. Also Bus® or other protocols via RS232 and RS485 and can be
when dust collects over time it has an adverse effect on the equipped with GSM, GPRS or other modems.
metering accuracy. Non-clean gases should be filtered with a
5-micron particle filter. We can also provide you with the additional equipment such
as IS-barriers, F/I-converters, transmitters, filters, straightening
Pulsating gas flow and vibrations should be avoided. vanes and meter tubes.
The meter axis should be identical to the upstream piping axis. We will be happy to send you any further information.
Gaskets immediately upstream of the meter should not protrude.
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Ordering Information Alternatives
In order to quickly process your enquiry, we need the following For industrial application vemm tec offers the IGTM-WT; an
information for adequate pricing and sizing: aluminium gas turbine meter that can be clamped between
• Nominal pipe size in mm or inches for installing the meter PN10; PN16 and ANSI 150# RF flanges. This model is available
• Application: Custody transfer, accurate measurement or for DN 50 (2”) to DN 200 (8”). Please ask for our documenta-
industrial measurement. tion for more information.
• Preferred body material: Ductile iron, carbon steel or
stainless steel For low flow applications vemm tec offers the OMEGA VI
• Flow rate: Maximum, minimum (actual or standard/normal rotary gas meter range in the diameters DN 50 (2”) to DN 100
cubic meter per hour, please specify); or G-size. (4”) for flows between 0.6 m³/h to 480 m³/h. The Omega VI
• Pressure: Maximum, minimum and normal operating has a high turn down ratio; up to 1:200. Please enquire for
pressure (indicate if you specify in absolute pressure or more information.
gauge pressure)
• Temperature: Maximum, minimum and normal operating
temperature
• Gas type, composition or analysis (if available)
• Flange connection, pressure rating and face type
• Output signals required (LF reed switch, HF at index head or
HF at turbine wheel, dual pulse output)
• Installation conditions (Indoor-Outdoor, ambient conditions)
• Flow direction horizontal (left-right; right-left) or vertical
(up-down; down-up)
• Optional services and additional equipment required (cali-
brations, barriers, volume correctors, filters, meter tubes)
• Please always mention the country in which the meter will
be mounted into a system. We need that for allocating the
internal responsibility and for determining the required
approvals
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Table 1
Gas types
Table 2
Dimensions and weights
D
50 mm
H1
A
B
L E
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Table 2
Dimensions and weights
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Table 2
Dimensions and weights
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Gas - Measurement
Table 3
IGTM-CT gas turbine meter: technical specifications
Germany
14482 Potsdam
Gartenstrasse 20
The indicated frequency values and k-factors of HF1/HF2 and HF3/HF4 are for information only.
The final values will be mentioned at the meter´s nameplate and in the calibration certificate.
E mail: info@vemmtec.com
Nominal Size IGTM-CT Pressure Rotating Turbine wheel Maximum frequency k-factor
Internet: http://www.vemmtec.com
[mm] flow range) with Nat. Gas Q
at max blade number approx. approx. Reed approx. approx. Reed
[inch] G [m3/h] [m3/h] [mbar] [min-1] angle of blades [Hz] [Hz] [Hz] [Imp/m3] [Imp/m3] [Imp/m3]
DN 50 G 40 *) 65 13 5,5 8900 45 16 2800 80 0,18 155000 4400 10
(2”) G 65 *) 100 10 11,7 13700 45 16 4300 120 0,28 155000 4400 10
DN 80 G 100 160 8 3,7 6200 45 16 1900 50 0,04 42200 1200 1
(3”) G 160 250 13 8,6 9600 45 16 2900 80 0,07 42200 1200 1
G 250 400 20 13,8 8900 30 16 2600 70 0,11 23500 670 1
DN 100 G 160 250 13 3,1 4300 45 16 1200 60 0,07 17000 800 1
(4”) G 250 400 20 6,8 6900 45 16 1900 90 0,11 17000 800 1
G 400 650 32 10,8 6500 30 16 1700 80 0,18 9400 440 1
DN 150 G 400 650 32 3,1 3400 45 20 1100 70 0,18 6280 360 1
(6”) G 650 1000 50 7,1 5200 45 20 1700 100 0,28 6280 360 1
G 1000 1600 80 11,3 4800 30 20 1600 60 0,04 3570 135 0,1
DN 200 G 650 1000 50 2,5 2200 45 20 790 40 0,03 2840 150 0,1
(8”) G 1000 1600 80 4,3 3500 45 20 1300 70 0,04 2840 150 0,1
G 1600 2500 130 10,2 3100 30 20 1100 60 0,07 1510 80 0,1
DN 250 G 1000 1600 80 2,5 2000 45 24 830 60 0,04 1870 135 0,1
(10”) G 1600 2500 130 4,9 3100 45 24 1300 90 0,07 1870 135 0,1
G 2500 4000 200 7,9 2900 30 24 1200 90 0,11 1110 80 0,1
DN 300 G 1600 2500 130 2,5 1900 45 24 780 60 0,07 1120 80 0,1
(12”) G 2500 4000 200 4,9 3000 45 24 1300 90 0,11 1120 80 0,1
G 4000 6500 320 7,9 2800 30 24 1200 130 0,18 660 75 0,1
DN 400 G 2500 4000 200 2,5 1600 45 24 610 60 0,11 550 55 0,1
(16”) G 4000 6500 320 4,9 2600 45 24 990 100 0,18 550 55 0,1
G 6500 10000 500 8,6 2300 30 24 1300 130 0,28 470 50 0,1
DN 500 G 4000 6500 320 2,5 1400 45 24 540 60 0,17 310 40 0,1
(20”) G 6500 10000 500 5,0 2300 45 24 860 100 0,28 310 40 0,1
G 10000 16000 800 8,8 2000 30 24 750 30 0,04 170 8 0,01
DN 600 G 6500 10000 500 2,4 1100 45 24 420 40 0,02 150 15 0,01
(24”) G 10000 16000 800 4,9 1800 45 24 670 70 0,04 150 15 0,01
G 16000 25000 1300 8,6 1400 30 24 500 50 0,02 75 7 0,01
*) Not approved under MID