BM 700
 

For standard applications on storage tanks,in still wells and reference vessels, high performance and low price.

Distance, level, volume measurement of liquids, pastes, slurries, in storage tanks, still wells or reference vessels.

Technical data
Operating mode/system structure FMCW radar in the X band (8.5-9.9 GHz) with digital signal processing;
compact device, modular design

Input
Measured quantities

Primary quantity
Derived quantities
Measuring range
Min. tank height
Max. measuring range
Block distance
Rate of change in level



distance
level, volume

0.5m(1.6ft)
20m(65.6ft)
min. 0.2 – 0.5 m (0.7 – 1.6 ft)
≤ 10 m/min (≤ 33 ft/min)
Output
Ex-e current output HART








Failure signal
 
Type avtive (current source); Ex-e
Current range  4 – 20 mA (error: 22 mA)
Accuracy/linearity 0.15 % (rel. 20 mA; 20°C/68°F)
Temperature drift ≤ 100 ppm/K (typically 50 ppm/K)
Load ≤ 350 Ω
Current output: error signal 22 mA, plain text in local display
Measuring accuracy
Error of measurement

Repeatability
Measured-value resolution
Ambient temperature effect

min. ±1 cm (0.4”) or ±0.3%
≤ 0.5 x error of measurement
1 mm (0.04'')
no temperature effect on measured value (see output)
Field service conditions
Installation conditions

Ambient conditions

Hazardous locations
Ambient temperature at signal converter

avoid interference reflections and multiple reflections
Zone 0, 1, 2; IIC/IIB, T1 –T6
–20 … +55°C (–4 … +131°F); functional range: –40 … +70°C (–40 … +158°F)
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