SonTek-IQ Pipe

SonTek-IQ Pipe: Accurate Flow in Totally or Partially Full Pipes

The SonTek-IQ Pipe is intended as either a bottom or top mounted flow meter that can be used in most industrial or agricultural applications. Unlike many other flow meters available today, the SonTek-IQ Pipe automatically determines if the pipe is full or partially full, and identifies the best technique to use to measure the velocity of the water using SmartPulseHD. This information is then used to compute flow, along with accurate water level data provided by the vertical beam and/or pressure sensor. With a special form factor, the SonTek-IQ Pipe can provide accurate flow values in pipes from 0.5 m all the way to 5.0 m in diameter, independent of whether these pipes are full or have only a few inches of water in them.

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For pipe or closed conduit applications, the SonTek-IQ Pipe is longer and narrower than the Plus and Standard version, but it also has four velocity profiling beams, though at different angles: 2 along axis beams that are 25° off the vertical and 2 skew beams that are 37° off the vertical and 45° off the horizontal axis. These beam angles were customised for applications in closed conduits. The combination of the beams allows SonTek-IQ products to measure the distribution of velocities horizontally and vertically, thus providing a more accurate flow measurement. Water level and velocity information are then used to compute the flow, mean-velocity and channel area.

SmartPulseHD is an intelligent algorithm that looks at water depth, velocity and turbulence and then adapts the acoustic pulse scheme to those conditions. It uses a variety of cutting edge technology: multi-band acoustics, pulse-coherent, broadband, and incoherent techniques to provide the highest possible resolution with cell sizes down to 2 cm. The end result for end users is highly reliable data with less noise.

SPECIFICATIONS
• Operating depth: 0.08 – 1.5m / 0.08 – 5m
• Pipe diameters: 0.5 – 5.0 m
• Velocity range: ±5 m/s
• Resolution: 0.0001 m/s
• Accuracy: ±1% or ±0.5 cm/s
• Cell size (IQ+ only): down to 2 cm
• Temperature sensor accuracy: ±0.1°C
• Operating temperature: -5 to 60°C, Storage -10 to 60°C
• Communications: RS232, SDI-12, Modbus
• Weight in Air: 450g, positively buoyant in water
• Memory: 4 GB (1 year of data storage)
• Housing pressure rated to 43 psi (30 m of water)

Ordering Information:
SON-IQXP SonTek-IQ Pipe. Low profile (2.9-cm tall), five beam real-time acoustic Doppler current meter/flowmeter (3.0-MHz). The SonTek-IQ Pipe includes a measurement range of 5-m, advanced data processing including the SmartPulseHD feature, and current profiling. Features dynamic measurement cell, vertical acoustic beam and pressure sensor for water level measurement, internal pipe flow calculations for both instantaneous discharge as well as total volume, temperature sensor, tilt sensor, RS232, SDI-12, Modbus interface and 4 GB recorder in a low-profile urethane pressure case. System includes mounting brackets, USB-RS232 serial adaptor, tool kit, power supply and memory drive with SonTek-IQ software and technical documentation.

36-0012-010 250 10-m power and RS232/SDI-12/Modbus communications cable, compatible with the SonTek-IQ Flow Display, 5-pin male drypluggable to 9-pin Dsub

NOTE: The above components are required for the base configuration. The 10m cable item can be optionally replaced with a longer cable from the list below.

COMMUNICATION CABLE OPTIONS
36-0012-010 10-m power and RS232/SDI-12/Modbus communications cable, compatible with the SonTek-IQ Flow Display, 5-pin male drypluggable to 9-pin Dsub

36-0012-020 20-m power and RS232/SDI-12/Modbus communications cable, compatible with the SonTek-IQ Flow Display, 5-pin male drypluggable to 9-pin Dsub

36-0012-040 40-m power and RS232/SDI-12/Modbus communications cable, compatible with the SonTek-IQ Flow Display, 5-pin male drypluggable to 9-pin Dsub

36-0012-060 60-m power and RS232/SDI-12/Modbus communications cable, compatible with the SonTek-IQ Flow Display, 5-pin male drypluggable to 9-pin Dsub

36-0012-100 100-m power and RS232/SDI-12/Modbus communications cable, compatible with the SonTek-IQ Flow Display, 5-pin male drypluggable to 9-pin Dsub

OPTIONS
45-0070 1-year extended manufacturer’s warranty on defects and workmanship. Includes (1) maintenance service within the warranty period.

45-0071 SonTek-IQ Maintenance Service. Includes external cleaning, visual inspection of internal boards, replacement and greasing of internal O-ring, and diagnostic system test. Repair is additional.

45-0066 SonTek-IQ Plus firmware upgrade. Upgrades standard SonTek-IQ to the SonTek-IQ Plus configuration. Features an extended operating range (5-m), increased number of data fields, advanced data reprocessing and velocity profile output via SmartPulseHD, with cell sizes as small as 2-cm.”

24-0208 Custom 1-inch (2.54-cm) tall stainless steel riser mount, completely compatible with existing hole patterns on the SonTek-IQ and the standard SonTek-IQ mounting brackets.

24-0214 Customized hard-plastic shipping case to carry the SonTek IQ and accessories.

SON-FD SonTek Flow Display.

SON-FD-ANA SonTek Flow Display with (4) 4-20ma analog outputs.

REPLACEMENTS/SPARES
19-0012 Cable Adaptor. Connects the SonTek-IQ to power, SDI-12, Modbus, allows interface to laptop PC.
19-0013 Power Supply. Input 100/240VAC, output 12 VDC
19-0013 SonTek IQ Spare Parts Kit. Mounting brackets, 8 mounting bracket screws, two 5-pin and two 3-pin connectors for the SonTek-IQ cable adaptor.

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Weight 5 kg
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