Endress+hauser H 500 Proline Promass Coriolis flowmeter

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Promass H 500: Ultimate Corrosion Resistance Champion

The Endress+Hauser Promass H 500 represents the pinnacle of flow measurement technology, meticulously engineered for applications demanding the absolute highest level of corrosion resistance and unwavering operational safety. This sophisticated Coriolis flowmeter is specifically designed to handle chemically aggressive fluids with unparalleled integrity, ensuring precise and reliable measurements even in the most hostile industrial environments. Its innovative remote transmitter configuration, a key feature of the Promass H 500, significantly enhances installation flexibility, allowing the sensor to be placed in challenging or hazardous locations while the transmitter is positioned in a more accessible and safer area. This separation maximizes operational safety and simplifies maintenance. Furthermore, the integration of Heartbeat Technology provides continuous device verification and advanced diagnostics, ensuring process safety and measurement integrity at all times. This makes the Promass H 500 an indispensable tool for industries where process downtime is costly and safety is paramount, offering a robust solution that combines cutting-edge material science with intelligent measurement capabilities to deliver consistent, accurate, and trustworthy data in the face of aggressive chemical challenges.

Measuring Principle: Unaffected by Fluid Properties

At the core of the Promass H 500’s exceptional performance lies the advanced Coriolis measuring principle. This fundamental technology offers a crucial advantage by operating entirely independently of the physical properties of the fluid being measured. Unlike many other flow measurement technologies, the Coriolis principle is unaffected by variations in viscosity, density, or flow profile. This independence ensures highly accurate and stable measurements for both liquids and gases, even when dealing with chemically aggressive media whose properties can fluctuate significantly due to changes in temperature, pressure, or concentration. For processes involving highly reactive or corrosive substances, where material compatibility and measurement stability are critical, this characteristic of the Promass H 500 is invaluable. It simplifies process integration, reduces the need for complex compensation algorithms, and minimizes potential sources of error, thereby enhancing overall process reliability and control. The Promass H 500 consistently delivers precise mass flow, density, and temperature data, providing operators with the confidence needed for critical process control, quality assurance, and safety management in the most demanding applications.

Device Properties: Resilient, Remote, and Connected

The Endress+Hauser Promass H 500 boasts a robust set of device properties that underscore its suitability for extreme chemical applications. Its measuring tube, the heart of the sensor, is crafted from premium materials such as Tantalum or Zirconium, renowned for their superior resistance to aggressive corrosive agents. This ensures the long-term integrity and reliability of the measurement even when exposed to harsh acids, alkalis, and solvents. The nominal diameter range for the Promass H 500 spans from DN 8 to 50 (3/8 to 2 inches), offering versatility for various pipeline sizes and flow rates. It is designed to handle medium temperatures up to an impressive +205 °C (+401 °F), accommodating a wide range of process thermal conditions. A defining characteristic of the Promass H 500 is its remote version, which includes an advanced transmitter capable of supporting up to four freely configurable Input/Output (I/O) modules. This remote configuration allows the sensor to be installed in challenging process locations while the transmitter can be mounted up to 30 meters away in a more accessible and safer area. The transmitter features a backlit display with intuitive touch control and convenient WLAN access, facilitating easy on-site operation and remote configuration. A standard cable connects the sensor and transmitter, ensuring reliable communication.

Benefits: Enhanced Safety, Efficiency, Smart Diagnostics

The Endress+Hauser Promass H 500 delivers a comprehensive array of benefits, centered on enhancing safety, optimizing process efficiency, and providing intelligent diagnostic capabilities for critical applications. Foremost among these is maximum safety when handling chemically aggressive fluids, achieved through its wetted parts crafted from highly corrosion-resistant Tantalum or Zirconium. This robust material selection significantly minimizes the risk of material degradation, leaks, and potential hazards to personnel and the environment. The Promass H 500 offers multivariable measurement, simultaneously providing accurate data for mass flow, density, and temperature. This capability reduces the need for multiple discrete measuring points, leading to simpler system design, fewer process connections, and consequently, reduced installation costs and potential leak paths. Its space-saving design is another significant advantage, as the sensor does not require any upstream or downstream straight pipe runs, allowing for flexible installation in confined spaces. The remote transmitter further enhances this flexibility. Full access to critical process and diagnostic information is provided through numerous, freely combinable I/Os and advanced digital communication protocols such as Ethernet, PROFIBUS, and FOUNDATION Fieldbus. The integrated Heartbeat Technology ensures continuous device verification, predictive maintenance, and enhanced process safety, providing proactive insights into instrument health and performance.

Specific Applications: Mastering Corrosive Processes

The Promass H 500 is specifically designed for and excels in a diverse range of applications where the presence of highly corrosive media and the need for precision measurement are paramount. In the chemical industry, it is the instrument of choice for measuring and controlling the flow of strong acids like concentrated sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, and nitric acid, as well as highly aggressive alkalis such as sodium hydroxide. It is invaluable in the production of specialty chemicals, where precise dosing of corrosive reagents is critical for product quality. For pharmaceutical manufacturing, where purity and sterility are essential, the Promass H 500 ensures accurate measurement of aggressive solvents and intermediates used in drug synthesis. In chlor-alkali processes, it reliably monitors the flow of chlorine, hydrogen, and caustic soda. Furthermore, the Promass H 500 is extensively used in wastewater treatment plants for dosing corrosive chemicals for pH adjustment, disinfection, and sludge treatment. Its ability to measure density alongside mass flow is particularly useful for concentration control of chemical solutions, ensuring consistent product quality and optimizing reaction kinetics. This flowmeter is ideal for any process involving hazardous or highly corrosive fluids where robust design and accurate, reliable data are non-negotiable for safety and operational success.

Transmitter Features: Remote, Connected, Smart

The transmitter of the Endress+Hauser Promass H 500 is engineered as a highly versatile and intelligent component, designed to maximize operational flexibility and ease of use, especially in challenging installation scenarios. Being a remote version, the transmitter can be mounted separately from the sensor, up to 30 meters away, offering significant advantages in terms of accessibility, safety, and protection from harsh process conditions. This design is particularly beneficial when the sensor is located in hazardous areas, high-temperature zones, or locations with limited space. The transmitter provides full access to process and diagnostic information through numerous, freely combinable Input/Output (I/O) options and a wide array of fieldbuses including HART, PROFIBUS DP, PROFIBUS PA, FOUNDATION Fieldbus, Modbus RS485, PROFINET, Ethernet/IP, and OPC-UA. This extensive connectivity ensures seamless integration into any control system. A backlit display with intuitive touch control enables easy on-site configuration and monitoring, even in difficult lighting conditions. Additionally, integrated WLAN access allows for convenient remote configuration and diagnostics using a standard web browser, further enhancing operational efficiency. The powerful Heartbeat Technology, embedded within the transmitter, provides continuous device verification and advanced diagnostics, ensuring ongoing measurement integrity and facilitating predictive maintenance strategies.

Global Approvals: Safety and Compliance Worldwide

The Endress+Hauser Promass H 500 is equipped with a comprehensive array of global approvals and certifications, underscoring its commitment to international standards for safety, quality, and performance across diverse industrial applications. For deployment in potentially explosive atmospheres, it holds critical hazardous area approvals such as ATEX, IECEx, cCSAus, NEPSI, INMETRO, EAC, and KC, ensuring compliance with regional safety regulations. Product safety is further validated by CE, C-tick, and EAC markings, confirming adherence to essential European, Australian, and Eurasian directives concerning health, safety, and environmental protection. The accuracy and reliability of the Promass H 500 are rigorously confirmed through calibrations performed at accredited calibration facilities in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025, providing direct traceability to national and international measurement standards. Furthermore, the integrated Heartbeat Technology complies with the stringent requirements for measurement traceability as defined by ISO 9001:2015 – Section 7.1.5.2 a, a compliance attested by TÜV SÜD. Essential pressure approvals, including PED for European pressure equipment directives and CRN for Canadian registration requirements, affirm its suitability for pressurized systems. The availability of 3.1 material certificates offers complete transparency and traceability for the quality of all wetted parts, which is crucial for critical chemical applications where material integrity is paramount.