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11.5 Environmental
SITRANS LR250 (FOUNDATION FIELDBUS)
202 Operating Instructions, 01/2014, A5E32221411-AB
11.5
Environmental
Note
For the specific configuration you are about to use or install, check transmitter nameplate
and see
Approvals (Page 203).
Use appropriate conduit seals to maintain IP or NEMA rating.
Location
indoor/ outdoor
Altitude
5000 m (16,404 ft) max.
Ambient temperature
40 to +80 °C (−40 to +176 °F)
Relative humidity suitable for outdoor
Type 4X/NEMA 4X, Type 6/NEMA 6, IP67, IP68 enclosure (see note
above)
Installation category I
Pollution degree
4
11.6
Process
Note
Th
e maximum temperature is dependent on the process connection, antenna materials, and
vessel pressure. For more detailed information see
Maximum Process Temperature Chart
(Page
240) and Process Pressure/Temperature derating curves (Page 241).
Temperature at process
connection
Standard Horn antenna
(Threaded or Flanged):
with FKM O-ring
40 to +200 °C (−40 to +392 °F)
with FFKM O-ring
20 to +200 °C (−4 to +392 °F)
2" NPT / BSPT / G Threaded PVDF antenna:
40 to +80 °C (−40 to +176 °F)
Flanged encapsulated antenna (FEA)
-40 to +170 °C (−40 to +338 °F)
Pressure (vessel) Refer to process connection tag and
Process Pressure/Temperature derating
curves (Page 241).