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TYPE LC OVAL FLOWMETER

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

General Description
Oval meters are instruments used for the continuous and
intermittent measurement and control of the pipe liquid flow, which are
typical of positive displacement meter, feature large flow range, low
pressure loss, large viscosity range, easy installation, high accuracy and
can measure high temperature, high viscosity liquids with easy
calibration.
Type LC oval gear meters are fitted with on-site pointer indication
and roller integration device which can indicate the liquid flow and
intermittent flow passing through the pipeline. For the different liquids
(acid, alkali, salt, organic solution etc.), the meters can be made of
different materials (cast iron, cast steel, stainless steel etc.) . The meters are widely used for the flow
measurement in the field of petroleum, chemical, chemical fiber, traffic, food industries and commerce,
medical and sanitary departments.
Structure and Operation Principle
Oval meter is generally comprised of a flow transducer and a counter mechanism. The main part of
the transducer is a measuring chamber which consists of a pair of oval wheels and a sealing coupling. The
counter mechanism contains speed reduction gears, adjusting device, counter, and pulse transmitter etc.

In the measuring chamber, a pair of oval wheels and cover plate make a crescent shape cavity which
is used as a measuring unit. The oval wheels are rotated by the pressure difference in the inlet and outlet
of the meter and drive the inlet liquid through the cavity to the outlet, each revolution of the oval wheels
displaces fluid four time the volume of the cavity, the total revolutions of the oval wheels and the
revolution rate will be transferred to the mechanical counter, and the total liquid volume and
instantaneous flow will be known by the pointer display and the roller integration. The attached signal
generator converts the rotary axial angular shift to the pulse signal and then transmits it to the electrical
indicator for remote integrated flow and instantaneous flow indication and control.
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flange（JB79-82）

1、counter 2、pulse transmitter 3、accuracy adjustor(above DN50) 4、sealing coupling

5、front cover 6、cover plate 7、oval gears 8、shell 9、back cover

General Technical Specification

1.Materials of main parts and the nominal operating pressure
Shell and cover Rotary Nominal pressure
oval wheel Sheath of shaft
cover plate shaft （MPa）
LC-A Cast steel Cast iron 1.6
Bronze(with oil) or Under DN50 6.3
Cast iron、Stainless
LC-E Cast steel rolling bearing DN80-100 4.0
steel DN150-200 2.5
Cast Alloy Stainless
LC-Q Cast iron graphite 1.6
iron aluminum, steel
LC-B、C Stainless Stainles Stainless graphite 1.6、2.5
Cast Cast Alloy Bronze(with oil)、
LC-L 1.6
aluminu iron, aluminum, graphite 、 rolling
Notes:1. OCr18Ni12Mo2Ti for type LC-C； OCr18Ni9Ti for type LC-B。

2.Accuracy class class 0.5,class 0.2 (normal operating temperature -10℃～+60℃)

3. Measured media temp. (environment temperature -41℃～+50℃)

LC-A、B、C: -20℃～+60℃; 60℃～200℃(with high temp. radiator installed)

LC-Q、L: -20℃～+60℃;
4. Explosion-proof mark: ExiaⅡCT5, dⅡBT4
5. Flow range: unit: m3/h
DN
Viscosity (mPa. s)
Type
<0.3 0.3~0.8 0.8~2 2~200 200~1000 1000~2000
LC-10 10 0.2-0.5 0.08-0.5 0.08-0.5 0.05-0.5 0.06-0.3 0.03-0.3 0.03-0.2
LC-15 15 0.75-1. 0.3-1.5 0.3-1.5 0.15-1.5 0.2-1.0 0.1-1.05 0.07-0.75
LC-20 20 1.5-3 1-3 0.4-3 0.5-3 0.3-3 0.4-2.1 0.2-2.1 0.15-1.5
LC-25 25 4-6 3-6 2-6 0.8-6 1-6 0.6-6 0.8-4.2 0.4-4.2 0.3-3
LC-40 40 9-15 7.5-15 5-15 2-15 2.5-15 1.5-15 2.1-10.5 1.0-10.5 0.7-7.5
LC-50 50 10-24 8-24 8-24 3-24 4.8-24 2.4-24 2.4-16.8 1.6-16.8 1.2-12
LC-B40、50 40、50 8-20 6-20 6-20 4-20 4-20 2-20 2.8-14 1.4-14 1.0-10
LC-B65 65 27-40 20-40 15-40 5-40 8-40 4-40 5.6-28 2.8-28 2-20
LC-80 80 40-60 30-60 20-60 8-60 12-60 6-60 8.4-42 4.2-42 3-30
LC-100 100 67-100 50-100 34-100 13.-100 20-100 10-100 14-70 6-70 5-50
LC-150 150 127-190 95-190 64-190 24-190 38-190 19-190 26.6-133 13.3-133 9.5-95
LC-200 200 227-340 170-340 114-340 43-340 56-340 34-340 47.6-238 23.8-238 17-170
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Accuracy 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.5
1 . “ g a l / h ” c o u l d b e u s e d f o r s p e c i a l o r d e r s .
Note
2.Flow range of type HH LC-A80.2 is 1760gal/h～13200gal/h
Note: If the temperature of the metered liquid is higher than 80℃. the maximum flow fate will be 90% of the
primary flow,and the minimum will be 120%.

6. Performance (curves of flow error and pressure loss)

Flow error and pressure loss curves of class 0.5 flow meter
1、aerial petrol 0.7mPa·s 2、light diesel oil 5mPa·s

3、water 1mPa·s 4、transformer oil 20mPa·s

Flow-error

Pressure loss MPa

Flow %

Pressure-loss
Max flow%

Flow error and pressure loss curves of class 0.2 flowmeter Pressure loss MPa
Flow %

Max flow%

Notes:1、The above accuracy curve shows the meter error when the metered liquids have different
viscosities, and the meter error can be adjusted up and down the Axis 0 by the accuracy adjustor to
optimize the error.
2、For any liquid when the flow range rate is reduced, the meter accuracy can be improved by
means of accuracy adjustor.
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Oval Gear Flow meter Manufacture Model Selection

Material Special Pulse
Type Special Special D Allowabl Coun Accurac
require- transmit Illumination
code symbol function shell rotor N e pressure -ter -y
-ment ter
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
LC- Oval flowmeter
U Matchedthermal insulation sleeve
G tube thread
H Flowmeter of welded steel
D Flowmeter of batch meter
N Flowmeter of large viscosity
SP flowmeter for foodstuff
High temp. with radiator (1for
T1、2
long,2 for short)
Q Meter for gas
A Cast iron meter
B/C Stainless steel meter
E Cast steel meter
L Alloy aluminum meter
A Material is cast iron
B/C Material is stainless steel
L Material is alloy aluminum
Z Material is engineering material
10 Nominal diameter 10 mm
… ……
20 Nominal diameter 200 mm
S（K） Flange shrunk(widened)
Ⅱ Improved type
注： .2/ 1.6 MPa
.3/ 2.5 MPa
1When the oval wheel’s material is same
.4/ 4.0MPa
with the shell’s,it can be not indicated；
.6/ 6.3 MPa
2.’ B’－OCr18Ni9Ti；C－OCr18Ni12Mo2Ti； A 、 Used for counter under DN40
3.B before generator means separation generator； A5、J1 Used for counter above DN50
ELZ Counter with electric indicator
4.if without radiator the meter could be only marked T;
A6、 Z return-to-zero counter
FX used for type LC13
5.At past LC11 was used as on-site indicator and LC12 as meter
GF-Ⅰ 12Vthree-cable pho-electri transmitter
with transmitter. New clients are proposed to use this new marker GF-Ⅱ 24V three-cable pho-electri transmitter
and old customers may use the old ones. QF-Ⅰ 12V two-cable inductance transmitter
QF-Ⅱ 12V three-cable inductance transmitter
QF-Ⅲ 24V three-cable inductance transmitter
MF-123 4—20mAanalog signal output
J High accuracy meter

Example：LC - T E 80 . 3 / A6 GF-Ⅱ
24V photoelectricity pulse transmitter
Counter A6
Nominal pressure 2.5MPa
Nominal diameterΦ80
Cast steel
High temp.(without radiator)
Oval flowmeter