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Elster® IRM-3 DUO

Rotary gas meter G 400 - G 1000

Applications
Media: Natural gas, town gas, inert gases
Industries: Gas industry, furnace construction, chemicals industry
Tasks: Measurement, control, regulation

Brief information
Operating principle
Elster-Instromet IRM-3 and IRM-3 DUO rotary gas meters are
volumetric measuring devices for gaseous media which operate according
to the positive displacement principle. They record the operating volume.
Electronic volume correctors can be used in order to correct the volume
to the standard volume. IRM-3 DUO meters operate with two phase-
shifted pairs of impellers which create two separate units of measurement.
Pulsations are thereby eliminated, which are generated by conventional
rotary gas meters. This leads to an extremely quiet, resonancefree and
almost silent operation of these meters. The number of revolutions is F eature s & B enefit s
proportional to the measured volume. The rotation is transferred to a
mechanical index via a gear assembly and the volume is then recorded. • Meter sizes: G 400 – G 1000
• Flow rates from 6 to 1600 m3/h
• Nominal sizes DN 100 – DN 200
• Pressure ratings
PN 10/16 and ANSI 150
• Temperature ranges:
MID: -25 °C to +55 °C
PED: -25 °C to +55 °C
ATEX: -20 °C to +55 °C
Conformity
• Aluminium housing
IRM-3 DUO meters are designed, produced and tested in accordance
• DUO principle for pulsation-free,
with the following directives:
resonance-free and low-noise
- EC directive 2014/32/EU (MID)
operation
- EC directive 2014/34/EU (ATEX) • Double index for universal installation
- EC directive 2014/68/EU (PED) and fl ow direction
• Optional: Absolute-ENCODER S1D
• Optional: Mechanical index drive
General
Rotary gas meters are characterised by a high measuring range and a
compact design. Due to their measuring principle, they do not require a
straight inlet or outlet pipe section. In order to guarantee long service life, the
rotary gas meters are lubricated with oil. The standard double index allows
the meter to be adapted to any flow direction.
IRM-3 DUO Rotary gas meters G 400 - G 1000

Technical data
Operating pressure Max. 16 bar
Protection class IP44: Meter with universal index, ventilated
IP65: Meter with universal index, closed
IP67: Meter with Absolute-ENCODER index S1D
Housing Aluminium, piston made of Aluminium
Metrological approvals PTB, domestic approval 7.131-99.14, NMi EEC E234-J, NMI MID T10198
ATEX approval Ex II 2 Gc IIC T6, according to ATEX directive 94/9/EC
Media Natural gas, town gas, inert gases; other gases on request
Max. errorr Qt = 0,2 Qmax, for measuring range ≤ 1:20
± 1 % for Qt - Qmax Qt = 0,15 Qmax, for measuring range > 1:30
± 2 % for Qmin - Qt Qt = 0,1 Qmax, for measuring range = 1:50
Qt = 0,05 Qmax, for measuring range > 1:50
Reproducibility < 0,1%
Applicable standards OIML R137-1 (MID), ANSI B109.3 (PED), EN 13463-1 and 5 (ATEX)
Index variants Double index (standard)
Multi Index (option)
Absolute-ENCODER S1D (option)
Outputs -- 2 LF pulse generators (reed contact)
-- 1 HF pulse generator (option), not possible with integrated Absolute-ENCODER index S1D
(direct mounting on housing cover)
Pressure/temperature tapping 2 pressure tappings ¼” NPT, 2 thermowells standard

Measuring ranges according to PTB approval

Measuring range Qmin [m3/h] Qmax [m3/h] Measuring volume dm3 HF* [imp/m3]
Nominal
Size national EC approval national EC approval DUO option
diameter
G 400 100/150 1 : 100 1 : 20 6 32,0 650 5,530 720
G 650 150 1 : 160 1 : 20 6 50,0 1000 8,849 450
G 1000 200 1 : 160 1 : 20 10,0 80,0 1600 14,180 282

* Stated HF pulse values nominal, specifi c values may differ

Universal index

Flow direction: left - right Flow direction: right - left

respectively. top - bottom respectively. bottom - top
DUO principle

The meters of sizes G 400 - G 1000 have

two phase-shifted pairs of impellers
(DUO), which form two separate units
of measurement. The pulsations of both
measurement units eliminate each other.
The result is an extremely quiet operation
without resonance and pulsations.
The resulting additional enhanced
measurement
characteristic allows the use of
these meters as a test rig master meter
with a high measuring range.

IRM 3 DUO G 1000 version

The IRM-3 DUO G 1000 DN200 is adapted

to DN200 using the appropriate fi ttings.

Absolute-ENCODER index S1D

- Electronically readable mechanical

double index
- PTB and ATEX approval
- Various data interfaces available

Detailed information can be found on the

data sheet “Absolute-ENCODER S1“
IRM-3 DUO Rotary gas meters G 400 - G 1000
Dimensions and Weights

A
A B E F
B E F

C
C

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

G 400 - G 650 G 1000

Nominal Dimensions Weight [kg]

Size
diameter A B C E F
G 400 100/150 466 241/260 308 270 196 46/50
G 650 150 598 260 308 336 262 62
G 1000 200 810 600 340 442 368 113

Pressure loss
50
∆pNatural gas [mbar]

0
10

0
DN

15

20
10
DN
0

DN
40

G 0
0
15

00
65
G
DN

10
G
0
40
G

0,1
10 100 1000 5000
Flow rate Q [m3/h]

The pressure loss values refer to natural gas (0.8 kg/m3) at atmospheric pressure.
When using natural gas at higher operating pressures, these values must be multiplied by the absolute pressure (in bar).

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