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2. Identication of your equipment
2.1 Serial number
Each HERMetic instrument is individually identied with a
6 digits serial number starting with the letter G, example
G10058. This serial number is printed on the identication
plate that is located on top of the handle. See Figure 2-1.
2.2 Abbreviations
Identication plate
Abbreviation Meaning
ETCE Special PTFE used for extruding
FFKM Peruoro rubber, special for chemical applications
FKM (Viton) Fluoro rubber for crude oil and some products applications
Gtex Gas tight mechanical housing for non corrosive liquids, i.e. with FKM gaskets and PA 11 coating (blue)
Gtex Chem Gas tight mechanical housing for corrosive liquids, i.e. with FFKM gaskets and PA 11 coating (blue)
NBR Acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (nitrile rubber)
PA 11 (Rilsan) Polyamid coating (blue, grey or yellow) used for protecting aluminium against liquids
PE Polyethylene
PEHD Polyethylene High Density
PFA Peruoro alkoxyl alkane
PTFE Polytetrauoroethylene
Q1 Connector 1”
Q2 Connector 2”
SS1 Stainless steel Storage tube 1”
SS2 Stainless steel Storage tube 2”
TEFZEL ETFE coating of the tape
ULTRA Ultrasonic sensing probe, second generation, covering a wide range of liquids from crude oil to light products, chemicals
and heavy/viscous liquids
UTI Stands for: U (ullage), T (temperature), I (oil/water interface)
Visc Additional load on the sensing probe for innage measurement or gauging viscous liquids
Some abbreviations are used to dene the equipment. Refer to following table and to Figure 2-2.
Figure 2-1