Product description
Possible areas of application 
SIKA VVX15 flow sensors are used for measuring water flow at low and medium measurement ranges.
One such application area is heating systems.
Description
Function
Alternate vortices rotating in opposite directions are generated behind a bluff body immersed in a flow. The vortices detach from the edges of the bluff body and form a Kármán vortex street in the fluid stream. The distance between the single vortices is constant. The frequency of the vortices flowing past a sensor depends on the flow rate and is proportional to the flow. The sensor detects these vortices which are then converted to an electrical frequency signal.
Approvals
Technical features
Technical features
| Nominal diameter | DN 15 |
| Flow range | 2...40 l/min |
| Process connection | G¾-ISO 228 male, optional G½ |
| Accuracy | ±2 % of full scale* |
| Pressure rating | PN 10 |
| Media temperature | Max. 90 °C |
| Pulse output |
Square wave signal pulse duty ratio 50:50 signal current max. 20 mA |
| Analogue output | Analogue signal 0.5...3.5 V |
| Power supply | 8...30 V DC or 5 V DC ±5 % |
| Electrical connection | 5-pin plug M12 x 1 |
| Degree of protection EN 60529 | IP65** (M12 x 1) |
* Test conditions: See datasheet
** With attached cable socket only
Options
- Recognized component ETL according to UL & CSA standards available on request
Further details and accessories can be found in the datasheet.
