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API MPM CH2.7 : 1991 : R2008

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MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 2: TANK CALIBRATION - SECTION 7: CALIBRATION OF BARGE TANKS
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

20-10-2018

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2014

2.7.1 Scope
2.7.2 Field of application
2.7.3 Safety
2.7.4 Referenced publications
2.7.5 Significance and use
2.7.6 Nomenclature
2.7.7 Tank measuring equipment
2.7.7.1 Tapes for height measurement
2.7.7.2 Tapes for length and width measurements
2.7.7.3 Master tapes
2.7.7.4 Reels and brackets
2.7.7.5 Tape clamps
2.7.7.6 Measuring devices (telescoping barge and
           strapping pole)
2.7.7.7 Other required equipment
2.7.7.8 Accessory equipment
2.7.8 Measurement conditions and tolerances
2.7.8.1 Measurement conditions
2.7.8.2 Measurement tolerances
2.7.9 Measurement procedures
2.7.9.1 Liquid calibration by meter method
2.7.9.2 Calibration by linear measurement
2.7.9.2.1 Preliminary measurements
2.7.9.2.2 Internal tank measurements
2.7.9.2.3 Other measurements
2.7.10 Calculations
2.7.10.1 Calculations for liquid calibration
           procedures
2.7.10.2 Calculations for calibration by linear
           measurement and by barge drawings
2.7.10.3 Calculations for deadwood
2.7.10.4 Calculations for trim corrections
2.7.11 Calibration of tanks for wedge volumes
2.7.12 Presentation of capacity tables
2.7.13 Calibration information plates
Appendix A - Linear measurement calculations
Appendix B - Vocabulary
Appendix C - Physical characteristics and fire
             considerations
Figures
1 Height-measuring tape and bob
2 Length- and width-measuring tape
3 Tape clamp
4 Measuring devices
5 Filling levels for liquid calibration
6 Reference gauge height and location of reference
     gauge point
7 Length of tanks with one or two corrugated
     bulkheads
8 Typical transverse section
8A Deduction of bilge radius
8B Addition for camber
8C Typical transverse section
9 Zones of transverse section
10 Trim corrections
11 Longitudinal section of tank
12 Calculation of wedge volume
13 Lines of hull
14 Area of liquid at Frame 9
15 Area of liquid at Frame 10
16 Area of liquid at Frame 11
17 Area of liquid at Frame 12
18 Area of liquid at Frame 13
A-1 Tank no. 2 port dimensions
A-2 Tank no. 2 port capacity table
Tables
1 Computed innages at frames
2 Calculation of wedge volume
A-1 Typical measurement record of a barge tank
A-2 Volume calculations
A-3 Deadwood calculations
A-4 Recapitulation of deadwood
A-5 Capacity table volume
A-6 Run sheet

Gives three methods for determining the total and incremental volumes of liquids in barge tanks for coastal and inland waterway service that have integral hull tanks.

DevelopmentNote
Supersedes API 2553. (03/2004)
DocumentType
Revision
Pages
36
ProductNote
Reconfirmed 2008
PublisherName
American Petroleum Institute
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

API 2550 : 1965 MEASUREMENT AND CALIBRATION OF UPRIGHT CYLINDRICAL TANKS
ASTM D 1220 : 1965 : R1990 Methods for Measurement and Calibration of Upright Cylindrical Tanks ( Available as Separate Reprint Only) (Withdrawn 1995)
API 2543 : 1ED 65(R1987) METHOD OF MEASURING THE TEMPERATURE OF PETROLEUM & PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
NFPA 306 : 2014 CONTROL OF GAS HAZARDS ON VESSELS
API RP 2026 : 2017 SAFE ACCESS/EGRESS INVOLVING FLOATING ROOFS OF STORAGE TANKS IN PETROLEUM SERVICE
CFR 29(PT1910.1000 TO END) : 0 LABOR - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
ASTM D 1086 : 1964 : R1982 Method for Measuring the Temperature of Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Available as Separate Reprint Only) (Withdrawn 1995)
API MPM CH1 : 1994 Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards - Chapter 1: Vocabulary
API 2217 : 1ED 84 GUIDELINES FOR WORK IN CONFINED SPACES IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY

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