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API MPM CH3.6 : 2001 : R2011

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MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 3 - TANK GAUGING - SECTION 6 - MEASUREMENT OF LIQUID HYDROCARBONS BY HYBRID TANK MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

18-10-2018

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2017

1 INTRODUCTION
2 SCOPE
3 REFERENCED PUBLICATIONS
4 DEFINITIONS
5 GENERAL
   5.1 Safety Precautions
   5.2 Equipment Precautions
6 SELECTION AND INSTALLATION OF HYBRID TANK MEASUREMENT
   SYSTEM EQUIPMENT
   6.1 General
   6.2 Automatic Tank Gauge (ATG)
   6.3 HTMS Pressure Sensor(s)
   6.4 Automatic Tank Thermometer (ATT)
   6.5 Hybrid Processor
   6.6 Optional Sensors
7 ACCURACY EFFECTS OF HTMS COMPONENTS AND INSTALLATION
   7.1 Accuracy Effects of the ATG
   7.2 Accuracy Effects of the Pressure Sensor(s)
   7.3 Accuracy Effects of the ATT
8 HTMS MEASUREMENTS AND CALCULATIONS
   8.1 HTMS Mode 1
   8.2 HTMS Mode 2
9 COMMISSIONING AND INITIAL FIELD CALIBRATION
   9.1 Initial Preparation
   9.2 Initial HTMS Component Calibrations
   9.3 Verification of Hybrid Processor Calculations
   9.4 Initial Field Verification of HTMS
10 REGULAR VERIFICATION OF HTMS
   10.1 General
   10.2 Objectives
   10.3 Adjustment During Regular Verification
   10.4 Regular Verification of HTMS in Volume-based Custody
        Transfer Applications
   10.5 Regular Verification of HTMS in Mass-based Custody
        Transfer Applications
   10.6 Handling Out-of-Tolerance Situations During Regular
        Verification of HTMS in Custody Transfer Application
   10.7 Regular Verification of HTMS in Inventory Control
        Application
APPENDIX A - CALCULATION OVERVIEW
APPENDIX B - MEASUREMENT ACCURACY
APPENDIX C - ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE

Describes selection, installation, commissioning, calibration and verification of Hybrid Tank Measurement Systems (HTMSs) for the measurement of level, static mass, observed and standard volume, and observed and reference density in tanks storing petroleum and petroleum products.

DocumentType
Revision
Pages
41
ProductNote
Reconfirmed 2011
PublisherName
American Petroleum Institute
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

API MPM CH7 : 2001 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 7 - TEMPERATUREDETERMINATION
API MPM CH12.1 : 1ED 96 CALCULATION OF STATIC PETROLEUM QUANTITIES, PART 1, UPRIGHT CYLINDRICAL TANKS AND MARINE VESSELS
API MPM CH8.1 : 2013 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 8.1: STANDARD PRACTICE FOR MANUAL SAMPLING OF PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
API MPM CH3.1A : 2013 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 3.1A: STANDARD PRACTICE FOR THE MANUAL GAUGING OF PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
ASTM D 5002 : 2016-02 TEST METHOD FOR DENSITY AND RELATIVE DENSITY OF CRUDE OILS BY DIGITAL DENSITY ANALYZER
API MPM CH1 : 1994 Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards - Chapter 1: Vocabulary
API MPM CH7.4 : 1993 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 7 - TEMPERATURE DETERMINATION - SECTION 4 - DYNAMIC TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT
API MPM CH3.1B : 2001 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 3 - TANK GAUGING - SECTION 1B - STANDARD PRACTICE FOR LEVEL MEASUREMENT OF LIQUID HYDROCARBONS IN STATIONARY TANKS BY AUTOMATIC TANK GAUGING

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