BS 7723-4:1995

Superseded

Methods for calibration of vertical cylindrical tanks for petroleum and liquid petroleum products Internal electro-optical distance-ranging method

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

03-31-2010

Language(s)

English

Published date

11-15-1995

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Committees responsible
National foreword
Method
1 Scope
2 Normative reference
3 Definitions
4 Precautions
5 Equipment
6 General considerations
7 EODR instrument setup within the tank
8 Selection of target points
9 Calibration procedure
10 Tolerances
11 Other measurements
12 Calculation and development of capacity tables
Annexes
A (normative) Field equipment verification
B (normative) Calculation of internal radii from
measured parameters
C (informative) Bibliography
Table
1 Minimum number of target points per set
Figures
1 Illustration of target positioning on tank shell wall
2 Illustration of calibration procedure
A.1 Illustration of the distance measurement set-up

Specifies a method for the calibration of vertical cylindrical tanks having diameters greater than 5 m by using internal measurements with the use of the internal electro-optical distance-ranging (EODR) method. Does not apply to the calibration of abnormally deformed tanks or of noncircular tanks.

Committee	PTI/12
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes 92/56497 DC (10/2005)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	14
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Superseded
SupersededBy	BS ISO 7507-4:2010
Supersedes	92/56497 DC : SEP 92

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