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API MPM CH6.6:1991

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MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 6 - METERING ASSEMBLIES - SECTION 6 - PIPELINE METERING SYSTEMS
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

10-20-2018

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2017

6.6.1 Introduction
6.6.2 Scope
6.6.3 Field of Application
6.6.4 Referenced Publications
6.6.5 Meter Station Design
      6.6.5.1 Meter Selection
              6.6.5.1.1 Viscosity
              6.6.5.1.2 Density
              6.6.5.1.3 Corrosive, Abrasive and Foreign Materials
              6.6.5.1.4 Vapor Pressure
              6.6.5.1.5 Flow Rate
              6.6.5.1.6 Temperature
              6.6.5.1.7 Continuous or Intermittent Service
              6.6.5.1.8 Location
      6.6.5.2 Meter Sizing
              6.6.5.2.1 General Considerations
              6.6.5.2.2 Sizing Displacement Meters
              6.6.5.2.3 Sizing Turbine Meters
      6.6.5.3 Instrumentation and Accessories
              6.6.5.3.1 Strainers and Filters
              6.6.5.3.2 Water Separators and Water Monitors
              6.6.5.3.3 Back-Pressure Valves
              6.6.5.3.4 Flow Control Valves
              6.6.5.3.5 Air Removers
              6.6.5.3.6 Flow Conditioning
              6.6.5.3.7 Displacement Meter Counters
              6.6.5.3.8 Turbine Meter Counters
              6.6.5.3.9 Ticket Printers
      6.6.5.4 Sampling
      6.6.5.5 Proving
              6.6.5.5.1 Tank Provers
              6.6.5.5.2 Conventional Pipe Provers
              6.6.5.5.3 Small-Volume Provers
              6.6.5.5.4 Master-Meter Provers
      6.6.5.6 Typical Pipeline-Meter Station Layouts
6.6.6 Meter Station Operation
6.6.7 Meter Performance
      6.6.7.1 Net Standard Volumes
      6.6.7.2 Meter Proving
      6.6.7.3 Meter Factor Control Charts

Gives guidelines for the selection of the type and size of meters to be used to measure pipeline oil movements, as well as the relative advantages and disadvantages of the methods of proving meters by tank prover, conventional pipe prover, small volume prover, and master meter.

DocumentType
Standard
Pages
16
ProductNote
Reconfirmed 1991
PublisherName
American Petroleum Institute
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

API MPM CH4.3 : 1988 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - PROVING SYSTEMS - SMALL VOLUME PROVERS
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 CH8.4 : 2014 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 8.4: STANDARD PRACTICE FOR SAMPLING AND HANDLING OF FUELS FOR VOLATILITY MEASUREMENT
API MPM CH8.2 : 2016 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 8.2: STANDARD PRACTICE FOR AUTOMATIC SAMPLING OF PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

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