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
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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.
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Revision
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| Pages |
41
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| ProductNote |
Reconfirmed 2011
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| PublisherName |
American Petroleum Institute
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| Status |
Superseded
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| 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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