MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 22 - TESTING PROTOCOL - SECTION 2 - DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE FLOW MEASUREMENT DEVICES
American Petroleum Institute
1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Terms and Definitions
4 Field of Application
5 Parameter Variations Affecting Device Performance
6 Mandatory Tests
7 Test and Calibration Facility Requirements
8 Uncertainty and Statistical Significance Analysis and Calculation
9 Test Report
Annex A (normative) - Test Matrices for Section 6
Annex B (normative) - Uncertainty Estimate
Annex C (informative) - Dimensional Parameters for Prototype Testing
Annex D (informative) - Interpolation of Uncertainty for Intermediate
Area Ratios and Line Diameters
Bibliography
Describes the testing protocol which covers any flow meter operating on the principle of a local change in flow velocity caused by the meter geometry, giving a corresponding change of pressure between two reference locations.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | American Petroleum Institute |
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