MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 9.1: STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR DENSITY, RELATIVE DENSITY, OR API GRAVITY OF CRUDE PETROLEUM AND LIQUID PETROLEUM PRODUCTS BY HYDROMETER METHOD
American Petroleum Institute
1 Scope
2 Referenced Documents
3 Terminology
4 Summary of Test Method
5 Significance and Use
6 Apparatus
7 Sampling
8 Apparatus Verification or Certification
9 Procedure
10 Calculation
11 Report
12 Precision and Bias
13 Keywords
Annex A.1 (Mandatory Information) - Apparatus
Defines the laboratory determination using a glass hydrometer, of the density, relative density (specific gravity), or API gravity of crude petroleum, petroleum products, or mixtures of petroleum and nonpetroleum products normally handled as liquids, and having a Reid vapor pressure of 101.325 kPa (14.696 psi) or less.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | American Petroleum Institute |
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