MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 2: TANK CALIBRATION - SECTION 2D: CALIBRATION OF UPRIGHT CYLINDRICAL TANKS USING THE INTERNAL ELECTRO-OPTICAL DISTANCE-RANGING METHOD
American Petroleum Institute
1 SCOPE
2 NORMATIVE REFERENCES
3 DEFINITIONS
4 PRECAUTIONS
5 EQUIPMENT
5.1 Electro-optical distance-ranging instrument
6 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
7 EODR INSTRUMENT SETUP WITHIN THE TANK
7.1 Instrument Setup
7.2 Preliminary Procedures
8 SELECTION OF TARGET POINTS
9 CALIBRATION PROCEDURE
10 TOLERANCES
10.1 Reference Target Point: Distance Verification
10.2 Reference Target Point: Horizontal and Vertical
Angle Verification
11 OTHER MEASUREMENTS
12 CALCULATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CAPACITY TABLES
APPENDIX A - FIELD EQUIPMENT VERIFICATION
APPENDIX B - CALCULATION OF INTERNAL RADII FROM
MEASURED PARAMETERS
APPENDIX C - BIBLIOGRAPHY
Gives a method for the calibration of upright cylindrical tanks having diameters greater that 5 m by means of internal measurements using an electro-optical distance-ranging instrument, and for the subsequent compilation of tank capacity tables.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | American Petroleum Institute |
| ProductNote | Reconfirmed 2003 |
