MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 6: METERING ASSEMBLIES - SECTION 7: METERING VISCOUS HYDROCARBONS
American Petroleum Institute
6.7.1 Introduction
6.7.2 Scope and Field of Application
6.7.3 Referenced Publications
6.7.4 Definitions
6.7.5 Installation and Selection of Meters and
Auxiliary Equipment
6.7.5.1 Installation
6.7.5.2 Special Meter Construction
6.7.5.3 Displacement Meters
6.7.5.4 Turbine Meters
6.7.5.5 Method of Heating
6.7.5.6 Air Remover or Eliminator
6.7.6 Meter Proving
6.7.6.1 Conventional Pipe Provers
6.7.6.2 Tank Provers
6.7.6.3 Gravimetric Proving
6.7.6.4 Master-Meter Proving
6.7.6.5 Small-Volume Provers
6.7.7 Meter Operation
Covers design, installation, operation, and proving of meters and auxiliary equipment used in metering viscous hydrocarbons. Defines viscous hydrocarbons and describes the difficulties that arise when viscous hydrocarbons are raised to high temperature.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | American Petroleum Institute |
| ProductNote | Reconfirmed 1991 |
