API MPM CH4.9.4 : 2010

MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 4: PROVING SYSTEMS - SECTION 9: METHODS OF CALIBRATION FOR DISPLACEMENT AND VOLUMETRIC TANK PROVERS - PART 4: DETERMINATION OF THE VOLUME OF DISPLACEMENT AND TANK PROVERS BY THE GRAVIMETRIC METHOD OF CALIBRATION

American Petroleum Institute

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1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Terms and Definitions
4 Prover Preparation
5 Preliminary and General Calibration Procedures
6 Calibration Procedures
7 Troubleshooting Calibration Problems
Annex A (normative) - Calculation Procedures for the
        Determination of Base Prover Volume (BPV) of
        Displacement Provers by the Gravimetric
        Method (GM)
Annex B (informative) - Dynamic Prover Volume
        Calculation, Gravimetric Method (GM)
        - SI Units
Annex C (informative) - Dynamic Prover Volume
        Calculation, Gravimetric Method (GM)
        - USC Units
Annex D (informative) - Weigh Scale Verification
        Gravimetric Method (GM) (Example)
Annex E (informative) - Run Datasheet Gravimetric
        Method (GM) (Example)
Annex F (informative) - Tank Prover Volume Calibration
        Gravimetric Method (GM) - USC Units
        (Distilled Water Example)
Annex G (informative) - Figures
Bibliography

Abstract

Describes the specific procedures, equipment, and calculations required to determine the Base Prover Volume (BPV), of both tank and displacement provers by the gravimetric method of calibration (GM).