1、Manual of PetroleumMeasurement StandardsChapter 16-Measurement ofHydrocarbon Fluids ByWeight or MassSection 2-Mass Measurement of LiquidHydrocarbons in Vertical CylindricalStorage Tanks By Hydrostatic TankGaugingFIRST EDITION.NOVEMBER 1994REAFFIRMED,DECEMBER 2017ener市1AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTESPE
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7、OG OF APIPUBLICATIONS AND MATERIALS IS PUBLISHED ANNUALLY AND UPDATEDQUARTERLY BY API.1220 L STREET.N.W.WASHINGTON.D.C.20005.Copyright 1994 American Petroleum InstituteFOREWORDThis publication covers standard practice for mass measurement of liquid hydrocarbonsin vertical cylindrical storage tanks b
8、y hydrostatic tank gauging systems that use pressuresensors with one port open to the atmosphere.This standard is based entirely on ISO 11223-1,Petroleum and liquid petroleum productsDirect static measurements-Contents of vertical storage tanks,Part 1-Mass measure-ment by hydrostatic tank gauging.In
9、ternational standard ISO 11223-1 was prepared by theTechnical Committee ISO/TC 28,Petroleum products and lubricants,Subcommittee 3,Static petroleum measurement.Changes have been made to use American spelling and vocabulary,to provide customaryunits in addition to SI units,and to provide API instead
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