1、Manual of PetroleumMeasurement StandardsChapter 19.3-Evaporative LossMeasurementPart A-Wind Tunnel Test Method for theMeasurement of Deck-Fitting Loss Factorsfor External Floating-Roof TanksMeasurement CoordinationFIRST EDITION,JUNE 1997REAFFIRMED,SEPTEMBER 2012enerIAMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTESPECI
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