CALIBRATION AND VERIFICATION OF SPHERICAL TANKS
Antwerp Februari 2001
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10 !EAS1RE!ENT OF TANKS 1.1 1'e) e2uip#ent " T*e #ea'urin, e2uip#ent u'e) t$ +a(ibrate t*e tan&' *a' in)i3i)ua( +a(ibrati$n +erti%i+ate'4 )ire+t(- tra+eab(e t$ Nati$na( Stan)ar)' $r *a' been te'te) a,ain't +erti%ie) e2uip#ent. T*e 'et $% e2uip#ent +$n'i't' $% a +$#bine) (a'er )i'tan+e #eter an) an e(e+tr$ni+ t*e$)$(ite4 a )iptape an) a 'et $% '#a(( t$$('. 1.1 A++ura+- " T*e p*-'i+a( )i#en'i$n' $% t*e tan& wi(( be #ea'ure) in 'u%%i+ient p$'iti$n' t$ ,uarantee an $3era(( a++ura+- $% 0.15. 1.2 Re%eren+e Stan)ar)'" !ea'ure#ent' an) +a(+u(ati$n' are a(( in a++$r)an+e wit* t*e API Stan)ar) 26624 !et*$) %$r !ea'ure#ent an) Ca(ibrati$n $% Sp*eri+a( tan&'4 an) $ur interna( 2ua(it- pr$+e)ure'. 1.7 !ea'ure#ent' " In ea+* tan&4 t*e t*e$)$(ite p$'iti$n8'0 wi(( be +*$'en at w*i+* #ea'ure#ent' $% )i'tan+e an) an,(e wi(( be ta&en.
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!ea'ure#ent $% )i'tan+e an) an,(e wi(( be ta&en wit* a +$#bine) (a'er )i'tan+e #eter an) an e(e+tr$ni+ t*e$)$(ite. !ea'ure#ent' wi(( be ta&en in ea+* tan& t$ )eter#ine t*e )i'* ra)iu'4 t*e 3erti+a( )ia#eter4 t*e ($+ati$n an) *ei,*t $% t*e )atu# p$int.
!ea'urin, p$'iti$n8'0 wi(( be +*$'en a' t$ repre'ent t*e %u(( tan&. T*e'e #ea'ure#ent' a(($w t*e true )i#en'i$n' $% t*e tan& t$ be +a(+u(ate). T*e )i#en'i$n' $% a(( interna(' i.e. 'tair'4 pipe'4 'ti%%ener'4 pu#p4 'u#p4 9 wi(( be #ea'ure) an) n$te) t$ a(($w t*e e%%e+ti3e 3$(u#e' t$ be app(ie). 20 CALC1LATION OF THE CAPACIT: TABLES A(( +a(+u(ati$n' wi(( be #a)e in a++$r)an+e wit* t*e API Stan)ar) 2662 an) $ur interna( 2ua(itpr$+e)ure'. T*e #et*$)' u'e) t$ +a(+u(ate ra)iu' $% t*e 'p*ere i' ba'e) $n t*e (ea't '2uare prin+ipa(. Furt*er +a(+u(ati$n' are ba'e) $n '$un) #at*e#ati+a( prin+ip(e'. A(( 3$(u#e' wi(( be +a(+u(ate) wit* re,ar) t$ a pre)eter#ine) re%eren+e te#perature an) re%eren+e pre''ure.
70 TANK TABLES T*e +apa+it- tab(e' wi(( be printe) $ut in 3$(u#e unit' an) *ei,*t in+re#ent' +*$'en b- t*e +(ient. F$(($win, ite#' are 'tan)ar) in+(u)e) in t*e tan& tab(e'" Certi%i+ate $% +a(ibrati$n De'+ripti$n $% re%eren+e' $% tab(e' Re(e3ant in%$r#ati$n ab$ut re%eren+e *ei,*t' an) p$'iti$n $% t*e re%eren+e p$int' C$rre+ti$n tab(e %$r t*er#a( e;pan'i$n<+$ntra+ti$n $% tan& '*e(( C$rre+ti$n tab(e %$r t*er#a( e;pan'i$n<+$ntra+ti$n $% ,au,e wire C$rre+ti$n tab(e %$r %($at i##er'i$n %$r )i%%erent )en'itie' Capa+it- tab(e' %$r t*e tan&.
Stan)ar) 1 'et $% t*e ,au,in, tab(e' wi(( be (a#inate).
=0 CONDITIONS FOR TANK CALIBRATION" A 'a%e a++e'' t$ t*e tan& *a' t$ be %$re'een a' we(( a' ,enera( (i,*tnin,. In prin+ipa( a(( tan&' '*$u() be %ree $% '+a%%$()in,4 an) #a>$r $b'tru+ti$n'. N$ #a>$r w$r&' +an be +arrie) $ut?<in'i)e t*e tan& )urin, t*e +a(ibrati$n a+ti3itie'. A(( re(e3ant )rawin,' '*$u() be a3ai(ab(e %$r t*e +a(ibrat$r $n 'ite in+(u)in," ,enera( arran,e#ent prin+ipa( )i#en'i$n' $% t*e +ar,$ tan& in tan& 'tru+ture' Detai(' $% )$#e E;pan'i$n<+$ntra+ti$n %a+t$r $% tan& #ateria(
A(( )ata $% +u't$)- tran'%er '-'te# '*$u() be a3ai(ab(e $n 'ite wit* re,ar) t$ (e3e( ,au,e'.
