BS 7723-1:1994
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Methods for calibration of vertical cylindrical tanks for petroleum and liquid petroleum products Strapping method
Hardcopy , PDF
02-10-2004
English
01-15-1994
Committees responsible
National foreword
Introduction
Method
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Precautions
5 Equipment
6 General requirements
7 Circumference measurements
8 Other measurements on tank shell plates
9 Deadwood
10 Tank bottoms
11 Measurement of tilt
12 Floating-roof tanks
13 Recalibration
14 Computation of tank capacity tables - General rules
15 Form of tank capacity tables
16 Computation of open capacity
17 Construction of final tables
Annexes
A (normative) Expansion due to liquid head
B (normative) Expansion due to temperature
C (normative) Method for calibrating bottoms of tanks
D (normative) Specification for equipment used in
strapping
E (normative) Certificate of calibration
F (normative) Tank calibration data and calculation
sheet
Tables
A.1 Example of calculation routine for expansion during
strappings
A.2 Example of calculation routine for expansion in
service
Figures
1 Reading of tape sub-divided only for first metre
2 Correction of external strappings for vertical-seam
overlaps
3 Calibration of bottoms of vertical cylindrical tanks
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