Liquid meter proving techniques

Conference · Fri Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:146322

Buette, Jr, B C ^[1]

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1. Western Measurement Equipment Co., Denver, CO (United States)

Liquid meter proving is a physical test conducted on a liquid meter to determine its performance. Meter performance is the relationship of the volume of liquid registered on the meter`s counter to the actual quantity of liquid which passed through the meter. The only way to determine this relationship is to prove the meter against a known volume. It is simple if certain procedures are understood and followed throughout the test and the proper equipment is used. If there is a breakdown in either of these areas, inaccurate information can be developed which will result in a measurement error for the entire time period that the data is used. While only a short period of time is spent in actual meter proving, the results might apply to product being measured over a months time. In the case of a large pipeline, tens of thousands of barrels might pass through the meter between provings. If every case, then, the meter provings should be the best that can be obtained under the circumstances and conditions that surround the meter itself. Since pipe provers (mechanical displacement provers) are the most widely used today, this paper will deal with the proving of positive displacement meters and turbine meters by this method and discuss problem areas as well as techniques.

• OSTI ID: 146322
• Report Number(s): CONF-950553--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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