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GB/T 8927-2008 Petroleum and liquid petroleum products — Temperature measurement — Manual method

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1. Method number / full title / English title / replacement relationship

2. Scope of application and non-applicability

3. Method principle

No chapter centrally stating the "method principle" is provided in the available source. The standard specifies manual temperature measurement procedures in separate chapters on equipment, measures, and measurement methods; the temperature measurement error constitutes a relatively large part of the total error in quantity measurement of petroleum and liquid petroleum products (see the introduction).

4. Reagents and materials (purity / preparation)

No dedicated chapter on "reagents and materials" is provided in the available source. Materials/media related to measurement are scattered in various clauses:

5. Instruments and equipment

5.1 Portable electronic thermometer (PET) (4.1)

5.2 Liquid-in-glass thermometer (4.2)

5.3 Temperature measurement device for tank sampling method (4.3)

5.4 Vapor lock sampler and matching thermometer (4.4)

5.5 Fixed single-point thermometer (4.5)

5.6 Dial-type bimetallic-actuated thermometer (4.6)

6. Recommended operating conditions

7. Sampling and sample preparation

8. Analytical procedure

8.1 General measures (3.2)

8.2 Safety measures (3.3)

8.3 Measurement methods (Chapter 6)

8.4 Calibration method for fixed tank thermometers (Chapter 7)

8.5 Method of use for fixed single-point thermometers (Chapter 8)

9. Qualitative and Quantitative and Calculation Formulas

10. Precision

The available source does not contain a dedicated chapter on "Precision". Relevant tolerances/verification limits are scattered in various clauses:

11. Reporting

12. Referenced Documents

13. Source and verification

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14. Quick Reference for Questions and Answers

Question Key points of answer
What thermometer is preferentially selected in this standard? The portable electronic thermometer given in 4.1 (PET) (Chapter 1).
What thermometer is preferentially used in the sampling method? Overflow cup thermometer (Chapter 1).
What is the minimum resolution of PET? 0.1 °C (4.1.2).
What is the accuracy requirement for PET at −10 °C~35 °C? Within ±0.2 °C (4.1.2).
What is the accuracy requirement for PET at −25 °C~−10 °C and 35 °C~100 °C? Within ±0.3 °C (4.1.2).
What is the minimum resolution requirement for liquid-in-glass thermometers? Not lower than 0.2 °C (4.2.2).
What are the accuracy and resolution of a liquid-in-glass thermometer used as a standard thermometer? Accuracy not lower than ±0.05 °C, resolution not lower than 0.02 °C (4.2.2).
What is the recalibration interval for liquid-in-glass thermometers? Not exceeding 5 years (4.2.5.3).
What are the capacity and sensing bulb position requirements for a cup-case thermometer? Capacity at least 100 mL; the nearest distance from the sensing bulb to the cup wall is not less than 10 mm; the bottom of the sensing bulb is 25 mm±5 mm above the bottom of the cup (4.3.1).
What are the capacity and sensing bulb position requirements for an overflow cup thermometer? At least 200 mL; the bottom of the sensing bulb is approximately 25 mm±3 mm above the bottom of the cup (4.3.2.1).
What is the sample bottle capacity requirement for the sample bottle method? Usually not less than 500 mL (4.3.3).
What is the minimum number of measurement points at different oil depths? >4.5 m is 3 points; 3.0 m~4.5 m is 2 points; <3.0 m is 1 points (Table 2).
How are temperature measurement positions calculated? Calculate the upper, middle, and lower positions in sequence according to 6/5, 1/2, and 1/6 of the oil depth (6.1.4.3).
Which positions should not be used for temperature measurement? Positions less than 150 mm below the oil surface or less than 150 mm above the bottom of the liquid layer (6.1.4.3).
How is the immersion time for a cup-case thermometer determined? According to Table 3, determined based on the standard density of the oil and the moving/stationary state of the cup-case (Table 3).
What is the overflow time for an overflow cup thermometer? Repeatedly raise and lower within a height interval of about 0.3 m, overflow for at least 2 min; for viscous oils heated to above 60 °C, the continuous overflow time shall be increased to 5 min (6.3.3.3, 6.4.4.3).
What is the equilibration time for the sample bottle method? The sample bottle shall be kept at the temperature measurement position for at least 2 min (preferably 3 min); after inserting the thermometer into the sample, stir slowly until the temperature remains constant (within half of the smallest scale division) for 20 s (6.3.3.4).
How is the weighted average temperature of a horizontal cylindrical tank calculated? Calculate as 1/10 of the sum of 3 times the upper, 4 times the middle, and 3 times the lower (6.1.4.4).
How is the railway tank car volume weighting method calculated? Multiply the average temperature of each tank by the loaded volume, add them together, then divide by the total volume, and round to 0.1 °C (6.3.7).
What is the exposed liquid column correction formula? Correction value = na (t − tF); for mercury-in-glass thermometers at Celsius temperature, a is approximately 0.00016 (4.2.9).
What is the tank wall temperature calculation formula? ts = [(7×t)+tₐ]/8 (Appendix B).
Reading recording precision requirement? PET Record accurately to 0.1 °C; liquid glass thermometers shall be read and recorded to half of the smallest division; the average temperature shall be rounded and reported to 0.1 °C (Chapter 5).
PET working verification tolerance? The difference between the two shall not exceed 0.3 °C (4.1.5.7.1).
PET calibration verification tolerance? The difference between the two shall not exceed 0.3 °C (4.1.5.7.2).
Liquid glass thermometer working verification tolerance? Not exceeding 0.5 °C (4.2.5.1).
Liquid glass thermometer calibration verification tolerance? The reading difference shall not exceed 0.5 °C (4.2.5.2).
When is a fixed single-point thermometer unsuitable for trade measurement? When the range of variation of 5 equally spaced reference measurement data exceeds 1.0 °C, or the difference from the PET reference average exceeds 0.5 °C (8.4.1).
Fixed single-point thermometer cross-section inspection interval? Not exceeding 5 years or according to the time of change in tank service (8.4.2).
Pressure tank vapor space pressure recording precision? Read accurately and record to 10 kPa (6.1.4.2 note).
Ambient temperature reporting precision? Accurate to the nearest whole degree (Appendix B).
Ambient temperature measurement point location requirements? At least 1 m above obstacles or the ground; thermometer accuracy not lower than 1 °C, inspected once every three months (Appendix B).
Most reliable time for temperature measurement of heated oil? Within 2 h~6 h after the heating pipeline is shut off (6.4.2 note 1).
Temperature measurement restriction near heating pipes? Temperature shall not be measured in the area within 300 mm of the heating pipe (6.4.2).
Vertical cylindrical tank temperature measurement distance from tank wall restriction? Temperature shall not be measured in the area within 500 mm from the tank wall (3.2 note 3).
Fixed single-point thermometer installation location requirements? The temperature sensing bulb or sensing element shall be not less than 500 mm from the tank wall and not less than 1 m from the tank bottom; the temperature well should preferably extend into the tank by 900 mm (8.2

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