Table of Contents

1 Scope
2 Field of Application
3 Normative References
4 Terms, Definitions, and Symbols
5 Safety Precautions
6 Density Determination Methods
7 Equipment
8 Applications of Continuous Density
   Measurement
9 Performance Requirements - System and Density
   Meter
10 Design of Density Measurement System
11 Proving, Verification, or Calibration of Liquid
   Density Meters
12 Calculations
Annex A (informative) - Density Sensitivity - Light
        Hydrocarbon Liquids
Annex B (normative) - Test Equipment - Pycnometer
        Calibration and Proving
Annex C (normative) - Pycnometer Calibration - Laboratory
        Method
Annex D (normative) - Density Meter Proving - Pycnometer
        Method
Annex E (informative) - Derivation of Air Buoyancy Equation
Annex F (informative) - Reference Fluids (Air and Water)
Annex G (informative) - Conversion Factors
Annex H (normative) - Offline Density Meter Factor
        Determination for Crude Oils and Viscous Fluids
Annex I (normative) - Density Used in Volume Calculation
Annex J (informative) - Concepts of Mass and Weight
Bibliography

Abstract

Defines the continuous on-line determination and application of flowing liquid densities for custody transfer. Also covers liquid and dense phase fluids, including: natural gas liquids, refined products, chemicals, crude oil, and other liquid products commonly encountered in the petroleum industry.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	American Petroleum Institute
Pages
ISBN
Supersedes	API MPM CH14.6 : 1991 : R2006 API MPM CH14.6 : 1991 : R2012