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  • ISO 3171 Petroleum liquids - Automatic pipeline sampling ISO 3171 Petroleum liquids - Automatic pipeline sampling0 IntroductionThe purpose of collecting a sample of the material flowing through a pipeline is to determine the mean composition and quality of the bulk quantity. Samples of the bulk quantity in the line may be analysed to determine composition, ...
  • ISO 3170 Petroleum liquids - Manual sampling ISO 3170 Petroleum liquids - Manual sampling11 Package samplingThis clause is based on ISO 2859-1, to which reference should be made for details.11.1 Statistical aspects of sampling packages11.1.1 Number of samples to be taken11.1.1.1 GeneralThe variability of the product both within and between packages, ...
  • ISO 3170 Petroleum liquids - Manual sampling ISO 3170 Petroleum liquids - Manual sampling9 Sample handling9.1 General9.1.1 The method of handling samples between the point at which they are extracted or drawn and the final laboratory analysis of the test portion (or sample storage) shall ensure that the nature and integrity of the samples are maintained.9.1.2 ...
  • ISO 3170 Petroleum liquids - Manual sampling ISO 3170 Petroleum liquids - Manual sampling8 Procedures for crude oils and other non-homogeneous petroleum liquids8.1 GeneralIf available, automatic pipeline sampling as specified in ISO 3171 shall be used for sampling crude oil and non-homogeneous oils in preference to the following manual procedures. ...
  • ISO 3170 Petroleum liquids - Manual sampling ISO 3170 Petroleum liquids - Manual sampling6 Safety precautionsCareful consideration shall be given to the nature and known hazards of the products being sampled, which will affect the detailed nature of the precautions to be observed. Guidance on safety precautions is given in Annex A.7 Procedures ...
  • ISO 3170 Petroleum liquids - Manual sampling ISO 3170 Petroleum liquids - Manual sampling5 Apparatus5.1 GeneralAll sampling devices shall be designed to be leak-tight, and constructed so as to assure the function for which they are intended in order to maintain the initial characteristics of the oil. They shall be of sufficient strength and externally ...
  • ISO 3170 Petroleum liquids - Manual sampling ISO 3170 Petroleum liquids - Manual sampling4 Principles4.1 To ensure that samples submitted for examination are as representative as possible of the liquid being sampled, the necessary precautions are given. These depend on the characteristics of the liquid, the tank, container or pipeline from which ...
  • ISO 3170 Petroleum liquids - Manual sampling ISO 3170 Petroleum liquids - Manual sampling 1 Scope This International Standard specifies the manual methods to be used for obtaining samples of liquid or semi-liquid hydrocarbons, tank residues and deposits from fixed tanks, railcars, road vehicles, ships and barges, drums and cans, or from liquids ...
  • ISO 3016 Petroleum products - Determination of pour point ISO 3016 Petroleum products - Determination of pour point7 Expression of resultsAdd 3 °C to the temperature recorded in 6.7.4 or 6.10 and report this as the pour point, or lower pour point, as applicable.8 Precision8.1 RepeatabilityThe differente between successive test results obtained by the same ...
  • ISO 3016 Petroleum products - Determination of pour point ISO 3016 Petroleum products - Determination of pour point6 Procedure6.1 Pour the sample into the test jar to the level mark. If necessary, heat the sample in a water bath until it is just sufficiently fluid to pour into the test jar.If it is necessary to heat the sample to a temperature greater than ...