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Procedure
1. Choose Configure > Manual Setup > Measurements > API Referral.
2. Choose API Referral Setup.
3. Specify the API table that you want to use for measurement.
Each API table is associated with a specific set of equations.
a. Set API Table Number to the number that matches the API table units that you
want to use for referred density.
Your choice also determines the measurement unit to be used for temperature
and pressure, and the default values for reference temperature and reference
pressure.
API Table Number
Measurement
unit for referred
density
Temperature
measurement
unit
Pressure meas-
urement unit
Default refer-
ence tempera-
ture
Default refer-
ence pressure
5 °API °F psi (g) 60 °F 0 psi (g)
6
(1)
°API °F psi (g) 60 °F 0 psi (g)
23 SGU °F psi (g) 60 °F 0 psi (g)
24
(1)
SGU °F psi (g) 60 °F 0 psi (g)
53 kg/m³ °C kPa (g) 15 °C 0 kPa (g)
54
(1)
kg/m³ °C kPa (g) 15 °C 0 kPa (g)
(1) Used only with API Table Letter = C.
b. Set API Table Letter to the letter of the API table group that is appropriate for your
process fluid.
API Table Letter Process fluids
A Generalized crude and JP4
B Generalized products: Gasoline, jet fuel, aviation fuel, kerosene,
heating oils, fuel oils, diesel, gas oil
C
(2)
Liquids with a constant base density or known thermal expansion
coefficient (TEC). You will be required to enter the TEC for your
process fluid.
D Lubricating oils
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