Designation:D1250−08(Reapproved2013)Designation:200/08StandardGuideforUseofthePetroleumMeasurementTables1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1250;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheDepartmentofDefense.INTRODUCTIONThisguidediscussestheuseoftemperatureandpressurevolumecorrectionfactorsforgeneralizedcrudeoils,refinedproducts,andlubricatingoils,developedjointlybyASTMInternational,theAmericanPetroleumInstitute(API)andtheEnergyInstitute.2Thevolumecorrectionfactors,intheirbasicform,aretheoutputofasetofequationsderivedfrom,andbasedon,empiricaldatarelatingtothevolumetricchangeofhydrocarbonsoverarangeoftemperaturesandpressures.Traditionally,thefactorshavebeenlistedintabularformatcalledthePetroleumMeasurementTables(hencetheappearanceofthisterminthetitle),andpublishedasanAPIStandard/AdjuncttoIP200/AdjuncttoASTMD1250.However,sincethe1980revisiontheactualstandardhasbeenasetofimplementationprocedures,notprintedtablesnorsimplyasetofequations.Thisrevisedstandard,APIMPMSChapter11.1–2004/AdjuncttoIP200/04/AdjuncttoASTMD1250–04(ADJD1250CD),establishesproceduresforcrudeoils,liquidrefinedproducts,andlubricatingoils,bywhichvolumemeasurementstakenatanytemperatureandpressure(withintherangeofthestandard)canbecorrectedtoanequivalentvolumeatbase/standardconditions,normally15°C,60°For20°C,byuseofavolumecorrectionfactor(VCF).Thestandard,APIMPMSChapter11.1–2004/AdjuncttoIP200/04/AdjuncttoASTMD1250–04(ADJD1250CD),alsoprovidesmethodsformakingconversionstoalternateconditionsfrombaseconditionsandtoalternatebasetemperatures.DensitiescanbecorrectedbyusingtheinverseoftheVCF.SeeSection5foralistofsignificantchangesfromGuideD1250–80(providedinitsentiretyinAnnexA13).USAGEGUIDELINESTherevisedstandard,APIMPMSChapter11.1–20...
