ASTM_F_1172_-_88_2015e1.pdf

Designation:F117288(Reapproved 2015)1An American National StandardStandard Specification forFuel Oil Meters of the Volumetric Positive DisplacementType1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1172;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1NOTE6.6 and 8.1.1.2 were editorially corrected in May 2015.1.Scope1.1 This specification provides the minimum requirementsfor the design,fabrication,pressure rating,marking,and testingfor fuel oil meters(volumetric positive displacement type).1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.3 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to thetest method section of this specification.This standard does notpurport to address all of the safety concerns,if any,associatedwith its use.It is the responsibility of the user of this standardto establish appropriate safety and health practices anddetermine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior touse.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2F722 Specification for Welded Joints for Shipboard PipingSystems2.2 ANSI Standards:3B2.1 Pipe ThreadsB16.1 Cast Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged FittingsB16.3 Malleable-Iron Screwed FittingsB16.4 Cast-Iron Screwed FittingsB16.5 Pipe Flanges and Flanged FittingsB16.11 Forged Steel Fittings Socket-Welding and ThreadedB16.34 Valves,Flanged and Buttwelding EndB31.1 Power Piping2.3 Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve andFittings Industry:4MSS SP-25 Standard Marking System for Valves,Fittings,Flanges and Unions2.4 API Standard:5Code No.1101 Measurement of Petroleum Liquid Hydro-carbons by Positive Displacement Meter2.5 American Society of Mechanical Engineers:6ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section VIII,Div.I,Pressure Vessels;Section IX,Welding and BrazingQualifications3.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 fuel oil meter(volumetric positive displacementtype)device intended to indicate the volume of liquid fuel oildelivered to a fuel distribution system over a period of time.3.1.2 maximum allowable working pressure(MAWP)maximum system pressure to which a fuel oil meter may besubjected.4.Ordering Information4.1 Orders for products under this specification shall includethe following applicable information:4.1.1 Title,number,and date of this specification.4.1.2 Operating pressure(psi)and temperature(F).4.1.3 End connection and size.4.1.4 Maximum capacity required.4.1.5 Type of fuel service.4.1.6 Materialsexternal and internal.4.1.7 Other test requirements.4.1.8 Qualification test reports as required.1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F25 on Shipsand Marine Technology and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F25.11 onMachinery and Piping Systems.Current edition approved May 1,2015.Published June 2015.Originallyapproved in 1988.Last previous edition approved in 2010 as F1172 88(2010).DOI:10.1520/F1172-88R15.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.4Available from Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and FittingsIndustry(MSS),127 Park St.,NE,Vienna,VA 22180-4602,http:/www.mss-.5Available from American Petroleum Institute(API),1220 L.St.,NW,Washington,DC 20005-4070,http:/www.api.org.6Available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME),ASMEInternational Headquarters,Two Park Ave.,New York,NY 10016-5990,http:/www.asme.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 5.Materials and Manufacture5.1 Fuel oil meter casings,as well as any pressure-retainingparts,shall be constructed of ferrous material as listed inSection VIII,Division 1 of the ASME Boiler and PressureVessel Code.All other parts shall be constructed of materialssuitable for the service intended.Fasteners in contact withinterior fluid shall be of corrosion-resistant steel.5.2 Seals and associated parts shall be of materials suitablefor the service and the fluid to be measured.5.3 Manufacture:5.3.1 Fuel oil meters with end fittings in compliance withANSI Standards B2.1,B16.1,B16.3,B16.4,B16.5,B16.11,orB16.34 as appropriate may be used within the pressure-temperature ranges permitted by the applicable standard pro-vided the meter housing is satisfactory for these conditions.5.3.2 Threaded fittings above two nominal pipe size(NPS)and