The document discusses portable electronic gauging devices (PEGDs) that can measure ullage, liquid levels, temperatures, and oil/water interfaces in tanks. PEGDs can be used for open, closed, or restricted gauging. Closed and restricted gauging require using the PEGD with a vapour lock valve to avoid releasing vapors. Safety regulations often require closed or restricted gauging to minimize releasing hydrocarbons or volatile organic compounds. The HERMetic UTImeter Gtex is highlighted as a portable, gas-tight liquid level gauge used for closed gauging of hydrocarbons and chemicals for custody transfer and inventory measurements while avoiding gas release.
The document discusses portable electronic gauging devices (PEGDs) that can measure ullage, liquid levels, temperatures, and oil/water interfaces in tanks. PEGDs can be used for open, closed, or restricted gauging. Closed and restricted gauging require using the PEGD with a vapour lock valve to avoid releasing vapors. Safety regulations often require closed or restricted gauging to minimize releasing hydrocarbons or volatile organic compounds. The HERMetic UTImeter Gtex is highlighted as a portable, gas-tight liquid level gauge used for closed gauging of hydrocarbons and chemicals for custody transfer and inventory measurements while avoiding gas release.
The document discusses portable electronic gauging devices (PEGDs) that can measure ullage, liquid levels, temperatures, and oil/water interfaces in tanks. PEGDs can be used for open, closed, or restricted gauging. Closed and restricted gauging require using the PEGD with a vapour lock valve to avoid releasing vapors. Safety regulations often require closed or restricted gauging to minimize releasing hydrocarbons or volatile organic compounds. The HERMetic UTImeter Gtex is highlighted as a portable, gas-tight liquid level gauge used for closed gauging of hydrocarbons and chemicals for custody transfer and inventory measurements while avoiding gas release.
The document discusses portable electronic gauging devices (PEGDs) that can measure ullage, liquid levels, temperatures, and oil/water interfaces in tanks. PEGDs can be used for open, closed, or restricted gauging. Closed and restricted gauging require using the PEGD with a vapour lock valve to avoid releasing vapors. Safety regulations often require closed or restricted gauging to minimize releasing hydrocarbons or volatile organic compounds. The HERMetic UTImeter Gtex is highlighted as a portable, gas-tight liquid level gauge used for closed gauging of hydrocarbons and chemicals for custody transfer and inventory measurements while avoiding gas release.
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The HERMetic UTImeter Gtex is a portable gas tight liquid level gauge designed for closed gauging of hydrocarbons
and chemicals. The unit is used for cargo Inspection, custody transfer, temperature measurement, free water detection and verification of fixed installed level gauging systems. Connected to a 1 or 2 HERMetic vapour control valve fixed installed on deck, the HERMetic UTImeter Gtex avoids any gas release during operation.
PORTABLE ELECTRONIC GAUGING DEVICES (PEGDs)
Portable electronic gauging devices are multi-functional in that they may measure other functions such as the level of any oil/water interface, temperature, in addition to measuring ullage. Portable electronic gauging devices are available for either open, restricted, or closed gauging applications. Closed and restricted gauging operations will generally require the portable electronic gauging device to be used in conjunction with a compatible vapour lock valve. Alternatively, a suitable adapter will be required when it is necessary to use a PEGD (that is designed to be used with one particular type of valve fitting) with a different vapour lock valve fitting. Representative measurements of the temperature of the tank contents are also required to convert the observed volume to a standard volume measurement. When the tank contains
free water in addition to the petroleum liquid, it will generally be necessary to measure the level of the oil/water interface. If the oil also contains suspended water and/or sediment, representative samples and analysis will normally be required to enable the calculation of the net standard volume of the oil.
OPEN, CLOSED RESTRICTED GAUGING
Safety and environmental regulations may restrict tank gauging operations which can result in the release of hydrocarbons or other volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into the atmosphere. In these circumstances, it will not normally be feasible to use traditional open gauging procedures via an open gauge hatch or gauging access point. When the tank ullage space is pressurised, and/or the tank forms part of a vapour balancing/recovery system, it will normally be necessary to use closed or restricted gauging procedures to avoid de-pressurising the tank and minimise the consequent loss of VOCs. If the vapour from the tank contents is hazardous, It will also normally be necessary to use closed or restricted gauging procedures to minimise the risk of environmental impact. Closed gauging is the process of taking measurements within a tank using closed gauging devices under closed system conditions. A closed system exists when the operations do not permit the direct exposure and/or release of any tank contents to atmosphere. Manual closed gauging measurements are therefore normally made via a vapour lock valve, using a closed measurement device that provides a gastight seal when in use. Restricted gauging is the process of taking measurements within a tank using a restricted gauging device that is operated via a vapour lock valve. Restricted equipment is designed to substantially reduce or minimize the vapour losses that would occur during open gauging, but may still allow some small quantity of vapour to escape because the equipment is not completely gas tight.
IMO REQUIREMENTS Annex I of MARPOL 73/78 Chapter II, Reg. 15(3)(b) The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 specifies that oil tankers shall be provided with effective oil/water interface detectors approved by the Administration for a rapid and accurate determination of the oil/water interface in slop tanks and shall be available for use in other tanks where the separation of oil and water is effected and from which it is intended to discharge effluent direct to the sea.
The HERMetic UTImeter Gtex is a portable gas tight liquid level gauge designed for closed gauging of hydrocarbons and chemicals. The unit is used for custody transfer, inventory control measurement and free water detection on marine vessels and shore tanks. Connected to a HERMetic vapour control valve fi xed on the tank, the HERMetic UTImeter Gtex avoids any gas release during operation..
