AS 4250.

3—1995
ISO 7278-3: 1986

Australian Standard
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Liquid hydrocarbons—
Dynamic measurement—
Proving systems for
volumetric meters

Part 3: Pulse interpolation

techniques
 This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee ME/49, Oil and Gas
Measurement. It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on
15 August 1994 and published on 5 January 1995.

The following interests are represented on Committee ME/49:

Australian Customs Service
Australian Gas Association
Australian Institute of Petroleum
Australian Institute of Physics
Australian Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association
Australian Petroleum Exploration Association
CSIRO, Division of Applied Physics
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Department of Primary Industries and Energy

Institute of Instrumentation and Control, Australia
Institution of Engineers Australia
National Association of Testing Authorities
National Standards Commission
Pipeline Authority

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 AS 4250.3 —1995

Australian Standard
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Liquid hydrocarbons —
Dynamic measurement—
Proving systems for
volumetric meters

Part 3: Pulse interpolation

techniques

First published as AS 4250.3— 1995.

PUBLISHED BY STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

(STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA)
1 THE CRESCENT, HOMEBUSH, NSW 2140
ISBN 0 7262 9258 3
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PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee on Oil and Gas Measurement and
is designated Part 3 of a series of Standards dealing with petroleum liquid measurement systems under
the general title Liquid hydrocarbons— Dynamic measurement — Proving systems for volumetric meters.
Part 3 covers Pulse interpolation techniques .
Other Standards or proposed Standards in this series are as follows:
Part 1: General principles
Part 2: Pipe provers
Part 4: Temperature corrections in volumetric calibration by water transfer method
Part 5: Dynamic measurement
The Standard is identical with and has been reproduced from ISO 7278.3:1986, Liquid
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hydrocarbons —Dynamic measurement —Proving systems for volumetric meters, Part 3: Pulse
interpolation techniques.
For the purpose of this Australian Standard, the ISO text should be modified by replacing any
references to ‘International Standard’ with ‘Australian Standard’.
Reference to International Standard Australian Standard
ISO AS
2714 Liquid hydrocarbons—Volumetric 2652 Liquid hydrocarbons—Volumetric
measurement by displacement meter measurement by displacement meter
systems other than dispensing pumps systems other than dispensing pumps
2715 Liquid hydrocarbons—Volumetric 2651 Liquid hydrocarbons—Volumetric
measurement by turbine meter measurement by turbine meter
systems systems
4267 Petroleum and liquid petroleum 4250 Liquid hydrocarbons—Dynamic
products — Dynamic measurement measurement — Proving systems for
4267.2 Part 2: Calculation of oil quantities volumetric meters
4250.5 Part 5: Dynamic measurement
6551 Petroleum liquids and gases— 2707 Petroleum liquids and gases—
Fidelity and security of dynamic Fidelity and security of dynamic
measurement — Cabled transmission measurement — Cabled transmission
of electric and/or electronic pulse of electric and/or electronic pulse
data data
7278 Liquid hydrocarbons—Proving 4250 Liquid hydrocarbons—Dynamic
systems for meters used in dynamic measurement — Proving systems for
measurement volumetric meters
7278.1 Part 1: General principles 4250.1 Part 1: General principles
7278.2 Part 2: Pipe provers 4250.2 Part 2: Pipe provers
Under arrangements made between Standards Australia and the International Standards bodies, ISO and
IEC, as well as certain other Standards organizations, users of this Australian Standard are advised that
the number of this Standard is not reproduced on each page; its identity is shown only on the cover and
title page.
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AUSTRALIAN STANDARD

Liquid hydrocarbons — Dynamic measurement —

Proving systems for volumetric meters —
Part 3 : Pulse interpolation techniques

0 Introduction ISO 4267/2, Petroleum and liquid petroleum pro-

The use of pipe provers to prove meters with pulsed
outputs requires that a minimum number of pulses is
collected during the proving period. The number of
pulses which a meter can produce per unit of volume of
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ducts — Dynamic measurement — Part 2: Calculation
of oil quantities. 1)
ISO 6551, Petroleum liquids and gases — Fidelity and
security of dynamic measurement — Cabled trans-
mission of electric and/or electronic pulse data.

throughput is often limited; this means that in many

applications some means of increasing the meter’s
discrimination has to be found.
One way of overcoming this problem is to treat the
signal from the meter in such a way that the discrimina-
tion of the meter is increased. This technique of
increasing the meter’s discrimination is known as pulse
interpolation.
ISO 7278/1, Liquid hydrocarbons — Proving systems
meters used in dynamic measurement — Part 1:
General principles. 1)
ISO 7278/2, Liquid hydrocarbons — Dynamic measure-
ment — Proving systems for volumetric meters —
Part 2: Pipe provers. 1)

This part of ISO 7278 applies primarily to pipe provers,

but it is not intended to restrict in any way the future 3 Definitions
development of different methods of pulse interpolation
to this and other applications. For the purpose of this International Standard, the
following definitions apply.

1 Scope and field of application

This part of ISO 7278 specifies the procedures and
conditions of use to be observed if pulse interpolation
is used in conjunction with a pipe prover and a turbine
meter or displacement meter of good intra-rotational
linearity to improve the discrimination of proving. It
does not apply to other types of prover or other types
of meter, to which these or other techniques of pulse
interpolation may apply. It does not necessarily apply
to meters fitted with accessories which superimpose a
cyclic variation on the output of the meter such as
temperature compensators or calibrators.
3.1 clock : A device for generating a stable
frequency, the period of which is used as a standard
reference for measurements.
3.2 detector signal : A contact closure or voltage
that starts or stops the indicating device.
3.3 discrimination : The quality which characterizes
ability of a measuring instrument to react to small
changes the quantity measured.

This part of ISO 7278 describes the three methods

most commonly used and their conditions of use. It also
describes the equipment and test procedures for check-
ing that the pulse interpolation system is operating
satisfactorily.
2 References
ISO 2714, Liquid hydrocarbons — Volumetric measure-
ment by displacement meter systems other than
dispensing pumps.
ISO 2715, Liquid hydrocarbons — Volumetric measure-
ment by turbine meter systems.
3.4 lagging edge : The positive to negative transition
of a pulse signal.
3.5 leading edge : The negative to positive transition
of a pulse signal.
3.6 meter, non-rotating : A meter, the measuring ele-
ment of which has no rotating parts. Such meters are,
for example, vortex, ultrasonic or electromagnetic
meters. Their output signal is derived from some
characteristic which is proportional to flowrate.

1) At present at the stage of draft.

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