Temperature Measurement Standards

Thermometer Assemblies and Temperature Levels for Tanks and Cargo Carriers
Tanks Fixed-roof Floating-roof Variable vapor space Typical Temperature Measurement Facilities Roof hatch Gauge hatch Gauge hatch Vertical thermowells Pressure lock Horizontal separable wells Thermometer Assemblies Stationary Tanks Cup-case Cup-case Cup-case Armored Cup-case Angle Stem See note See note See note See note See note Three for tank heights less than 10 meters (30 feet); four for tank heights greater than 10 meters (30 feet) See note See note Two, one at middle of tank and one 0.3 meter (1 foot), above bottom Middle of liquida Middle of liquida Measurement Levels

Horizontal-cylindrical Nonpressure Pressure

Gauge hatch Vertical thermowells Horizontal separable wells

Cup-case Armored Angle-stem

Tank Cars and Tank Trucks Nonpressure Pressure Dome hatch Vertical thermowells Cup-case Armored Ships and Barges Nonpressure Pressure Deck hatch Vertical thermowells Cup-case Armored See note Middle of liquida

Note: See Table 5 for the minimum number of measurement levels. a In special cases, it may be desirable to obtain temperatures at more than one level and calculate a weighted average temperature. See Table 5, Note 2, for the correct method of averaging multiple temperatures.