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Instrumentation and Control

Flow and Level Custody Measurement

This course addresses the challenges of measuring liquid and gas products accurately when they change hands between supplier and customer. It reflects pressures such as rising fuel costs, environmental limits and health and safety requirements. Participants compare flow and level measurement methods, uncertainty, strapping tables, custody transfer standards and calibration techniques.

Discipline
Instrumentation and Control
Level
Intermediate
Duration
5 days
Formats
Classroom, Live online, In-house
Every course can be delivered in-house and tailored to your organisation.

Who should attend

Personnel who design, select, specify, install, test, operate or maintain custody transfer flow and level instrumentation.

What participants will be able to do

  • Recall the fluid mechanics behind flow measurement
  • Identify sources of measurement uncertainty
  • Compare flow and level measurement methods
  • Evaluate custody transfer standards
  • Contrast flow calibration methods

Topics covered

  • Fluid mechanics basics
  • Measurement uncertainty
  • Flow metering methods
  • Level measurement
  • Tank strapping tables
  • Flow calibration