NIOEC-SP-70-06(2)

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PLAN/PRJ/SUB UNIT PHASE DISCIPLINE DOCUMENT TYPE SERIAL NO. REV. NO. DATE
DECEMBER,
NIOEC 000 EG IN SP 7006 A2
2014

NATIONAL IRANIAN OIL REFINING & DISTRIBUTION COMPANY

NATIONAL IRANIAN OIL ENGINEERING
& CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

NIOEC SPECIFICATION
FOR

BIDIRECTIONAL METER PROVERS

SECOND EDITION

DECEMBER 2009

THIS SPECIFICATION IS THE PROPERTY OF NATIONAL IRANIAN OIL ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. IT IS CONFIDENTIAL AND ALL
RIGHTS RESERVED TO THE OWNER. NEITHER WHOLE NOR ANY PART OF THIS DOCUMENT MAY BE DISCLOSED TO ANY THIRD PARTY,
REPRODUCTED, STORED IN ANY RETRIEVAL SYSTEM OR TRANSMITTED IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN
CONSENT OF THE NATIONAL IRANIAN OIL ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.
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IN THE NAME OF GOD

FOREWORD

By their very nature, technical Specifications are continuously subject to modifications and
revisions. To strengthen their merit and usefulness, continuous improvements, addendum, deletion
of disparate information and consequently provision of updated revisions are to be made in order to
ascertain that such Specifications meet the current requirements, inclusive of Iranian Petroleum
Standards (IPS) and the recognized and acceptable national and international Standards, as well as
the optimal codes and practices based on the accumulated in-house know-how and plant knowledge
and experiences.

However, in reality, due to several reasons, not to mention the complexity of the matter, the ultimate
goal of continuous direct embedment of the required changes on the relevant Specifications may be
far reaching. Therefore, in the interim periods between the officially issued revisions, the required
changes will appear in other documents related to the engineering and design work of the ongoing
projects.

In response to the initiative of the Design and Engineering Directorate, and considering that the task
of the execution of several important and mega projects for the realization of the new oil refineries,
pipelines and oil terminals as well as improvements of the existing facilities, has been assigned to
NIOEC, it was decided to update the NIOEC Specifications and to issue new official revisions.

The Design and Engineering Directorate was itself entrusted to carry out this important task, and as
such by forming several special technical committees, working in close co-operation and cohesion
and sharing their expertise and knowledge, the updated and revised NIOEC Specifications were
successfully prepared and complied.

These Specifications are intended to be used for Oil Refineries, Distribution Depots, Oil Terminals,
Pipelines and Pump Stations within NIOEC's projects, and have been proven to be of high value for
such purposes. It must however be appreciated that these Specifications represent the minimum
requirements and should in no way be interpreted as a restriction on the use of better procedures,
engineering and design practices or materials.

We encourage and highly appreciate the users and other clear sighted and experts to send their
comments on the Specifications to the Design and Engineering Director of NIOEC for evaluation
and approval.
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NOTES:
1) THIS SHEET IS A RECORD OF ALL REVISIONS TO THIS SPECIFICATION.
2) WHEN APPROVED EACH REVISION SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS A PART OF THE ORIGINAL
DOCUMENT.
3) NUMBER OF PAGES EXCLUDES THIS SHEET AND THE COVER SHEET.

A.ARMAN
2 DECEMBER 2014 A. MOGHADAM H. SHIRINPOUR M. ORDOOBADI
MOGHADAM
1 DECEMBER, 2009 INST. DISC. KHATIB M.R.FARZAM SAJEDI
0 JULY, 2005 MOMENI ORDOOBADI M.R.FARZAM SAJEDI
REV. DATE PREPARED CHECKED APPROVED AUTHORIZED
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CONTENTS: PAGE NO.

 
1.  SCOPE......................................................................................................................................2 
2.  REFERENCE ..........................................................................................................................2 
3.  UNITS .......................................................................................................................................3 
4.  DEFINITIONS ........................................................................................................................3 
5.  DESIGN....................................................................................................................................3 
6.  PROVER CALIBRATION ....................................................................................................8 
7.  ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT .................................................................................................8 
8.  INSPECTION AND TESTS ...................................................................................................8 
9.  PREPARATION FOR SHIPMENT ....................................................................................10 
10.  DATA TO BE SUPPLIED ....................................................................................................10 
11.  ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PORTABLE PROVER ...................................11 
12.  GUARANTEES .....................................................................................................................12 

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1. SCOPE
1.1. This specification defines NIOEC’s requirements for the design, test and shipment of
bidirectional meter provers to be used for calibration of Turbine, Ultrasonic or Positive
Displacement Meters.
1.2. The completed meter prover shall comply with this specification. Any exceptions taken shall
be specified by the vendor.
Deviations from this specification will only be permitted on obtaining written approval from
NIOEC.
Resolution on cases not explicitly stipulated in this Specification, or on cases where conflicts
may arise among the requirements of the referenced IPS and the international standards, shall
be made through written consent and approval of NIOEC.

2. REFERENCE
The following standards, codes, and specifications, to the extent specified hereinafter, shall
constitute a part of this NIOEC Specification. Latest edition of the undated referenced documents
and the cited edition of the dated references shall apply. The applicability of changes made to the
dated references ,after the cited date shall be mutually agreed upon between NIOEC and the
Vendor/ Contractor.

ASME (AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS)

ASME B31.3 “Process Piping”
ASME Section IX “Welding and Brazing Qualifications”

API (AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE)

API MPMS Chapter 4 “Proving Systems”
API MPMS Chapter 5 “Metering Systems”
API MPMS Chapter 8 “Sampling”
API SPEC 5L “Specification For Line Pipe”

ASTM (AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING OF MATERIALS)

ASTM A53, Grade B “For Pipe Design”
ASTM A 105 “For Flanges”
ASTM A234-WPB “For Fittings”
ASTM A193 Grade B7 “For Bolts”
ASTM A194 Grade 2H “For Nuts”

AWS (AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY)

AWS D1.1 “Structural welding Code”

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IEC (INTERNATIONAL ELECTRO-TECHNICAL COMMISSION)
IEC 60079 “Electrical Apparatus for explosive gas Atmosphere”
IEC 60529 “Degrees of protection provided by enclosures”

NIOEC SP (NIOEC SPECIFICATIONS)

NIOEC-SP-00-10 “Specification for Units”
NIOEC-SP-00-55 “Specification for Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P &
IDs)”
NIOEC-SP-70-01 “Specification for Instrumentation”
NIOEC-SP-70-12 “Specification for Volumetric Liquid Measurement Methods
(Custody Transfer)”

NIOEC SIP (NIOEC SHOP INSPECTION PROCEDURE)

NIOEC-SIP-70-01 “Shop Inspection Procedure for Instruments”

3. UNITS
International System of Units (SI) shall be used in accordance with NIOEC-SP-00-10, unless
otherwise specified.

4. DEFINITIONS
In cases where this specification is part of a direct order, Purchaser shall mean National Iranian Oil
Engineering and Construction Company. Where this specification forms part of contract documents,
Purchaser shall mean Contractor. In references to inspection by Purchaser, when this specification
forms part of contract documents this shall be construed to mean that NIOEC shall also have the
right of inspection.

5. DESIGN
5.1. General
5.1.1. The meter prover shall be “U” type or “Straight” type bidirectional designed according to
API MPMS Chapter 4. Compact provers may be used if necessary with NIOEC's approval.

5.1.2. The 'k' factor of the meters and the volume between switches in the prover shall be
sufficiently high to generate a minimum of 10,000 pulses between switches for one-way trip.

5.1.3. The number of pulses generated for one-way trip shall be stated in vendor's proposal.

5.1.4. Internal configuration shall be designed to allow complete drainage to facilitate change-over
of liquid from one type of product to another type.

5.1.5. A removable spool piece shall be provided at the inlet and outlet of the 4-way valve with the
spectacle blind flanges and connection flanges to allow flushing of the prover before re-
calibration of the prover utilizing the test measure cans or master meter. Pressure and

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temperature gauges shall be located close to prover inlet/outlet to ensure realistic
measurements during re-calibration test.
5.1.6. The diameter of the prover ends (chambers) shall be sufficient to facilitate easy insertion and
retraction of the ball and inclined from the horizontal at least 60°.

5.1.7. The meter prover field equipment shall be designed taking into account the following site
conditions which will be extracted from the project documents:
a) The maximum and the minimum ambient temperature: (Under shelter area from direct
sunshine.)
b) Relative Humidity of the air in summer and in winter
c) Rain fall
d) Particular conditions on instrumentation
 Sandstorm
 Frost protection
 Earthquake
e) Ambient Design Temperature
f) Area classification
 All electrical equipment and instruments selection for hazardous areas shall be made in
accordance with IEC recommendation, IEC-60079.
 All electrical appliances shall meet NEC requirement and shall have certificate from
CENELEC, FM, UL, CSA, or BASEEFA.
g) Ingress Protection
Classification of degree of protection provided by enclosure (IEC-60529) shall be IP 65 as
a minimum.
h) Location of Installation
All control equipment shall be mounted on UCP (Unit Control Panel) to be installed in an
air conditioned control room.

5.1.8. Vendor shall be responsible for the design, supply, fabrication, testing, calibration and
system configuration for the following major equipment as a minimum:
a) Pressure transmitter and pressure gauge installed on Inlet/Outlet of prover.
b) Temperature instrument with direct mount temperature transmitter on each Inlet/Outlet of
prover
c) Thermometer
d) Pressure relief valve
e) Wiring and junction box
f) Manual isolation valves at inlet and outlet of prover
g) Bi-directional prover
h) Flow control valve where specified in data sheet, to be manipulated by an analogue signal
from selected metering station, to ensure sufficient back pressure necessary for the prover.
i) Test and calibration equipment including Calibration tank for site calibration.

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The above equipment and other associated equipment on the prover skid shall be supplied
based on Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards (MPMS) chapter 4 referred as
applicable documents.
j) Shelter (if required)
k) UCP (Unit Control Panel) provided with Prover Counters, Oscillators, Meter selector,
Flow Computer and other necessary instruments.

5.1.9. The following Electrical Power Supply will be available:

 230 VAC ± 2%, 50 Hz ±1%, 1-Phase, 2-Wire, UPS
 230 VAC ±10%, 50 Hz ±4%, 1-Phase, 2-Wire, Non-UPS
 230/400V±10%, 50 Hz ±4%, 3-Phase, 4-Wire, Non-UPS

5.1.10. Requirements for the UCP shall be according to NIOEC-SP-70-14.

5.2. Flanges
5.2.1. Flanged joints in the measuring section shall be of tongue and groove O-Ring seal design
with matched bores. This permits reassembly of pipe sections with original alignment of
parts guaranteed and maintains original measuring section volume. Matched bores improve
prover accuracy and repeatability, and reduce wear on the spheroid.

5.2.2. The vendor shall supply the necessary number of flanges in the measuring section to:
a) Ensure full penetration welds and smoothly ground internal surfaces to protect against
leakage and excessive spheroid wear. This improves repeatability and accuracy of the
prover and reduces maintenance. This cannot be achieved if too many, or all, joints are
welded at elbows and bends.
b) Reduce pipe lengths between section to ensure that internal surfaces are properly
sandblasted and epoxy coated.
c) Allow for easy access into measuring section for inspection and maintenance such as
recoating the internal surface.

5.3. Four-Way Diverter Valve

5.3.1. The prover shall be equipped with a double block and bleed, four-way diverter valve which
switches the stream behind the displacer and forces it through the measuring section. The
seals shall be retracted from the wall of the valve prior to stroking the valve.
5.3.2. The four-way diverter valve shall be furnished complete with a self-contained electro-
hydraulic actuator and bleeder valve capable of cycling the valve from full open arc position
to full open opposite position in 10 seconds for full travel to keep pre-run to a minimum.
5.3.3. The electro-hydraulic control panel shall be mounted on the prover with local operating
controls and shall have provisions for remote control from an instrument panel.
5.3.4. The valve shall be sized to be compatible with the prover to provide a reasonable low
pressure drop across the unit. The 4-way valve shall be equipped with a locally mounted
mechanical position indicator and shall be supplied complete with a handwheel for manual
over-ride. Valve traveling time shall be so that the sphere does not reach the first detector
switch before the valve is in its end position. The 4-way valve and any other valve that, by

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leaking, may cause liquid to by-pass around the prover must be provided with a means of
checking for leakage, i.e., Double Block & Bleed.

5.4. Detectors
Detectors shall be of mechanical actuated switch type and of stainless steel construction.
The detector switches are to be capable of locating the displacer accurately enough to
repeatedly displace a quantity of liquid within a maximum variation of 0.02 percent or better.
Detector switches shall be hydraulic balanced plunger, magnetic type with encapsulated reed
switches external to fluid pressure or equal.

5.5. Prover Counter

The prover shall be furnished with a flow computer. In case the meter readings are based on net
and gross readings, a dual prover counter shall be provided for simultaneous net and gross
meter proving. The counter shall be provided with a system check and also to have automatic
gating for self-check. The self-check test frequencies shall be provided by means of a selector
switch from any one of the three following sources:
 Pick-up coil on the meter.
 Line frequency from power supply (50 Hz).
 Built-in special test oscillator.
The above system shall be adequately protected against signal inputs and power supply noise
pickups.

5.6. Flow Computer

Many types of electronic flow computers are available that accept meter output signals, and
other sensor signals, to calculate volume or mass flow quantities as required. Flow computers
display, transmit, and print data (by appropriate ports and protocols) that can be used for
operational or custody transfer purposes. A flow computer can be designed for a single meter
run or a bank of meters.
In addition to meter signals, some flow computers accept signals from pressure, temperature,
and density devices that allow the calculation of gross and net flow rates and totals.
The flow computer should have provisions to accurately calibrate input or output signals.
Security measures should be provided to prevent unauthorized access and alteration of the flow
computer memory or user configuration. Security may be hardware, such as key locks or
switches, or software passwords.
Also, the flow computer should have means of internal processor and circuit error checking to
ensure the integrity of calculated results.

5.7. Displacer
Spheroids or piston displacer furnished shall be nominal size for each prover. Spheroid or
piston material shall be compatible with the products specified.

5.8. Vent and Drain Valves

All valves in the proving system between the meter and the prover outlet shall be double block
and bleed type.

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5.9. Relief Valve
The prover shall be equipped with a thermal relief valve where necessary. Thermal relief
valves and pressure equalizing valves shall not be installed between the meter and the prover.

5.10. Internal Coating

Internal wetted surfaces of the meter prover shall be cleaned, sandblasted and coated
according to manufacture recommendation.

5.11. Skid Design

The skid shall be built as a complete stand-alone unit, piped and wired to interface points at
the skid boundaries.
Each skid shall provide clear access around and integrated components.
Vendor shall provide the specification for the environmental protection (e.g. sunshade, anti
corrosion paintings and etc.) for NIOEC review and approval.
Skid construction shall consist of structural steel shapes and plates and Vendor shall propose
structural material in his proposal. Welding procedures, procedure qualification, and welder
qualifications used in the construction of the main structure and lifting lugs shall be in
accordance with the latest edition of AWS D1.1.
Non-Destructive testing and visual inspection shall be performed. Vendor shall propose the
detailed test procedure in his proposal.
All structural material shall have a corrosion resistant primary and finish coat. The painting
shall be as per NIOEC-SP-80-02.
The following miscellaneous equipment shall be included, but not be limited to:
a) Tray and cover
b) All cables (steel wire armored cables except for special cables) shall be as per NIOEC-SP-
70-05.
c) Earthing system components
d) Miscellaneous installation materials such as cable glands, markers, labels and junction
boxes etc. Junction box and its label shall be stainless steel.
e) Air/gas eliminator. Air/gas must be removed from the fluid upstream from the prover for
accurate measurement. The eliminator vessel should also be equipped with armored liquid
level sight gauges. Vendor shall verify the necessity of the eliminator for each prover and
clearly indicate in his proposal.
f) Stainless steel tubing for impulse line and associated materials such as valves, etc.
g) Walkways
The following specifications define the provisional requirements for walkways. The detailed
specification shall be as per Vendor’s standard.
Open type walkways with handrails shall be provided on the skids to facilitate access to major
components needed in the normal operation of proving. Ladders or stairways shall be
provided as required to access all platforms. Walkways may consist of serrated galvanized
grating, and shall be secured with J-bolts and fasteners. Handrails will consist of tubular steel.

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Kick plates, in conjunction with handrails, are provided for safety. All handrails, ladders, and
kick plates shall be painted with a corrosion resistance finish.

6. PROVER CALIBRATION
The Prover final calibration shall consist of three consecutive observed left to right, right to left and
round trip calibrated columns within 0.02 percent of each other. Two of these runs shall be made at
normal flow rate, and one at 30% less than the stated normal flow rate, each run corrected for
temperature and pressure. The round trip volume shall then be termed the calibrated volume of the
prover and the detector switches shall be sealed in this calibrated position.

6.1. Prover with Master Meter

In addition to the above test, the master meter (with master prover and counter) shall meet the
repeatability requirements for 25 consecutive runs within 0.02% and also standard deviation
better than 0.01%.

7. ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT
7.1. Two Detector switches
7.2. Two Spheroids
7.3. One Sphere Sizing Tool
7.4. One Sphere inflation pump.
7.5. One sphere removal tool complete with electric vacuum pump.
7.6. Two 3/4 inch, NPT pressure gauges (calibrated in dual readings bar/ psi) complete with 3/4
inch NPT isolating valve.
7.7. Two Degree C thermometers reading in 1/2 degree increments with 3/4 inch NPT stainless
steel Thermowells.
7.8. Two 3/4 inch NPT vent valves on top of launching chambers.
7.9. One Pressure relief valve, l inch NPT, set at 5% above the prover pressure rating.
7.10. Two hinged closures mounted on launching chamber.
7.11. Two drain valves piped to the drain header or near trailer for portable unit terminating into 2"
ANSI block valves.

Note: 4"-16" Prover-2" Valves & 3" Header.

18"-36" Prover-3" Valves & 4" Header.

8. INSPECTION AND TESTS

8.1. Welders to be qualified to ASME Section IX. Copies of welder's qualifications shall be
submitted with proposal.

8.2. Radiological inspection shall be per ASME Code B31.3 applied to a minimum of 10% of all
welds. Copies of welding procedures shall be submitted with proposal.

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8.3. All piping shall be inspected for circularity, internal smoothness, pits, laminations, weld seams
and grooves. Internal surfaces shall be repaired prior to sandblasting to white metal and
application of the air-cured epoxy.

8.4. Prior to prover assembly the purchaser or his nominated representative shall reserve the right to
inspect the internal surfaces of the prover barrel, both before and after application of the resin
lining. The inspector will have the right to holiday the prover coating and if holidays are
present, the manufacturer will sandblast and recoat the prover at his cost.

8.5. The hydrostatic test will be witnessed by the purchaser or his nominated representative. The
test pressure (1.5 times the maximum working pressure) shall be held for a minimum period of
two (2) hours with no pressure loss. Testing shall be according to Section 9.6 of this
specification.

8.6. After hydrostatic test the prover loop shall be calibrated in accordance with API Manual of
Petroleum Measurement Standards Chapter 4-Section 9, using a Bureau of Standards approved
equipment at the country of origin. Copies of the certificate of volume on the test measures
shall be submitted to purchaser.

8.7. The prover, during the water-draw calibration, shall be capable of producing repetitive
displacements within 0.02% of the prover volume for two consecutive round trip runs. In
addition, a third round trip shall be run with at least 30% reduced flow rate. This third run shall
agree with the other runs within 0.02%.

8.8. Factory Acceptance Test (FAT)

Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) shall include followings as minimum requirements for the
factory acceptance test. Vendor shall issue the detailed test items and procedure in his proposal.
Vendor shall notify the Purchaser a minimum of 45 days in advance of his intention to carry
out tests so that arrangements can be made to witness the event.
a) Provers shall be hydrostatically tested to 1.5 times the design pressure of the component.
b) Vendor shall propose the testing medium in his proposal. Vendor shall issue the calibration
certificate of the provers.
c) Instrumentation:
1) All instruments shall be checked for operation, calibration, and performance to
manufacturer's specification.
2) The control system shall be tested to ensure correct operation.
3) For test purposes all external equipment will be simulated. Simulated inputs and output
loading will be applied to circuits where required to test output readings.
8.9. For portable provers testing as described under master meter (if master meter is supplied) will
be carried out at the vendor's factory and will be witnessed by the purchaser or his nominated
representative. Tests shall be carried out using a petroleum base product.
8.10. All tests and inspections shall be performed in accordance with the relevant NIOEC inspection
and test procedures including Shop Inspection Procedure (NIOEC-SIP-70-01).

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9. PREPARATION FOR SHIPMENT
9.1. External surfaces of the meter prover shall be cleaned, sandblasted and coated with one coat of
specified primer and two coats of final painting as per NIOEC-SP-80-02.
9.2. Manufacturers standard export shipment crating procedure shall be followed with adequate
protection for ocean shipment as per NIOEC-SP-80-02 and NIOEC-SP-90-52.

10. DATA TO BE SUPPLIED

The following data are required as a minimum:
10.1. Purchaser shall specify maximum hourly flow rate according to API MPMS ch. 4.
10.2. Vendor shall specify at the maximum flow rate the velocity of the spheroid and size and wall
of measuring section and wall launching chamber. Four-way diverter valve size and rating
shall also be specified.
10.3. Vendor shall specify size and type of spheroid.
10.4. Size of drain valves and drain header.
10.5. Application Data for Design of a Bidirectional Meter Prover:

10.5.1. Type of Meter to be Proved:

Size:
Manufacturing & Model Number:
Pulses per Cubic Meter of Registration;
Flow Rate Pressure
Maximum
Normal
Minimum
Note: Prover to be sized for maximum flow and maximum pressure.

10.5.2. Metered Liquids

Type API Gravity Viscosity
1.
2.
3.

10.5.3. Temperature
Product Ambient
Maximum
Normal
Minimum

10.5.4. Space Limitations

Length

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Width
Height

10.5.5. Available Power

230/400 Volts 1 or 3 Phase 50 Hz. (Specify).

10.5.6. Portable Unit

The following shall be specified by purchaser:
Truck
Trailer
Master Meter

11. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PORTABLE PROVER

11.1. Drains
Two drains will be piped to the rear of the trailer of truck bed for faster draining and will
terminate into double block type valves.

11.2. Inlet and Outlet Lines

The four-way diverter valve inlet and outlet lines will be piped to the rear of the trailer of
truck bed, terminating into swivel hose connections which allow the hoses to remain attached
to the inlet and outlet lines, thus eliminating the need for the operator to connect and
disconnect the hoses each time. Block valves shall be furnished directly preceding the swivel
connections to prevent spillage. Size of lines and swivel connection block valve shall be
specified.

11.3. Tool Boxes

Tool boxes shall be provided on the trailer or truck bed, one containing two cable reels each
with 30 meters of cable (one reel for power and one for connecting to meter pulse
transmitters). Others shall be provided for storing tools, equipment and spare parts.

11.4. Sump Tank

A sump tank shall be provided with specified capacity after trailer mounting and all vent
connections shall be piped into needle valves (easily accessible from the ground) which can be
opened to the sump when bleeding air from the prover. The outlet of the sump tank shall be
equipped with a 1" valve for easy drainage.

11.5. Flexible Hoses

Two (2) flexible hoses shall be provided for connecting the prover to the meter connections.
Flexible stainless steel hoses shall be furnished where inlet and outlet line are 3" and larger for
greater operator safety. Length of hoses shall be specified with size (NPT) of terminal
connections by purchaser.

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11.6. Hose Racks
Two (2) hose racks shall be mounted on the trailer or truck bed to provide a method for
storing the hose securely while not in use.

11.7. Master Meter (if requested in the requisition)

11.7.1. A master meter shall be a very carefully selected high quality meter. This master meter will
be used to calibrate the line meter by using master meter techniques, and will be calibrated
by the meter prover. The portable prover will be designed so that the master meter is off line
and prover can be used direct without flow through the master meter.
11.7.2. The prover, during calibration, using master meter techniques, shall be capable of producing
repetitive displacements within 0.02% of the prover volume for five consecutive runs with
master meter.
11.7.3. The master meter (with master prover and counter) shall meet the repeatability requirements
of one standard deviation (=0.01%) for 25 consecutive runs and also within that 25 runs, 10
consecutive runs be within 0.02% repeatability.
11.7.4. Details of metering systems and provers shall be in accordance with API MPMS Chapter 4
and Chapter 5.

11.8. Electronics
a) One - Prover Counter
b) Two - Reels complete with 30 meters of cable each (one for power and one for picking up
pulses from the meter).
Note: Cable reels are wired into the prover. End connections for power and pulse pickup
are to be furnished by the purchaser.
c) Trailer mounted provers shall be furnished with an explosion proof counter mounted on the
trailer.
d) Truck mounted provers shall be furnished with a non-explosion-proof counter mounted in a
desk top enclosure in the cab. This desk top enclosure shall also contain the prover
operating controls and storage shelves for papers and calibration forms. All truck mounted
provers shall be fully operable from the inside of the protected cab for meter proving.

12. GUARANTEES
Vendors shall guarantee that he is able to support and supply spare parts for the supplied hardware,
software and firmware for at least 10 years from the date of shipment.
If the VENDOR believes that parts of the system will be withdrawn from sale after 10 years, he
shall provide a statement detailing the equipment to be withdrawn, the timing and how updated
parts can replace the withdrawn parts.
The Vendor shall also guarantee that the equipment supplied is free from fault in design,
workmanship and material, and is of adequate design and proper material to fulfill satisfactorily the
specified operating conditions.
Should any failure or defect in design, material, workmanship or operating characteristics develop
under the start-up and commissioning periods or during the first 12 months of operation, but not
later than 24 months from the date of shipment, the Vendor shall make all required repairs,
alterations or replacements of the defective equipment, free of charge, and shall pay transportation
fees involved to and from NIOEC’s site.

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