本节介绍如何正确使用各种类型的玻璃管液体温度计，以准确测定碳氢化合物液体的温度。API MPMS第7章的其他小节描述了其他温度测定方法、设备和程序。本章介绍了使用玻璃温度计手动测定液态石油和石油产品温度的方法、设备和程序。本章讨论了保管转移、库存控制和海上测量的一般温度测量要求。温度测定所选择的实际方法和设备由相关各方商定。

This section describes how to correctly use various types of liquid-in-glass thermometers to accurately determine the temperatures of hydrocarbon liquids. Other methods, equipment, and procedures for temperature determination are described in the other sub-sections of API MPMS Chapter 7.This chapter describes the methods, equipment, and procedures for manually determining the temperature of liquid petroleum and petroleum products with liquid-in-glass thermometers. This chapter discusses temperature measurement requirements in general for custody transfer, inventory control, and marine measurements. The actual method and equipment selected for temperature determination are left to the agreement of the parties involved.