ISO 16384 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD First edition 2012-11-01 Refrigerated hydrocarbon and non petroleum based liquefied gaseous fuels Dimethylether (DME) - Measurement and calculation on board ships Hydrocarbures réfrigérés et combustibles gazeux liquefiés a base non petroliere-Diméthyléther (DME)Mesurage et calculsa bord des navires ERIE ISORe6gg4 042(ey SO Copyright Intermational Organization for Standardizatior Notfor @IS02012 IS0 16384:2012(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT ISO 2012 Aleaightedresawiebitmlesbathoathwiseispbcifingphotocqpyingfahispubalkioitianwithbutpepnisbiondrowuttling ifromaoynithentshbyany address below or ISo's member body in the country of the requester. ISopostale.56 ficeCH-1211Geneva20 Tel+4227490111 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 Published in Switzerland Jniversity of Allt 001, Usc sharabiani, shahramfs No reproduction or networking permited without license from IHS IS016384:2012(E) Contents Page Foreword iv Introduction. V Scope 2 Terms and definitions 1 3 Characteristics and properties of DME 2 3.1 General 2 3.2 General characteristics. 2 3.3 Chemical and physical properties 2 4 General precautions. .3 4.1 General .. 3 4.2 Equipment precautions 5 3 Tank capacity table 4 5.1 General. 5.2 Contents of tank capacity table .4 6 Level gauges. 4 6.1 Type of level gauges 6.2 Accuracy of level gauge 4 6.3 Use of designated level gauge 5 7 Temperature measuring equipment .5 7.1 Type of temperature sensor 5 7.2 Accuracy of temperaturemeasuring equipment. 5 7.3 Numberand positionoftemperature sensors 5 8 Pressure gauge 5 8.1 Type and number of pressure gauges 8.2 Accuracy of pressure gauge 5 9 Preparation for custody transfer. .6 9.1 Facilitiesfor cargo operation .6 9.2 Pipelines 6 9.3 Ship/shore meeting .6 10 Custody transfer measurement .7 10.1 General. 10.2 Measurement of liquid level 7 10.3 Measurement of temperature 7 11 Quantitative calculation 8 11.1 General 8 11.2 Concept of quantitative calculation. 8 12 Preparation for sailing 9 12.1 Pipelines and other facilities. .9 12.2 Ship/shore meeting .9 12.3 Information to cargo receiver 9 Annex A (informative) Estimation of density of DME. 10 Bibliography 11 Copyright Intemational Organization for Standardizatior iii IS016384:2012(E) Foreword Iso (the International Organizationfor Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards thutdiegh(ISO techmiloet boabiasiftadsewofkcf pitapbringbodylritteresitedlaihStandebjdstisforowhidlycarrtiechoital committeehas been established has the righttobe represented onthat committee.International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with Iso, also take part in the work. IsO collaborates closely with the electrotechnical standardization. International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of International Standards aredrafted in accordance with therules given in the ISO/IEC Directives,Part2 3tanmainstaak pfedbechnical techniabescommitteesprepare Intersidetedal Starthar ae mbarBrafernatfon xpting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies castingavote. Aatentionrights.tfawrfshthf hetpeksibilftyaespafsibltharelaerAintsifg anyltisischidatereht mayrights.the subject of ISO16384wasprepared byTechnical Committee IS0/TC 28,Petroleumproducts and lubricants, Subcommittee Sc 5, Measurement of refrigerated hydrocarbon and non-petroleumbased liquefied gaseous fuels. national Organization for Standardizatio otforR IS016384:2012(E) Introduction methods achievingdevelopmenthavethebeen independentlystudied orasundertakeninenergycountries. Anotherbenefitcoalsandbiomasseswithpetroleumalternativedevelopmentcantheproducedtechniquesof fullyinternational trade,semi-refrigerated type tanks, pressurizedspecializedtanks. assessingequippedquantity, the cargo to/from the ships. Sincestandardizedrequirementsown installation,International verificationoflnternational thermometers Copyright Iinternational Organization for Standardizatior No reproduction or networ