FMC Technologies Smith Meter AccuLoad, Tank Proving Manual

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Section VI – AccuLoad III Automated Proving Mode
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9. When the batch has completed, the AccuLoad
will prompt for the actual prover volume. Enter
the prover volume and press "ENTER."
Raw Meter Volume 1000.94 GAL
Enter Prover Volume
-> 1000
Batch Complete
"Batch Complete" will flash with the time and date.
10.
The AccuLoad III will prompt for the prover tem-
perature. Press ENTER to have the meter factor
calculated.
Meter Temperature 60.0F
Enter Prover Temperature
-> 60.5F
Batch Complete
11.
The AccuLoad III will then calculate the meter
factor. The new meter factor will be displayed.
#1 0.99850 600 GPM
New Meter Factor 0.98375
Average Flow Rate 500 GPM
Press ENTER to continue
12.
When the ENTER key is pressed, the AccuLoad
III will display the following screen.
New Meter Factor 0.98375
-> Reject
Save
Average
Re-enter prove values
13. If "REJECT" or "SAVE" is selected, the AccuLoad
III will return to the Run Mode display where the
transaction can be ended. If "AVERAGE" is se-
lected, the AccuLoad III will then average all me-
ter factors in the buffer (up to ten of them). The
average meter factor will be displayed. Select
"SAVE" to store the average meter factor into the
Program Mode.
Average Meter Factor 0.98400
-> Continue
Save
14. If "Save" is selected, the AccuLoad III will store
the average meter factor and will return to the
"RUN" mode display where the transaction can
be ended or a new batch can be started. If "Con-
tinue" is selected, a new batch can be started al-
lowing the AccuLoad III to continue proving at
this rate. Note that if the AccuLoad III is in remote
control mode, authorization is required for each
batch.
15. Each time a transaction is ended and a new
transaction is begun, the AccuLoad III will start a
new prove with Step 1.
16. In the event that the meter factor is not success-
fully saved, the AccuLoad III will display a mes-
sage indicating that the meter factor was re-
jected.