MTG MULTI-FUNCTION TANK GAUGE

MTG “Multi-function Tank Gauge” is an engineered instrument. It is designed to provide more usable information for Loss Control, Safety, Environmental, and Operations than any other tank gauge or system ever developed.

It provides and exceeds the data needed to meet a host of API Standards and Recommended Practices, as well as, ANSI, ASTM, GB/T, GOST, IEC, IEEE, ISO, NEC, NFPA, OIML, etc.

MTG provides Bottom Referenced Measurement (INNAGE or how much liquid is within the tank, i.e., not to be confused with the measurement of air space above liquid within a tank (Outage)).  MTG comes with a “Tank Reference Movement Indicator” that shows the change of the reference height from the top mounting flange when emptying or filling liquid. MTG “Multi-function Tank Gauge” calculates Volume by both Hybrid and Hydrostatic Methods to custody transfer accuracy.  Because MTG comes in direct contact with the liquid, it has numerus advantages over non-contacting Radar, Ultrasonic, and Sonar tank gauges in the accurate measurement of the other volume parameters (Temperature, Density, & Water) and operational information. Note: Some RTG systems claim non-contact measurement (for level, i.e., measurement of the air space), but then use additional instruments in direct contact with liquid for Volume measurement, i.e., an advertising shell game. 

Dependent upon the engineered configuration, MTG can provide Product quality, Overfill & Rupture Protection, Vapor Monitoring, Leak Detection, Product Stratification (Temperature, Density, and Water) and when combined with TG SOFT Server (Software), applications such as Transfer Ticketing, Yield Analysis, Sampling, In-Tank Blending, De-Watering, PRV Monitoring, Roof weight (Rain or Snow), etc. are available. Thus, MTG’s information provides a competitive advantage and short-term payback on your investment.

Dependent upon the engineered configuration, MTG can provide Product quality, Overfill & Rupture Protection, Vapor Monitoring, Leak Detection, Product Stratification (Temperature, Density, and Water) and when combined with TG SOFT Server (Software), applications such as Transfer Ticketing, Yield Analysis, Sampling, In-Tank Blending, De-Watering, PRV Monitoring, Roof weight (Rain or Snow), etc. are available. Thus, MTG’s information provides a competitive advantage and short-term payback on your investment.

Most tank gauging systems advertising custody transfer accuracy only communicate Five (5) data registers (Volume, Level, Average Temperature, Reference Density, and Free Water from multiple instruments and multiple tank entries (gaugewells). Note: The cost of an additional gaugewell will be much more expensive than the cost of the tank gauge system being installed.  

Most wireless tank gauging systems poll one tank at a time and are relatively slow even when communicating only five registers.  This is due to the processing of multiple readings to insure a correct reading of the level. Note: Most wireless tank gauging systems require wire and conduit for the connection of multiple instruments and power in addition to the “wireless” radio for signal. So which shell is the pea under?

The MTG “Multi-function Tank Gauge” normally provides Three-hundred and Seventy-five (375) usable data registers from one instrument from the same reference point or gaugewell as the manual hand line. Why? Because accurate measurement of volume requires more information and not just limited information due to measurement or communications method.  Because the tank gauge needs to be calibrated and accuracy verified in comparison to the reference, i.e., manual hand lines, electronic temperature measurement, and liquid sampling (Density & Water) from the same location in the tank.

Note: if you are going to run cable and conduit for power to the top of the tank, the cost of running additional cable for signal is not expensive (in comparison with the cost of additional gaugewells , i.e., taking a tank out of service, cleaning it, gas freeing it, safety inspection, hot work permits, gaugewell fabrication, structural tank modifications, roof modifications, access location on tank top (gauge platform), closing up the tank, gauge and additional instruments installed, electrical conduit, hydrostatic (water fill) testing, new tank tables, and calibration of all instrument for installed accuracy.  Run the cable or Fiber, conduit or tray cable, for current and future needs, added security, and both the amount & speed of data throughput.

Further advice:  If you see a vendor specification that lists only one parameter (Level) for measurement to custody transfer accuracy, then they haven’t figured out that petroleum-based products are measured & bought or sold by Volume.   A well written tank gauging specification will require accuracy standards for all parameters in measuring or calculating volume.  Have you found the pea yet?

The MTG provides more usable data from a single instrument than any other tank gauge on the market. MTG provides the following measured and calculated parameters: Volume, Level, Multi-point spot temperature, Average product temperature, Product head mass, Product heel mass, Product mass, Product apparent mass, Total measured mass, Water mass, Total estimated mass, Multi-strata density, Average product density, Percentage of water by strata, Free water, Emulsified water, Entrained water, Stratification of product by temperature, density, and water, Vapor (pressure, temperature, density). An optional sensor is available for ambient (pressure, temperature, density) (see MTG 3013).