Things to know about Oil Gauge Tape Measure

 

Oil gauge tape measure is the best tool for anyone who requires to measure the depth of any containers or storage tanks. It is required to make appropriate use of the oil gauging tapes and get full knowledge about making use of the product. Lufkin measuring tapes are renowned in the UAE market to measure the oil gauge.

There are two ways for manual measurement of the liquid levels in a tank that are explained below:

Innage tape: It is the most common way for measuring liquid levels in any storage tank and works by lowering the tape inside the tank till the tip of the plumbing bob reaches its base. There is a reel in the tape and you can find the measuring scale till the wet point of the scale. It is just like using a dipstick in a car.

Outage tape: The outage tape measures the distance from the liquid surface in a tank to the topmost part of the tank. It measures the portion of the tank without any liquid. It is not easy to determine the beginning of the top of the liquid. Hence, the graduated plumb bob is dropped from the point of the references until it reaches the level of the liquid.

The graduations on the bob start at the point where it is associated with the tape and it further gets high. The total empty portion of the tank is determined by adding the reading on the tape to the reading of the bob (as shown by the liquid). When you know the tank depth, space can be subtracted to find out the liquid depth. You can multiply the depth to the surface area to find out the volume of the tank. This kind of oil gauging tape works effectively for caustic or high-density materials as the tape doesn’t go inside the liquid.

Accuracy of these tapes

It is feasible to buy the most accurate tapes from the industrial equipment supplier in Dubai. Different standards are dealing with the methods for determining the accuracy of the tank gauging tape for the perfect oil gauge tape measure. The oil gauging tapes from Lufkin measuring tapes meet all the international standards for the most accurate results.

Doubt duty tapes

The use of double-duty oil gauge tapes allows accurate measurements for light and dark shade liquids. There is a black line along one edge that helps in the easy visibility of the light-colored fluids.

Gauging of Different Liquid Categories

Oil gauging tapes require plating with chrome and nickel, and they are double coated with two different polishes. The protective coating for the tapes must not be removed to be used for crude oil, fuel oil, gasoline, or any other petroleum products.

There are some more liquids, such as acids, bases, chemical mixes, or other harsh materials that may affect the outer lacquer. These materials can reduce the life of the coating and hence, storage of the tape in a wet or unclean environment might cause damage to the tape.

The use of stainless-steel blades can help to avoid any damage to the oil gauge tape measure. These blades have no coating and the grad lines and numbers are directly engraved into the metal that makes the tapes less likely to be worn out. Stainless steel plates do not have a better substitute than the carbon-plated blade that even holds up in a caustic wet environment.

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