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API Gravity: An arbitrary scale expressing the gravity or | |||
density of liquid petroleum products. The measuring | |||
scale is calibrated in terms of degrees API; it may be | |||
calculated in terms of the following formula: | |||
A specific gravity scale developed by the American Petroleum Institute (API) for measuring the relative density of various petroleum liquids, expressed in degrees. API gravity is gradated in degrees on a hydrometer instrument | |||
The universally accepted scale adopted by the American Petroleum Institute (API) for expressing the density of liquid petroleum products. | |||
Revision as of 15:47, 31 January 2010
API Gravity: An arbitrary scale expressing the gravity or density of liquid petroleum products. The measuring scale is calibrated in terms of degrees API; it may be calculated in terms of the following formula:
A specific gravity scale developed by the American Petroleum Institute (API) for measuring the relative density of various petroleum liquids, expressed in degrees. API gravity is gradated in degrees on a hydrometer instrument
The universally accepted scale adopted by the American Petroleum Institute (API) for expressing the density of liquid petroleum products.