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Singapore to Establish New Labs to Support Mass Flow Metering
Singapore is planning a research and development lab and a calibration rig for mass flow measurement of bunker fuel, the nation's Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR) has announced.
A*STAR's National Metrology Centre (NMC) said it has signed a deal with local calibration service provider Mogas Flow Lab (MFL) to establish a primary liquid flow standard and the R&D lab for mass flow measurement.
The R&D lab and Heavy Hydrocarbon Calibration Rig (HHCR) are scheduled to start construction in late 2014 and are expected to take up a 5,000-square-meter space.
"The lab will be the first of its kind to use actual bunker fuel as the flow medium," A*STAR said.
"When completed, the facility will give the local maritime industry a head start in allowing locally-calibrated bunker mass flow meters (MFM) to have a direct traceability to the standard mass, which is the kilogram in the International System of Units (SI units)."
A*STAR also announced the opening of a new liquid flow metrology lab to offer measurement services for the maritime and oil and gas sectors, as well as other industries.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) announced today that it will be mandatory to use Mass Flow Meter systems for marine fuel oil (MFO) bunkering in Singapore starting January 1, 2017.
