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Metering Solutions

Oil depots and terminals

Metering Solutions

www.satam.eu
Satam equipment
Your best metering solution
for oil depots and terminals

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 Welcome to Satam
Specialist in liquid hydrocarbons metrology
With more than 100 years of experience in the design and manufacture of measuring systems, Satam has
acquired unique expertise in liquid hydrocarbon metrology.

Specifically designed for petroleum products and non-corrosive chemicals custody transfer metering, all our
measuring systems are manufactured and tested in France.

Satam equipment is used in oil depots, on aircraft refuellers, oil tanker vehicles and fuel dispensers for loading,
unloading, transferring, blending and additive injection operations.

Satam also provides turnkey solutions for oil depots specifically tailored to your needs, including metering
systems, flow computers, data acquisition systems, automation and monitoring systems.

An international sales and service network

Satam has a global footprint with over 100 distributors and agents in 55 countries.

With partners periodically trained in the commissioning, use and maintenance of Satam
metering systems, Satam can provide end‐users with the best technical and commercial
support available.

Comprehensive expertise specific

to your metering systems
Satam is ISO 9001 certified for the design, manufacture and sale of custody transfer
flowmeters and metering systems for liquid petroleum products.

Satam is also EN ISO/IEC 80079-34 approved for the production of equipment,

protection systems or components designed for use in explosive atmospheres as
per the 2014/34/EU ATEX Directive.

Finally, Satam is MID 2014/32/EU compliant for the manufacture of custody transfer
metering systems for liquids other than water as per European regulations.

Worldwide certified metering systems

All Satam metering systems are designed for liquid hydrocarbon custody transfer and
fiscal metering. They have metrology approvals under international recommendations
OIML R117 and European regulation MID 2014/32/EU (Measuring Instruments Directive).

Many national Weight and Measures approvals are also available to meet country‐specific
requirements.

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Satam Solutions
Oil depots
and terminals
With over 60 years of experience in the manufacture of Positive Displacement meters (PD meters) and
measuring systems, Satam has developed a comprehensive product range for oil depots and terminals.

To guarantee the perfect control of quantities of hydrocarbons entering and leaving your facility, Satam provides
metering solutions optimally tailored to each type of application.

The accuracy, safety and long service-life of Satam equipment allows us to provide you with optimal metering
station performance and maximum profitability in the distribution of your petroleum products.

Furthermore, the Satam Service team, which is fully trained in all aspects of oil industry requirements,
guarantees optimum availability of your metering equipment and installations.

• Products reception and transfers

• Truck and rail car loading stations
• Supervision and management of loading bays and product movements
• Service activity

Products reception Truck loading stations Rail car loading stations

Service activity Supervision and management

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Products reception

The “Reception metering systems” product line is designed to quantify the delivery
of petroleum products to oil depots and service stations. This supply can be by tanker
truck, rail car or pipeline.

Gravity feed reception unit

This measuring unit is specific for the gravity emptying of a

tank to underground storage. It is fitted with an automatic gas
elimination system linked to the dosing valve. This provides total
reliability of the volume measurement even at the start and end
of unloading with a partially empty hose configuration. The entire
transferred product can be measured with enhanced accuracy.

This measuring unit can be supplied with an electronic or mecha-

nical register. The mechanical version is totally self-powered.
Gravity feed reception unit ZCE11-80

Gravity feed reception unit with pump

This reception unit is fitted with a centrifugal pump. It is designed
to empty tanks to underground or surface storage. Its built-in gas
elimination device guarantees reliable volume measurements in all
the unloading steps.

This measuring system is supplied fully assembled, factory tested

and mounted on a support frame. It allows for immediate use
without requiring electrical cabling and complex hydraulic connec-
tions. It is a compact design construction and can be easily installed
in small spaces.

Reception unit with pump ZCE21

Reception unit for pressurized liquids

These reception units are designed for pumped liquid metering.

They are generally fitted with an air eliminator and strainer.
This makes it possible for the complete delivery measurement
to be reliable and accurate even in the case of liquid - gas mixtures
into the upstream delivery hose. ZCE6 is also available in a high flow
rate version for the measurement of refined petroleum products
transported by pipeline.

Reception unit ZCE5-H

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Loading bays

Metering systems for tank truck and rail car loading

Satam vertical or horizontal metering units are designed for tank truck and rail car loading stations in a top or
bottom loading configuration. Although they are factory fitted with strainer, air eliminator and multifunction
valve, their compact design allows for easy installation in smaller facilities and on compact pipeline networks.

They are supplied with a mechanical register or with an electronic register - batch controller. In order to
take liquid variations (temperature, product composition) into account, the electronic metering units can be
fitted with a temperature probe for a transaction in corrected volume, or with a density metering package for
a transaction in mass.

Vertical metering
system ZCE5-V

Horizontal metering
system ZCE5-H

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Loading bays

Fuels additives injection

The injection of up to 12 additives per loading arm can

be electronically controlled by the Equalis controller.
In order to prevent any contamination between
2 successive batches, the “Clean Arm” function is
built-in as standard into the batch controller software.
This makes it possible to complete loading without any
additive in the liquid between the injection point and
the truck coupling.

Satam has developed a MID/EC – OIMLR117 approved

additive injection metering system to meet local
Customs and Excise requirements. The additive
package includes a micro-PD meter, electro valve and
Equalis S additive controller.

The injection of 1 or 2 additives can also be mechani-

cally controlled by 2 injection piston pumps directly
linked to the PD meter rotor.

Additive injection module ZCE28 Mechanical additive Additive injection modules

with OIMLR117 approved meter injection module XAD41 with electronic controller

Fuels blending

Satam has developed a fuels blending system allowing

full control of blended product quality and custody
transfer measurements. The Equalis flow computer
can manage downstream blending with 2 meters
measuring the blending components, or upstream
blending with one meter on one component of the
blending and the second meter on the blended product.
In both cases the flow computer controls the flow rate
of one component using a digital control valve in order
to achieve a perfectly managed blending rate. As for
additive injection, a “Clean Arm” function is also built-
in as standard in order to prevent any contamination
between 2 successive batches.
Blending system ZCE25

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Components of a metering system

Positive Displacement meter: robust, proven technology

An outstanding measurement stability
Satam has developed a comprehensive range of PD meters
specific to petroleum products metering. Backed by its technical
know-how, Satam is able to deliver a high accuracy PD meter that
remains stable year after year with almost no need for regular
adjustments.

Significant maintenance costs savings

Satam PD meters have a very simple design using only two pairs
of blades and one moving rotor. This guarantees an exceptionally
robust device, allows local maintenance and repair, thereby gene-
rating significant maintenance cost savings.

Characteristics of Satam PD meters

Model Size Flowrate Accuracy Repeatability
ZC17-12 2” 20 - 200 L/mn 1.2 - 12 m3/h 0,15% 0,02%
ZC17-24 2” 40 – 400 L/mn 2.4 - 24 m3/h 0,15% 0,02%
ZC17-48 2” 80 – 800 L/mn 4.8 - 48 m3/h 0,15% 0,02%
ZC17-80 3” 133 – 1333 L/mn 8 - 80 m3/h 0,15% 0,02%
ZC17-150 4” 250 – 2500 L/mn 15 - 150 m3/h 0,15% 0,02%
ZC17-250 6” 416 – 4166 L/mn 25 - 250 m3/h 0,15% 0,02%
ZC17-330 8” 550 – 5500 L/mn 33 - 330 m3/h 0,15% 0,02%

Density metering package

The Satam density metering package provides real time fuel density
measurement. Combined with the Equalis flow computer, it allows the
continuous monitoring of measured product mass and base volume.

Thanks to the taking into account of density variations, mass and corrected
volume accuracy is significantly improved.

Depending on the requested configuration, the density package can be

located at the inlet of the PD meter or the main supply pipe in order to have
only one densitometer for several meters.

Multi-function valves
and digital control valves
Specially designed for petroleum products, Satam valves are recognized
for their robustness, durability and serviceability. They are available in
“2 positions version” for simple control of fuel loading. The digital valves are
flow control valves designed for blending applications or for flow adjustment
in changing pressure conditions.

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Components of a metering system

Batch controller: powerful and versatile

The Satam Equalis batch controller is a powerful and versatile
field flow computer designed for management of loading and
offloading operations and optimum communication with the
supervision system. It meets all the safety and accuracy require-
ments for installation in oil depots. Custody transfer certified, it
is compatible with the entire range of volumetric meters used in
this industrial sector.

Key points
Compact version
• Management of loading valve
• Management of additives injection and fuels blending
• Management of safety systems
• Direct connection to one or two meters
• Direct connection with a densitomer
• Display of loaded fuel operating and average density
• Loaded quantities in volume, base volume or mass
• Secured logging of metrological data
• Local view of stored transactions
Remote version

Large display unit

DIR 12 is a large display unit for volume or mass display. Specific
for installation on loading bays, it provides real time display
of loaded quantities in volume or mass. Its high brightness LED
design provides optimum legibility at distance and in low-light
conditions.

Gas elimination device

Satam has a comprehensive range of gas elimination devices
to ensure reliable an accurate measurements whatever the
upstream hydraulic conditions are. They are generally fitted with
a strainer. They are custody transfer approved according to OIML
R117 international recommendation.

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Supervision and management system

Equavision is loading and reception stations monitoring software based on client-server architecture. It provides a
fully modular structure adapted to all sizes of installations. Equavision allows you to centralise and archive all your
metering data and to remotely control your loading stations via full loading plan management.

Equavision collects the data from the Equalis calculators and performs the databases administration. It is also a
maintenance and configuration tool. It stores all the Equalis calculator internal operating data and provides full, fast
and effective troubleshooting.

Equavision functions
• User administration using specific authorisations
Clients, quotas, vehicle specifications, drivers

• Delivered products management

Product type, additive type and content, blending rate

• Loading operation control and management

Pre-selection, loading plans, badge reader identification, delivery reports

• Products reception control and management

Unloading from tanker trucks and rail cars, tank to tank transfers, pipeline deliveries

• Transaction and event recording

Transaction logs, calculator operational status reports

Architecture of Equavision system

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The Service activity

To maintain your equipment and metering installations at their highest performance levels, Satam proposes a
complete line of service solutions. Its team of customer service technicians has excellent knowledge of your
industrial processes and safety requirements. It is completed by an international network of agents trained in
the use, configuration and maintenance of our equipment.

Commissioning your installation

Our customer service team checks the compliance of
your new installations and performs the commissioning
of your equipment as well as training specific to your
applications for your operations and maintenance staff.

Metrology expertise
Satam has unique experience in the legal metrology
and custody transfer applications sectors. Its specialised
project team will audit your installations and propose
upgrade solutions to keep them compliant with applicable
national and international regulatory requirements.

The Satam service team has all the accreditations and

traceable standards to carry out metrology calibration and
checks on equipment.

Master meter for periodic on-site calibration

Fuel meters require periodic on-site calibration in compliance with applicable standards. Satam proposes
master meters that can be used as working standards. They can be used regularly to check and adjust
meters or metering units. Their reduced size makes it easy to transport them to different sites without
requiring any lifting equipment.

The maintenance activity

Satam provides the continuity of your metering ins-
tallations via a complete maintenance offer. We carry
out a complete diagnosis of your equipment and offer
preventive maintenance solutions to reduce the
likelihood of the failure or damage to equipment to
a minimum. The Satam team is trained for rapid and
effective intervention, to prevent any interruption to
your metering.

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World wide Location Chart

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Paris Nord 2 Avenue de Verdun - CS 60129
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E-mail: sales@satam.eu

Falaise
Paris-Villepinte

Headquarters
Manufacturing facility
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