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Old 09-15-2002, 08:40 PM
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So the start and stop point should be where there is little movement thus a small error in start/stop will register zero shift on the scale.
Thanks for that very important tip MD. It probably goes a long way towards explaining why 9 times out of 10 I get excellent triplicate results and then out of the blue some of them are completely different......


I agree with your remarks regarding a zero ullage. For many years I have been involved with surveying ship tanks and am yet to come across one without some sort of 'riser' for the tape entrance.
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density of saltwater

so what IS the density fo salt water
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It is generally taken as:
64 pounds per cubic foot, or
1026 kilograms per cubic metre
....depending on where you are....
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than how much faster do we plan on salt water and will we go slower in displacement mode than in sweet? eh...
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