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Anti-Drain Requirements for Retail Motor-fuel Dispensers

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Author(s)

Marc A. Buttler

Abstract

Two of the most fundamental components that can be found in any liquid fuel dispenser are the measuring device and the hose that transports the metered product to the consumers vehicle. The fuel that fills the volume of space in between the measuring device and the consumer's vehicle, and the requirement for providing means to keep this fuel from draining are the subjects of this article.
Citation
NIST Physical Measurement Laboratory/Weights and Measures
Volume
3
Issue
2
Pub Weblink
http://www.nist.gov/pml/wmd/index.cfm
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Keywords

RMFD, dispenser, anti-drain, Handbook 44, nozzel, wet-hose, drainage, hose, retail motor-fuel dispensers
Metrology

Citation

Buttler, M. (2012), Anti-Drain Requirements for Retail Motor-fuel Dispensers, NIST Physical Measurement Laboratory/Weights and Measures, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=911080, http://www.nist.gov/pml/wmd/index.cfm (Accessed October 7, 2025)

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Created April 26, 2012, Updated February 19, 2017
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