Trey LT2 Flashcards
Blotter Test (Accelerated Fuel Oil Stability Test) requires how much sample, at what temp, and for how long?
50 mL for 90 minutes at 300degF
Blotter Test - How many rinses are required and with what solution?
Rinse three times with 10mL of N-Heptane
Blotter Test - What filter paper is used?
4.25cm (42.5mm) No. 1 Whatman Paper
Blotter Test - Volume of sample required?
50mL of sample to a 2.5cmx20cm
Blotter Test - When determining the ASTM color what is an acceptable/passing result?
No. 7 or lower is considered passing
How is ASTM 7039 Sulfur determined?
By using monochromatic wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (MWDXRF)
ASTM 7039 - List sulfur ranges for diesel and gasoline
Diesel between 0-100 mg/kg
Gas between 0-500 mg/kg
ASTM 7039 - What units are used to measure sulphuric concentrations?
mg/kg - rounded to the nearest 0.1mg/kg for concentrations <100mg/kg, and to the nearest 1mg/kg for concentrations >100mg/kg
What test method do we use to determine the aniline point?
Test Method E
Explain the test method to determine aniline point
Aniline and sample are mixed mechanically, then heated at a controlled rate until the two phases are miscible. The mixture is then cooled at a controlled rate and the temperature at which the two phases separate is recorded as the aniline point
What is the maximum value that can be entered when running aniline point?
338degF or 170degC
What hydrocarbon solvents are being tested for aniline point?
Aromatics (lowest aniline)
Paraffins (highest aniline)
Cycloparaffins and Olefins (between paraffins & aromatics)
QC for Aniline
Heptane - Result should be 156.7 +/- 0.4degF
Volumes used to test aniline
10mL of aniline and 10mL of sample
Aniline point test modes
Standard Mode
Repeat mode A (RPA) - ASTM color 6.5 or less
Repeat mode B (RPB) - ASTM color over 6.5
Cleaning aniline
20mL of toluene stirred for 10-20 seconds
D2163 does what?
Determination of individual Hydrocarbons in LPGs by Gas Chromatography (GC)
D2163 ranges
C1 - C5
0.01 - 100 volume % or mass %
Will not determine hydrocarbons heavier than C5 or non-hydrocarbon material
D2163 is equipped with
Flame Ionization Detector (FID)
D2163 Reagents
High purity Nitrogen/Helium to pressurize and clean LPG cylinders
What does the conductivity test determine?
Gives a measurement of the conductivity when the fuel is uncharged (electrically at rest)
Conductivity range
1 pS/m - 2000 pS/m
What happens when the conductivity is sufficiently high?
Charges dissipate fast enough to prevent accumulation and dangerously high potentials in a receiving tank are avoided
Conductivity procedure
M button 3 seconds w/o sample (zero +/- 001)
CAL button 3 seconds w/o sample (410 +/- 005)
Insert into sample covering top two holes
Press and hold M button for 3 seconds and record
Clean with Kim wipes and isopropyl alcohol and dry with nitrogen
Temperature of sample for conductivity
72degF
D3242 Acid Test Titration Solvent
1000mL of Toluene, 10mL of water, 990mL of isopropyl alcohol
Acidity in aviation turbine fuel range
0.000 mg/g - 0.100 mg/g KOH
(Present due to acid treatment or naturally occurring organic acids)
Acidity in aviation turbine fuel can cause what?
It can corrode metals that it contacts or it can impair the water separation characteristics
What size buret is used in acidity test.
10mL buret graduated in 0.05mL subdivisions
D3242 Acid Test procedure
100mL of titration solvent and 0.1mL of Naptholbenzein in clean 500mL flask
Titrate to green/green-brown color and hold 15 seconds
Record mLs used for blank
Tare flask and weigh to 100g +/-5g (Record weight)
Swirl flask vigorously (should be orange)
Titrate to green/green-brown hold 15 seconds and record mLs used
Formulate
[(A-B)N x 56.1]/W
A=KOH solution required for titration of sample
B=KOH solution required for titration of blank
N=normality of the KOH solution
W=sample used
What can throw off results of acid test?
CO2
D3606 Benzene and toluene test ranges
Benzene between 0.1-5 vol%
Toluene between 2-20% by volume
D3606 equipped with what for detection of components?
Thermal Conductivity Detector (TCD)
What is the Istd Wt of sec-butanol?
4
D3606 procedure
1mL sec-butanol into a 25mL flask
Fill to mark with sample
Invert 5 times to mix
Fill GC vial
How do you report benzene and toluene contents?
In liquid volume percent to the nearest 0.01%
D4294 Horiba Sulfur ranges
0.01-5.00%
D4294 Horiba Sulfur is measure by what?
X-ray tube
Sulfur atoms release characteristic X radiation
What cups and film are used for the Horiba D4294?
Spectro Sulfur cups No. 1850
Polypropylene Thin Film
No. 3020
D4530 MCRT (Carbon) is heated to what temperature?
500degC
Removed when <250degC
D4530 MCRT is equivalent to what?
Conradson Carbon Residue Test
D4530 MCRT- What gas is used and at what pressure?
Nitrogen (N2) is used and gauge should read 20psi +/- 1psi
D4815 Oxygenates determines what?
Ethers and alcohols in gasolines by gas chromatography
Ex: MTBE, ETBE, TAME, DIPE, methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, n-propanol, isobutanol, tert-butanol, sec-butanol, n-butanol, tert-pentanol
D4815 ether and alcohol ranges
Ethers: 0.20% - 20% by mass
Alcohols: 0.20% - 12% by mass
D4815 uses what for detection?
Flame ionization detector (FID)
1st - Polar TCEP column
2nd - Non Polar WCOT column
D4815 procedure
Tare 10mL flask with stopper
Add 0.5mL (approximately 0.4g) of DME and record weight
Fill to mark with sample and record weight
Invert 5 times and fill GC vial
D4928 Moisture Karl Fischer Titration range
0.02 - 5.0 mass or volume % in crude oils
D3606 and D4815 use what solvent to rinse?
Isooctane
Lubricity by HFRR uses how much sample and at what temperature?
2mL at 60degC
Lubricity by HFRR humidity is maintained at what percent?
30% to 85%
Lubricity by HFRR - How long is the ball rubbed against the disk?
Frequency of 50Hz for 75 minutes with a 1mm stroke
Lubricity by HFRR - Diameter and grade of steel ball
Diameter of 6.00mm
Grade 28
Lubricity by HFRR - What size is test disk?
10mm
Lubricity by HFRR - How much weight is applied to steel ball?
200g