Astm d1657
Astm d1657
for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
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NOTE 1—Certain compounds attack plastics and cloud the inner surface however, to clean the cylinder thoroughly after each determination.
of the cylinder, making it difficult or impossible to read the hydrometer. Ketones and alcohols should not be used for cleaning as they attack and
Tests showed no attack by ethane, ethene (ethylene), propane, propylene, weaken plastics while aromatics also tend to attack the surface of plastics
butane, methylpropane (isobutane), butenes (normal butylenes), methyl- and should similarly not be used. A light aliphatic hydrocarbon is
propene (isobutylene), pentane, and methylbutane (isopentane), and no recommended for cleaning. (Warning—Extremely flammable. Harmful if
attack is expected from butadiene and acetaldehyde. Users are cautioned, inhaled. Vapors may cause flash fire.)
safe place. the long run, in the normal and correct operation of the test
NOTE 3—For measurements in the field, this method may be used at
ambient temperatures, with the realization that the accuracy is decreased.
method, exceed the following value only in one case in twenty.
(Warning—If so used, the cylinder must be vented and the test discarded Reproducibility 5 3 kg/m 3
if the pressure rises above a gauge pressure of 1.4 MPa (200 psi).) NOTE 5—The precision of this test method has only been determined in
NOTE 4—ASTM Test Method D1298 (API MPMS Chapter 9.1) can the units of density.
provide additional assistance in how to perform these tests NOTE 6—No precision data are available for thermohydrometers.
12.2 Bias—Bias for this test method has not been deter-
11. Calculation and Report mined. However, to determine that the bias is within acceptable
11.1 Apply hydrometer corrections, if any, to the observed limits, verification of the hydrometer and thermometer using
readings and report the corrected reading to the nearest standards traceable to international standards shall occur before
0.5 kg ⁄m3 or 0.0005 relative density. the thermohydrometer or hydrometer and thermometer are
11.2 If the determinations were not carried out within 0.2 °C placed into service. Periodic re-verification may be required.
of the reference temperature, correct the results by use of the 12.3 The repeatability and reproducibility values provided
appropriate Adjunct to D1250 Guide for Petroleum Measure- are not based on any interlaboratory round robin results. They
ment Tables (API MPMS Chapter 11.1) or API MPMS Chapter should be considered historical numbers, the source of which
11.2.4 (GPA TP-27). cannot be verified by either ASTM or API and have been in this
11.2.1 When a density-scaled hydrometer was used, use standard prior to the current slate of Light Hydrocarbons
Table 53E for densities up to 635 kg ⁄m3 to obtain density at including liquefied petroleum gases (LPG). These values do
15 °C. not apply to the current calculation procedures, and it is up to
11.2.2 When a relative density hydrometer was used, use the user to determine whether this test method provides results
Table 23E for relative densities up to 0.655 to obtain relative of sufficient accuracy for the intended purpose.
density at 60 °F.
11.3 Report the final result as density to the nearest 13. Keywords
0.5 kg ⁄m3 at 15 °C or as relative density to the nearest 0.0005 13.1 density; hydrocarbons; hydrometer; petroleum prod-
and specify the reference temperature. ucts; pressure hydrometer; relative density
ANNEX
A1. APPARATUS
(Mandatory Information)
A1.1 Apparatus Verification and Certification A1.1.1.2 Hydrometers shall be certified or verified at inter-
A1.1.1 Hydrometers, shall either be certified or verified. vals of no more than 24 months.
Verification shall be either by comparison with a certified A1.1.2 Thermometers, shall be verified at intervals of no
hydrometer (see 6.1.1) or by the use of a certified reference more than six months for conformance with specifications.
material (CRM) specific to the reference temperature used. Either comparison with a referenced temperature measurement
A1.1.1.1 The hydrometer scale shall be correctly located system traceable to an international standard, or a determina-
within the hydrometer stem by reference to the datum mark. If tion of ice point, is suitable.
the scale has moved, reject the hydrometer.
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