Significance and Use

The significance of each test method will depend upon the system in use and the purpose of the test method as listed under Section 5. Use the most recent editions of ASTM test methods.

1. Scope

1.1 This guide provides information, without specific limits, for selecting standard test methods for testing heat transfer fluids for quality and aging. These test methods are considered particularly useful in characterizing hydrocarbon heat transfer fluids in closed systems.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

D86 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure

D91 Test Method for Precipitation Number of Lubricating Oils

D92 Test Method for Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland Open Cup Tester

D93 Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester

D95 Test Method for Water in Petroleum Products and Bituminous Materials by Distillation

D97 Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products

D189 Test Method for Conradson Carbon Residue of Petroleum Products

D445 Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity)

D471 Test Method for Rubber Property--Effect of Liquids

D524 Test Method for Ramsbottom Carbon Residue of Petroleum Products

D664 Test Method for Acid Number of Petroleum Products by Potentiometric Titration

D893 Test Method for Insolubles in Used Lubricating Oils

D1160 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Reduced Pressure

D1298 Test Method for Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity), or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method

D1500 Test Method for ASTM Color of Petroleum Products (ASTM Color Scale)

D2270 Practice for Calculating Viscosity Index from Kinematic Viscosity at 40 and 100C

D2717 Test Method for Thermal Conductivity of Liquids

D2766 Test Method for Specific Heat of Liquids and Solids

D2887 Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of Petroleum Fractions by Gas Chromatography

D4530 Test Method for Determination of Carbon Residue (Micro Method)

D6743 Test Method for Thermal Stability of Organic Heat Transfer Fluids

E659 Test Method for Autoignition Temperature of Liquid Chemicals

G4 Guide for Conducting Corrosion Tests in Field Applications

Keywords

characterization; heat transfer fluid; heat transfer oil; heat transfer system; Autoignition conditions/temperature; Distillation--petroleum products; Flash point--liquids; Heat transfer fluids; Hydrocarbons; Neutralization numbers; Petroleum products; Pour point--petroleum products; Specific heat; Thermal conductance/conductivity; Thermal stability--petroleum products; Viscosity--petroleum products;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 27.220 (Heat recovery. Thermal insulation)

DOI: 10.1520/D5372-04R09

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