Standard Practice for Calculation of Certain Physical Properties of Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gases from Compositional Analysis

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1.1 This practice covers, by compositional analysis, the approximate determination of the following physical characteristics of commercial propane and special-duty propane (covered by Specification D 1835): vapor pressure, relative density, and motor octane number (MON).
1.2 This practice is not applicable to any product exceeding specifications for nonvolatile residues. (See Test Method D 2158.)
1.3 For calculating motor octane number, this practice is applicable only to mixtures containing 20 % or less of propene.
1.4 For calculated motor octane number in method, this practice is based on mixtures containing only components shown in .
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.

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An American National Standard
Designation: D 2598 – 96 (Reapproved 2001)
Standard Practice for
Calculation of Certain Physical Properties of Liquefied
Petroleum (LP) Gases from Compositional Analysis
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 2598; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
TABLE 1 Factors for Determining the Physical Characteristics of
1. Scope
A
LP-Gases
1.1 This practice covers, by compositional analysis, the
Vapor Pressure
Relative
approximate determination of the following physical charac-
Factor, kPa MON Blend
Component Density at
teristics of commercial propane and special-duty propane
(psig) at 37.8°C Value
15.6°C (60°F)
(100°F)
(covered by Specification D 1835): vapor pressure, relative
Ethane 4826 (700) 0.35618 100.7
density, and motor octane number (MON).
Propane 1200 (174) 0.50699 97.1
1.2 This practice is not applicable to any product exceeding
Propene 1469 (213) 0.52095 84.9
specifications for nonvolatile residues. (See Test Method
n-Butane 255 (37) 0.58401 89.6
i-Butane 400 (58) 0.56287 97.6
D 2158.)
A
1.3 For calculating motor octane number, this practice is Constants for vapor pressure and motor octanes are empirical values to be
used only in the calculation procedures described in this test method.
applicable only to mixtures containing 20 % or less of propene.
1.4 For calculated motor octane number in method, this
the analysis (expressed in liquid volume percent), the vapor
practice is based on mixtures containing only components
pressure, relative density, and motor octane number of the
shown in Table 1.
sample may be determined.
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
3.2 Conversion of a compositional analysis from mole,
standard.
gas-volume, or weight basis to liquid-volume is obtained by
using Test Method D 2421 or other suitable method.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4. Significance and Use
D 1267 Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Liquefied Petro-
2 4.1 Vapor pressure is an important specification property of
leum (LP) Gases (LP-Gas Method)
commercial propane and special duty propane that assures
D 1657 Test Method for Density or Relative Density of
2 adequate vaporization, safety, and compatibility with commer-
Liquid Hydrocarbons by Pressure Thermohydrometer
cial appliances. Relative density, while not a specification
D 1835 Specification for Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gases
criterion, is necessary for determination of filling densities and
D 2158 Test Method for Residues in Liquefied Petroleum
custody transfer. The motor octane number (MON) is useful in
(LP) Gases
determining the products’ suitability as a fuel for internal
D 2163 Test Method for Analysis of Liquefied Petroleum
combustion engines.
(LP) Gases and Propane Concentrates by Gas Chromatog-
raphy
5. Calculation
D 2421 Practice for Interconversion of Analysis of C and
5.1 Calculated LP-Gas Vapor Pressure (see Test Method
Lighter Hydrocarbons to Gas-Volume, Liquid-Volume, or
D 1267):
Weight Base
5.1.1 Calculate the partial gage vapor pressure due to each
component in the mixture as follows:
3. Summary of Practice
Partial gage vapor pressure 5 ~vp8 3C!/100 (1)
3.1 The composition of a sample of LP-gas is obtained by
using Test Method D 2163 or other accep
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