ASTM D6890-03a
(Test Method)Standard Test Method for Determination of Ignition Delay and Derived Cetane Number (DCN) of Diesel Fuel Oils by Combustion in a Constant Volume Chamber
Standard Test Method for Determination of Ignition Delay and Derived Cetane Number (DCN) of Diesel Fuel Oils by Combustion in a Constant Volume Chamber
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1.1 This automated laboratory test method covers the quantitative determination of the ignition characteristics of conventional diesel fuel oil, oil-sands based fuels, blends of fuel containing biodiesel material, diesel fuel oils containing cetane number improver additives, and is applicable to products typical of ASTM Specification D 975 grades No. 1-D and 2-D regular and low-sulfur diesel fuel oils, European standard EN 590, and Canadian standards CAN/CGSB-3.517 and 3.6-2000. The test method may also be applied to the quantitative determination of the ignition characteristics of diesel fuel blending components.
1.2 This test method measures the ignition delay and utilizes a constant volume combustion chamber with direct fuel injection into heated, compressed air. An equation converts an ignition delay determination to a derived cetane number (DCN).
1.3 This test method covers the ignition delay range from 3.6 to 5.0 milliseconds (55.3 to 40.5 DCN). The combustion analyzer can measure shorter and longer ignition delays but precision may be affected.
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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An American National Standard
Designation: D 6890 – 03a
Standard Test Method for
Determination of Ignition Delay and Derived Cetane Number
(DCN) of Diesel Fuel Oils by Combustion in a Constant
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Volume Chamber
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 6890; 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.
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1. Scope D 975 Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
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D 1193 Specification for Reagent Water
1.1 This automated laboratory test method covers the quan-
D 4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and
titative determination of the ignition characteristics of conven-
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Petroleum Products
tional diesel fuel oil, oil-sands based fuels, blends of fuel
D 4175 Terminology Relating to Petroleum, Petroleum
containing biodiesel material, diesel fuel oils containing cetane
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Products, and Lubricants
number improver additives, and is applicable to products
D 4177 Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and
typical of ASTM Specification D 975 grades No. 1-D and 2-D
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Petroleum Products
regular and low-sulfur diesel fuel oils, European standard EN
D 5854 Practice for Mixing and Handling of Liquid
590, and Canadian standards CAN/CGSB-3.517 and 3.6-2000.
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Samples of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
The test method may also be applied to the quantitative
D 6299 Practice for Applying Statistical Quality Assurance
determination of the ignition characteristics of diesel fuel
Techniques to Evaluate Analytical Measurement System
blending components.
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Performance
1.2 This test method measures the ignition delay and utilizes
D 6300 Practice for Determination of Precision and Bias
a constant volume combustion chamber with direct fuel injec-
Data for Use in Test Methods for Petroleum Products and
tion into heated, compressed air. An equation converts an
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Lubricants
ignition delay determination to a derived cetane number
D 6708 Practice for Statistical Assessment and Improve-
(DCN).
ment of the Expected Agreement Between Two Test
1.3 This test method covers the ignition delay range from
Methods that Purport to Measure the Same Property of a
3.3 to 6.4 ms (60 to 33 DCN). The combustion analyzer can
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Material
measure shorter and longer ignition delays, but precision may
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E 456 Terminology Relating to Quality and Statistics
be affected.
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2.2 ISO Standards:
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
ISO 4010 Diesel Engines—Calibrating Nozzle, Delay
standard.
Pintle Type
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
ISO 4259 Petroleum products—Determination and applica-
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
tion of precision data in relation to methods of test
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
2.3 EN Standard:
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
EN 590 Automotive Fuels—Diesel—Requirements and
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Test Methods
2. Referenced Documents
2.4 IP Standard:
2.1 ASTM Standards:
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D 613 Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 on Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.01.
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Petroleum Products and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 11.01.
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D02.01 on Combustion Characteristics. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.02.
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Current edition approved July 10, 2003. Published September 2003. Originally Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.03.
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approved in 2003. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as D 6890–03. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.04.
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This test method is based on IP PM CQ/2001, published in the IP Standard Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
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Methods for Analysis and Testing of Petroleum and Related Products and British Available from American National Standards Institute, 25 W. 43rd St., 4th
Standard 2000 Parts. Copyrighted by The Institute of Petroleum, 61, New Cavendish floor, New York, NY 10036.
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Street, London, W1G 7AR. Adapted with permission of The Institute of Petroleum. Available from European Committee for Standardization. Central Secretariat:
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.05. rue de Stassart, 36, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium.
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D 6890 – 03a
IP 41 Ignition Quality of Diesel Fuels—Cetane Engine Test 3.2.5 derived cetane number (DCN), n—a number calcu-
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