ASTM E133-92(2010)

Standard Specification for Distillation Equipment

ABSTRACT
This specification covers distillation equipment. The equipment shall consist of the following: distillation flasks, condenser, cooling bath, metal shield or enclosure for flask (type 1 or type 2), heat source (gas burner or electric heater), flask support (type 1 or type 2), graduated cylinders, and thermometers.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers distillation equipment used in the following ASTM test methods: D86, D850, and (for approved alternative requirements only) Test Method D1078.
1.2 Some items of equipment included in this specification are common to all methods; other items are not. Therefore, those portions of this specification pertinent to the need must be selected.
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Jun-2010
• Technical Committee: E41 - Laboratory Apparatus
• Drafting Committee: E41.01 - Laboratory Ware and Supplies

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E133-92(2005) - Standard Specification for Distillation Equipment
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2010
• Referred By: ASTM D189-06(2019) - Standard Test Method for Conradson Carbon Residue of Petroleum Products
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2010
• Referred By: ASTM D4530-15(2020) - Standard Test Method for Determination of Carbon Residue (Micro Method)
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2010
• Referred By: ASTM D1078-11(2019) - Standard Test Method for Distillation Range of Volatile Organic Liquids
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2010
• Referred By: ASTM D3326-07(2017) - Standard Practice for Preparation of Samples for Identification of Waterborne Oils
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2010
• Referred By: ASTM E769-22 - Standard Test Methods for Odor of Methanol, Ethanol, <emph type="ital">n</emph>-Propanol, and Isopropanol
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2010
• Referred By: ASTM D524-15(2019) - Standard Test Method for Ramsbottom Carbon Residue of Petroleum Products
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2010
• Referred By: ASTM D850-21 - Standard Test Method for Distillation of Industrial Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Related Materials
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2010

Standards Content (Sample)

NOTICE: This standard has either been superseded and replaced by a new version or withdrawn.
Contact ASTM International (www.astm.org) for the latest information
Designation:E133 −92(Reapproved 2010)
Standard Specification for
Distillation Equipment
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E133; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense.
1. Scope 4. Distillation Flasks
4.1 Flasks of heat-resistant glass shall be provided as
1.1 This specification covers distillation equipment used in
indicated in Fig. 3 and shall comply with the requirements of
the following ASTM test methods: D86, D850, and (for
Specification E1405.
approved alternative requirements only) Test Method D1078.
1.2 Some items of equipment included in this specification
5. Condenser and Cooling Bath
are common to all methods; other items are not. Therefore,
5.1 Typical approved types of condenser and cooling bath
those portions of this specification pertinent to the need must
are included in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2. These items are common to
be selected.
all methods covered by this specification.
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
5.2 The condenser shall be made of seamless brass tubing,
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
22 in. (55.88 cm) in length. It shall be ⁄16 in. (14.29 mm) in
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only outside diameter, and shall have a wall thickness of 0.031 to
and are not considered standard. 0.036 in. (0.08 to 0.09 cm).
5.3 Thecondensershallbesetsothatapproximately15.5in.
2. Referenced Documents
(39.4 cm) of the tube will be in contact with the cooling
medium, with about 2 in. (5 cm) outside the cooling bath at the
2.1 ASTM Standards:
upper end, and about 4 ⁄2 in. (11 cm) outside at the lower end.
D86 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at
The length of tube projecting at the upper end shall be straight
Atmospheric Pressure
and shall be set at an angle of 75° with the vertical.The section
D850 Test Method for Distillation of Industrial Aromatic
of the tube inside the cooling bath may be either straight or
Hydrocarbons and Related Materials
bent in any suitable continuous, smooth curve. The average
D1078 Test Method for Distillation Range of Volatile Or-
gradient shall be 0.26 in. (0.66 cm)/linear in. (2.54 cm) of
ganic Liquids
condenser tube (sine of angle of 15°), and no section of the
E1 Specification for ASTM Liquid-in-Glass Thermometers
immersed portion of the condenser tube shall have a gradient
E1272 Specification for Laboratory Glass Graduated Cylin-
less than 0.24 in. (0.61 cm) nor more than 0.28 in. (0.71 cm-
ders
)⁄linear in. of tube. The projecting lower portion of the
E1405 Specification for Laboratory Glass Distillation Flasks
condenser tube shall be curved downward for a length of 3 in.
(7.62 cm) and slightly backward so as to ensure contact with
3. Apparatus Assembly
the wall of the receiving graduate at a point approximately 1 to
1 ⁄4 in. (2.54 to 3.18 cm) below the top of the graduate when it
3.1 Typical assemblies of the apparatus are shown in Fig. 1
is in position to receive the distillate. The lower end of the
and Fig. 2.
condenser tube shall be cut off at an acute angle so that the tip
may be brought into contact with the wall of the cylinder.
5.4 The capacity of the cooling bath shall be not less than
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E41 on
340 in. (5.55 L) of cooling medium. The arrangement of the
Laboratory Apparatus and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E41.01 on
Apparatus.
tube in the cooling bath shall be such that its center line shall
Current edition approved July 1, 2010. Published July 2010. Originally approved
be not less than 1 ⁄4 in. (3.18 cm) below the plane of the top of
in 1958. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as E133 – 92 (2005). DOI:
the bath at its point of entrance and not less than ⁄4 in. (1.91
10.1520/E0133-92R10.
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or cm) above the floor of the bath at its exit.
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
5.5 Clearances between the condenser tube and the walls of
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. the bath shall be at least ⁄2 in. (1.27 cm) except for the sections
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
E133−92 (2010)
FIG. 1 Apparatus Assembly Using Gas Burner
metal of approximately 22 gauge. It shall have a door on one
narrow side, and two openings 1 in. (2.54 cm) in diameter,
equally spaced in each of the two narrow sides, with a slot cut
in one side for the vapor tube. The centers of these four
openings shall be 8 ⁄2 in. (21.59 cm) below the top of the
shield.There shall be three ⁄4-in. (1.27 cm) holes in each of the
four sides, with their centers 1 in. above the base of the shield.
6.2 Type 2 Shield (Fig. 2)is17 ⁄4 in. (44.45 cm) high, 8 in.
(20.32 cm) long, and 8 in. wide, made of sheet metal of
approximately 22 gauge, with a window on the front side. The
open bottom of the shield shall be spaced approximately 2 in.
(5 cm) from the base of the unit. The rear of the shield shall
have an elliptical hole for the vapor tube. A flask-adjusting
knob shall be located on front of the shield for adjusting the
flask suppor
...