ASTM D6890-04
(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:D6890–04
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 D6890; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
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1.1 This automated laboratory test method covers the quan- 2.1 ASTM Standards:
titative determination of the ignition characteristics of conven- D613 Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
tional diesel fuel oil, oil-sands based fuels, blends of fuel D975 Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
containingbiodieselmaterial,dieselfueloilscontainingcetane D1193 Specification for Reagent Water
number improver additives, and is applicable to products D4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and
typical ofASTM Specification D975 grades No. 1-D and 2-D Petroleum Products
regular and low-sulfur diesel fuel oils, European standard D4175 Terminology Relating to Petroleum, Petroleum
EN590, and Canadian standards CAN/CGSB-3.517 and 3.6- Products, and Lubricants
2000. The test method may also be applied to the quantitative D4177 Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and
determination of the ignition characteristics of diesel fuel Petroleum Products
blending components. D 5854 Practice for Mixing and Handling of Liquid
1.2 Thistestmethodmeasurestheignitiondelayandutilizes Samples of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
a constant volume combustion chamber with direct fuel injec- D6299 Practice forApplying Statistical QualityAssurance
tion into heated, compressed air. An equation converts an Techniques to Evaluate Analytical Measurement System
ignition delay determination to a derived cetane number Performance
(DCN). D6300 Practice for Determination of Precision and Bias
1.3 This test method covers the ignition delay range from Data for Use in Test Methods for Petroleum Products and
3.3 to 6.4 ms (60 to 33 DCN). The combustion analyzer can Lubricants
measure shorter and longer ignition delays, but precision may D6708 Practice for Statistical Assessment and Improve-
be affected. ment of the Expected Agreement Between Two Test
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the Methods that Purport to Measure the Same Property of a
standard. Material
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the E456 Terminology Relating to Quality and Statistics
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safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the 2.2 ISO Standards:
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- ISO 4010 Diesel Engines—Calibrating Nozzle, Delay
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- Pintle Type
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. ISO 4259 Petroleum products—Determination and applica-
tion of precision data in relation to methods of test
2.3 EN Standard:
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 on
PetroleumProductsandLubricantsandisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommittee
D02.01 on Combustion Characteristics.
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Current edition approved April 1, 2004. Published May 2004. Originally For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
approved in 2003. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as D6890–03a. contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
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This test method is based on IP PM CQ/2001, published in the IP Standard Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Methods for Analysis and Testing of Petroleum and Related Products and British the ASTM website.
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Standard 2000 Parts. Copyrighted by Energy Institute, 61 New Cavendish Street, AvailablefromAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute,25W.43rdSt.,4thfloor,
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D6890–04
EN 590 Automotive Fuels—Diesel—Requirements and 3.2.4 combustion analyzer, n—an integrated compression
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Test Methods ignition apparatus to measure the ignition characteristics of
2.4 Energy Institute Standard: diesel fuel oil.
IP41 Ignition Quality of Diesel Fuels—Cetane EngineTest 3.2.5 derived cetane number (DCN), n—a number calcu-
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Method lated using a conversion equation that relates a combustion
2.5 Canadian Standards: analyzer ignition delay result to cetane number.
CAN/CGSB-3.517-2000 Automotive Low Sulfur Diesel 3.2.6 ignition delay (ID
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