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  • BS 4250:2014

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    Specification for commercial butane and commercial propane

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  30-11-2014

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Sampling
    4 Composition
    5 Properties of commercial butane and
      commercial propane
    6 Precision and interpretation of test results
    Annexes
    Annex A (normative) - Method of calculation of
            gauge vapour pressure from compositional
            analysis of commercial butane or commercial
            propane
    Annex B (normative) - Method of test for odour of
            commercial butane or commercial propane
    Annex C (normative) - Method for determination of
            hydrogen sulfide in commercial butane or commercial
            propane
    Annex D (informative) - Explanatory notes on properties and
            test methods
    Bibliography

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    Defines requirements for commercial butane And commercial propane as supplied for general domestic and industrial fuel purposes.

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    This British Standard specifies requirements for commercial butane and commercial propane as supplied for general domestic and industrial fuel purposes. It applies to these products in cylinders and in bulk.

    NOTE1 The requirements apply at the point of custody transfer. Withdrawal or loss of product from the vapour phase changes the composition of the product remaining in the liquid phase. Hence the product might then cease to meet specified requirements.

    It does not cover gases for testing gas appliances.

    NOTE2 For gases to test gas appliances, see BSEN437.

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    Committee PTI/15
    Development Note Supersedes BS 4250(1997) & 14/30283904 DC. (12/2014)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS EN 437 : 2003 TEST GASES - TEST PRESSURES - APPLIANCE CATEGORIES
    BS EN 1439:2017 LPG equipment and accessories. Procedure for checking transportable refillable LPG cylinders before, during and after filling
    BS EN ISO 4259:2006 Petroleum products. Determination and application of precision data in relation to methods of test
    ASTM D 3700 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Practice for Obtaining LPG Samples Using a Floating Piston Cylinder
    BS EN ISO 3696:1995 Water for analytical laboratory use. Specification and test methods
    BS EN 589 : 2008 AUTOMOTIVE FUELS - LPG - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    BS EN 27941:1994 Methods of test for petroleum and its products. Commercial propane and butane. Analysis by gas chromatography
    BS 2000-272(2000) : 2000 METHODS OF TEST FOR PETROLEUM AND ITS PRODUCTS - DETERMINATION OF MERCAPTAN SULFUR AND HYDROGEN SULFIDE CONTENT OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES (LPG) - ELECTROMETRIC TITRATION METHOD
    BS EN 15469:2007 Petroleum products. Test method for free water in liquefied petroleum gas by visual inspection
    BS EN 13096:2003 Transportable gas cylinders. Conditions for filling gases into receptacles. Single component gases
    BS EN ISO 10156:2017 Gas cylinders. Gases and gas mixtures. Determination of fire potential and oxidizing ability for the selection of cylinder valve outlets
    BS EN ISO 4256:1998 Liquid petroleum products. Determination of gauge vapour pressure. LPG method
    BS 2000-317(1995) : 1995 METHODS OF TEST FOR PETROLEUM AND ITS PRODUCTS - DETERMINATION OF RESIDUES IN LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES - LOW TEMPERATURE EVAPORATION METHOD
    ASTM D 3246 : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Gas by Oxidative Microcoulometry
    BS EN ISO 4257:2001 Methods of test for petroleum and its products. Liquefied petroleum gases. Method of sampling
    BS EN ISO 13758:1997 Methods of test for petroleum and its products. Liquefied petroleum gases. Assessment of the dryness of propane. Valve freeze method
    BS 5443:1977 Recommendations for a standard layout for methods of chemical analysis by gas chromatography
    BS EN ISO 6251:1998 Liquid petroleum gases. Corrosiveness to copper. Copper strip test
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