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  • PD CEN/TR 15138:2005

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    Petroleum products and other liquids. Guide to flash point testing

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  30-12-2005

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Outline
    3 Brief history
    4 Flash and fire point, and sustained combustion and burning
    5 Why are flash point tests required
    6 Which flash point method should be used
    7 Testing environment
    8 Safety
    9 Calibration and verification
    10 Test samples
    11 Instrumentation
    12 Flash point testing effects
    13 Test results
    Annex A (informative) Major test methods used in specifications
                          and regulations
    Acknowledgements
    Bibliography

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Provides procedure where a test portion is introduced into a temperature controlled test cup and an ignition source is applied to the vapours produced by the test portion to determine if the vapour/air mixture is flammable or at what temperature the vapour/air mixture is flammable.

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    Committee PTI/13
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current

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

    ISO 2719:2016 Determination of flash point Pensky-Martens closed cup method
    ISO 1516:2002 Determination of flash/no flash — Closed cup equilibrium method
    ISO 9038:2013 Determination of sustained combustibility of liquids
    ISO 3679:2015 Determination of flash no-flash and flash point — Rapid equilibrium closed cup method
    ISO 1523:2002 Determination of flash point — Closed cup equilibrium method
    ASTM D 1310 : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Flash Point and Fire Point of Liquids by Tag Open-Cup Apparatus
    EN ISO 3680:2004 Determination of flash/no flash - Rapid equilibrium closed cup method (ISO 3680:2004)
    ASTM D 3941 : 2015-02 TEST METHOD FOR FLASH POINT BY THE EQUILIBRIUM METHOD WITH A CLOSED-CUP APPARATUS
    ISO 4259:2006 Petroleum products Determination and application of precision data in relation to methods of test
    ASTM D 93 : 2016-07 TEST METHODS FOR FLASH POINT BY PENSKY-MARTENS CLOSED CUP TESTER
    EN ISO 1516:2002 Determination of flash/no flash - Closed cup equilibrium method (ISO 1516:2002)
    EN ISO 2719:2016 Determination of flash point - Pensky-Martens closed cup method (ISO 2719:2016)
    EN ISO 9038:2013 Determination of sustained combustibility of liquids (ISO 9038:2013)
    ISO 3680:2004 Determination of flash/no flash Rapid equilibrium closed cup method
    EN ISO 3679:2015 Determination of flash no-flash and flash point - Rapid equilibrium closed cup method (ISO 3679:2015)
    EN ISO 2592:2017 Petroleum and related products - Determination of flash and fire points - Cleveland open cup method (ISO 2592:2017)
    EN ISO 13736:2013 Determination of flash point - Abel closed-cup method (ISO 13736:2013)
    ISO 13736:2013 Determination of flash point Abel closed-cup method
    EN ISO 4259:2006 Petroleum products - Determination and application of precision data in relation to methods of test (ISO 4259:2006)
    EN ISO 1523:2002 Determination of flash point - Closed cup equilibrium method (ISO 1523:2002)
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