ASTM_D_7666_-_12.pdf

Designation:D766612Standard Specification forTriglyceride Burner Fuel1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7666;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers two grades of burner fuelconsisting of triglycerides and naturally occurring constituentsof triglycerides including monoglycerides,diglycerides,andfree fatty acids and distinguished by the pour point.The gradedesignation(TBF)identifies them as triglyceride burner fuels.1.2 The triglyceride burner fuels specified are intended foruse in commercial or industrial air or steam-atomized fuel oilburning equipment manufactured from materials compatiblewith fuels having an acid number as specified in Table 1 andunder various climatic and operating conditions for the pur-poses of heat generation.The fuels specified herein are notintended for blending with conventional fuel oils for thispurpose.They are not intended for use in burners 0.32 GJ/h(0.3 106BTU/h)such as residential burners or small pressureatomization burners nor are they intended for use in internalcombustion engines or marine applications.NOTE1For information on the significance of the terminology andtest methods used in this specification,see Appendix X1.1.3 This specification does not address the frequency withwhich any particular test shall be run.1.4 Nothing in this specification shall preclude observanceof national or local regulations,which can be more restrictive.1.5 The text of this standard references notes and footnotesthat provide explanatory material and shall not be consideredas requirements of the standard.The table in this standardreferences footnotes,and these are to be considered as require-ments of the standard.1.6 The values given in SI units are to be regarded as thestandard.The values given in parentheses are for informationonly.1.7 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D93 Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-MartensClosed Cup TesterD95 Test Method for Water in Petroleum Products andBituminous Materials by DistillationD97 Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum ProductsD128 Test Methods for Analysis of Lubricating GreaseD240 Test Method for Heat of Combustion of Liquid Hy-drocarbon Fuels by Bomb CalorimeterD445 Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparentand Opaque Liquids(and Calculation of Dynamic Viscos-ity)D473 Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel Oilsby the Extraction MethodD482 Test Method for Ash from Petroleum ProductsD664 Test Method for Acid Number of Petroleum Productsby Potentiometric TitrationD974 Test Method for Acid and Base Number by Color-Indicator TitrationD1266 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products(LampMethod)D1298 Test Method for Density,Relative Density,or APIGravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Prod-ucts by Hydrometer MethodD1552 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products byHigh Temperature Combustion and IR DetectionD1796 Test Method for Water and Sediment in Fuel Oils bythe Centrifuge Method(Laboratory Procedure)D1982 Test Method for Titer of Fatty AcidsD2622 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products byWavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence SpectrometryD2709 Test Method for Water and Sediment in MiddleDistillate Fuels by Centrifuge1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 onPetroleum Products,Liquid Fuels,and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee D02.P0 on Recycled Products.Current edition approved April 24,2012.Published April 2012.DOI:10.1520/D766612.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 D3228 Test Method for Total Nitrogen in Lubricating Oilsand Fuel Oils by Modified Kjeldahl MethodD3245 Test Method for Pumpability of Industrial Fuel Oils(Withdrawn 2010)3D3339 Test Method forAcid Number of Petroleum Productsby Semi-Micro Color Indicator TitrationD3828 Test Methods for Flash Point by Small Scale ClosedCup TesterD4007 Test Method for Water and Sediment in Crude Oil bythe Centrifuge Method(Laboratory Procedure)D4052 Test Method for Density,Relative Density,and APIGravity of Liquids by Digital Density MeterD4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum andPetroleum ProductsD4175 Terminology Rel