Designation:D5372−04(Reapproved2014)StandardGuideforEvaluationofHydrocarbonHeatTransferFluids1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5372;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope21.1Thisguideprovidesinformation,withoutspecificlimits,forselectingstandardtestmethodsfortestingheattransferfluidsforqualityandaging.Thesetestmethodsareconsideredparticularlyusefulincharacterizinghydrocarbonheattransferfluidsinclosedsystems.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:3D86TestMethodforDistillationofPetroleumProductsatAtmosphericPressureD91TestMethodforPrecipitationNumberofLubricatingOilsD92TestMethodforFlashandFirePointsbyClevelandOpenCupTesterD93TestMethodsforFlashPointbyPensky-MartensClosedCupTesterD95TestMethodforWaterinPetroleumProductsandBituminousMaterialsbyDistillationD97TestMethodforPourPointofPetroleumProductsD189TestMethodforConradsonCarbonResidueofPetro-leumProductsD445TestMethodforKinematicViscosityofTransparentandOpaqueLiquids(andCalculationofDynamicViscos-ity)D471TestMethodforRubberProperty—EffectofLiquidsD524TestMethodforRamsbottomCarbonResidueofPetroleumProductsD664TestMethodforAcidNumberofPetroleumProductsbyPotentiometricTitrationD893TestMethodforInsolublesinUsedLubricatingOilsD1160TestMethodforDistillationofPetroleumProductsatReducedPressureD1298TestMethodforDensity,RelativeDensity,orAPIGravityofCrudePetroleumandLiquidPetroleumProd-uctsbyHydrometerMethodD1500TestMethodforASTMColorofPetroleumProducts(ASTMColorScale)D2270PracticeforCalculatingViscosityIndexfromKine-maticViscosityat40and100°CD2717TestMethodforThermalConductivityofLiquidsD2766TestMethodforSpecificHeatofLiquidsandSolidsD2887TestMethodforBoilingRangeDistributionofPe-troleumFractionsbyGasChromatographyD4530TestMethodforDeterminationofCarbonResidue(MicroMethod)D6743TestMeth...
