ASTM_D_1835_-_22.pdf

Designation:D183522Standard Specification forLiquefied Petroleum(LP)Gases1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D1835;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.Scope*1.1 This specification covers those products commonlyreferred to as liquefied petroleum gases,consisting of propane,propene(propylene),butane,and mixtures of these materials.Four basic types of liquefied petroleum gases are provided tocover the common use applications.1.2 This specification is applicable to products intended foruse as domestic,commercial and industrial heating,and enginefuels.1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.The values given in parentheses after SI units areprovided for information only and are not considered standard.1.3.1The non-SI unit psig is the standard unit forfootnote C of Table 1 because that unit of measurement iswidely used in North American industry.1.4 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,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D1265 Practice for Sampling Liquefied Petroleum(LP)Gases,Manual MethodD1267 Test Method for Gauge Vapor Pressure of LiquefiedPetroleum(LP)Gases(LP-Gas Method)D1657 Test Method for Density or Relative Density of LightHydrocarbons by Pressure HydrometerD1837 Test Method for Volatility of Liquefied Petroleum(LP)Gases(Withdrawn 2017)3D1838 Test Method for Copper Strip Corrosion by LiquefiedPetroleum(LP)GasesD2158 Test Method for Residues in Liquefied Petroleum(LP)GasesD2163 Test Method for Determination of Hydrocarbons inLiquefied Petroleum(LP)Gases and Propane/PropeneMixtures by Gas ChromatographyD2420 Test Method for Hydrogen Sulfide in LiquefiedPetroleum(LP)Gases(Lead Acetate Method)D2598 Practice for Calculation of Certain Physical Proper-ties of Liquefied Petroleum(LP)Gases from Composi-tional AnalysisD2713 Test Method for Dryness of Propane(Valve FreezeMethod)D3700 Practice for Obtaining LPG Samples Using a Float-ing Piston CylinderD4175 Terminology Relating to Petroleum Products,LiquidFuels,and LubricantsD5504 Test Method for Determination of Sulfur Compoundsin Natural Gas and Gaseous Fuels by Gas Chromatogra-phy and ChemiluminescenceD5623 Test Method for Sulfur Compounds in Light Petro-leum Liquids by Gas Chromatography and Sulfur Selec-tive DetectionD6667 Test Method for Determination of Total VolatileSulfur in Gaseous Hydrocarbons and Liquefied PetroleumGases by Ultraviolet FluorescenceD6897 Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Liquefied Petro-leum Gases(LPG)(Expansion Method)D7756 Test Method for Residues in Liquefied Petroleum(LP)Gases by Gas Chromatography with Liquid,On-Column InjectionD7828 Test Method for Determination of Residue Compo-sition in Liquefied Petroleum Gas(LPG)Using Auto-mated Thermal Desorption/Gas Chromatography(ATD/GC)(Withdrawn 2021)3D7994 Test Method for Total Fluorine,Chlorine,and Sulfur1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 onPetroleum Products,Liquid Fuels,and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee D02.H0 on Liquefied Petroleum Gas.Current edition approved July 1,2022.Published July 2022.Originally approvedin 1961.Last previous edition approved in 2020 as D1835 20.DOI:10.1520/D1835-22.2For 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.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1in Liquid Petroleum Gas(LPG)by Oxidative Pyrohydro-lytic Combustion Followed by Ion Chromatography De-tection(Combustion Ion Chromatography-CIC)2.2 GPA Midstream Association Standard:4