Designation:F3337−19StandardGuideforTakingPropertyandBehaviorMeasurementsonWeatheredFractionsofOil1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF3337;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidesummarizesmethodstofractionateoilbyevaporativeweatheringandthenmeasurethepropertiesandbehavioroftheweatheredoil.Theresultsofthisguidecanprovideoilbehaviordataforinputintooilspillmodelsandresponsemethodselection.1.2Thisguidecoversgeneralproceduresforoilweatheringandbehavioranddoesnotcoverallpossibleprocedureswhichmaybeapplicabletothistopic.1.3Theresultsobtainedusingthisguideareintendedtoprovidebaselinedataforthebehaviorofoilandpetroleumproductswhenspilledandinputtooilspillmodels.1.4Theresultsobtainedusingthisguidecanbeuseddirectlytopredictcertainfacetsofoilspillbehaviororasinputtooilspillmodels.1.5Theaccuracyoftheguidedependsverymuchontherepresentativenatureoftheoilsampleused.Certainoilscanhavedifferentpropertiesdependingontheirchemicalcontentsatthemomentasampleistaken1.6ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.7Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.8Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D93TestMethodsforFlashPointbyPensky-MartensClosedCupTesterD97TestMethodforPourPointofPetroleumProductsD971Te...
