1、Designation:D183516Standard 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 ind
2、icates 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 mat
3、erials.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.1.3.1 E
4、xceptionNon-SI values are provided for informa-tion only.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 and health practices and determine the applica-bility
5、of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D1265 Practice for Sampling Liquefied Petroleum(LP)Gases,Manual MethodD1267 Test Method for Gage Vapor Pressure of LiquefiedPetroleum(LP)Gases(LP-Gas Method)D1657 Test Method for Density or Relative Density of LightHydr
6、ocarbons by Pressure HydrometerD1837 Test Method for Volatility of Liquefied Petroleum(LP)GasesD1838 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 Petr
7、oleum(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 D
8、ryness of Propane(Valve FreezeMethod)D2784 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Liquefied Petro-leum Gases(Oxy-Hydrogen Burner or Lamp)(Withdrawn2016)3D3700 Practice for Obtaining LPG Samples Using a Float-ing Piston CylinderD5504 Test Method for Determination of Sulfur Compoundsin Natural Gas and Gas
9、eous 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 Ultraviol
10、et 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 Petrole
11、um Gas(LPG)Using Auto-mated Thermal Desorption/Gas Chromatography(ATD/GC)2.2 Gas Processors Association Standard:4GPA Standard 2140 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Specificationsand Test Methods3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 onPetroleum Produ
12、cts,Liquid Fuels,and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee D02.H0 on Liquefied Petroleum Gas.Current edition approved Oct.1,2016.Published October 2016.Originallyapproved in 1961.Last previous edition approved in 2013 as D1835 13.DOI:10.1520/D1835-16.2For referenced ASTM standar
13、ds,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.4Available
14、 from Gas ProcessorsAssociation,6526 E.60th St.,Tulsa,OK *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 States1 3.1.1 commercial butane,na hydrocarbon product for usewhere low vola
15、tility is required.3.1.2 commercial PB mixtures,nmixtures of propane andbutane for use where intermediate volatility is required.3.1.3 commercial propane,na hydrocarbon product foruse where high volatility is required.Commercial propane issuitable for certain low severity internal combustion enginea
16、pplications.3.1.4 special-duty propane,na product composed chieflyof propane which exhibits superior antiknock characteristicsand was specifically developed for use as fuel in spark ignitioninternal combustion engines.4.Sampling4.1 Proper sampling of liquefied gases is extremely impor-tant if the test results are to be significant.Obtain representa-tive samples in accordance with Practice D1265 or PracticeD3700.In the event of a dispute involving sample integritywhen sampling for testing against
