Automatic Determination of the VaporLiquid Ratio Temperature of

Automatic Determination of the Vapor-Liquid Ratio Temperature of Gasoline by Grabner Mini. Vol LVR Are a Unit Operating Procedure # 3 Lab OPS-LB-PT-005 Job Hazards Yes Job Hazards Access and Egress Moving Parts Activities of Others Noise Adverse Weather Rail Movement Chemical Exposure Sharp Edges Electricity Slips, Trips, and Falls Fatigue Static Electricity Fire and Explosion Trip Injuries Ground Contamination Trapped Pressure Manual Handling Working at Height Revision # Certified by Scope / Objective Yes Date Page 10. 11. 201 1 1 of 2 PPE Use Standard (SSP-0011) This procedure covers the determination of the temperature at which the vapor formed from a known volume of air-saturated gasoline produces a pressure of 1 atm in an evacuated chamber of fixed volume. Y Full Face Shield / Goggles Hood Clothing—Chemical Protection Gloves—Chemical Personal Fall Protection References / Documents Respirator / Filter Mask Supplied Air q ASTM D 5188 Other: Equipment q Grabner Mini. Vol LVR Analyzer q TECA AHP-1200 CPV Solid State Materials and Reagents q Vacuum Pump q Syringe – Kloehn, Part # 17584 Cold Plate (32° - 34°F) Special Instructions q Pentane (≥ 99% purity) Environmental Automatic Determination of the Vapor-Liquid Ratio Temperature of Gasoline by Grabner Mini. Vol LVR 1 Place sample container (must be 1 liter) in chiller for at least 30 minutes prior to beginning test. IMPORTANT: Test must be performed on first test specimen withdrawn from the sample container. 2 Remove sample from bath and wipe container dry. Verify that the container is 70 -80% full: 3 4 Remove sample cap momentarily, reseal and return to chiller. 5 With sample again at 32 -34°F (0 -1°C), remove container from cold bath and wipe dry. 6 Remove cap, reseal and shake sample vigorously before returning to chiller for a minimum of 2 minutes. 7 Press RUN on the analyzer to start heating sample chamber to 167°F. 8 Turn on vacuum pump to evacuate sample chamber (pump has no power switch – plug in to start). 9 Verify chamber pressure is ≤ 0. 1 k. Pa (0. 01 psi). 10 Remove chilled syringe and n-pentane bottle from cold bath. NOTE: Time between opening sample container and securing syringe into analyzer must not exceed 1 minute. 11 Dry container and insert chilled syringe into sample drawing a 4 ml bubble free aliquot into syringe barrell. Completed Date: Note: Prepared By: Approved By: This procedure is only valid at the time of printing. The control version can be found on the Meraux Refinery intranet.

Automatic Determination of the Vapor-Liquid Ratio Temperature of Gasoline by Grabner Mini. Vol LVR Cont. Are a Unit Operating Procedure # 3 Lab OPS-LB-PT-005 Certified by Revision # Date Page 10. 11. 201 1 2 of 2 Automatic Determination of the Vapor-Liquid Ratio Temperature of Gasoline by Grabner Mini. Vol LVR Cont. 12 Insert syringe tip into Luer bore on right side of instrument turning slightly to lock into place. 13 Start measurement by pressing RUN. 14 Measuring chamber will be automatically flushed with sample prior to injecting exact amount of sample for testing – once testing is completed result data is displayed. 15 Ensure result for pentane is within limits (95. 9– 97. 9°F). 16 Repeat Steps 7 -13 for gasoline sample. 17 Once sample analysis is complete, record result to 1 decimal place. 18 Unplug vacuum pump. 19 Remove syringe from analyzer, place in plastic bag and return to chiller. Completed Date: Note: Prepared By: Approved By: This procedure is only valid at the time of printing. The control version can be found on the Meraux Refinery intranet.