Designation:D7344−17aStandardTestMethodforDistillationofPetroleumProductsandLiquidFuelsatAtmosphericPressure(MiniMethod)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD7344;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethodcoverstheprocedureforthedetermi-nationofthedistillationcharacteristicsofpetroleumproductsandliquidfuelsintherangeof20°Cto400°C(68°Fto752°F)usingminiaturizedautomaticdistillationapparatus.1.2Thistestmethodisapplicabletosuchproductsas:lightandmiddledistillates,automotivespark-ignitionenginefuels,automotivespark-ignitionenginefuelscontainingupto10%ethanol,aviationgasolines,aviationturbinefuels,allgradesofNo.1andNo.2dieselfuels(asdescribedinSpecificationD975),biodiesel(B100),biodieselblendsupto30%biodiesel,specialpetroleumspirits,purepetrochemicalcompounds,naphthas,whitespirits,kerosenes,furnacefueloils,anddistillatemarinefuels.NOTE1—Theupto10%byvolumeethanollimitinsparkignitionenginefuels(E10)wastherangeusedinthesupportinginterlaboratorystudies.Sparkignitionenginefuelscontaining>10%byvolumeethanolandupto20%byvolumeethanol(E20)maybeanalyzed,howeverthestatedprecisionandbiasdoesnotapply.1.3Thistestmethodisdesignedfortheanalysisofdistillateproducts;itisnotapplicabletoproductscontainingappreciablequantitiesofresidualmaterial.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.6Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrincip...
