Designation:D3245–03AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTestMethodforPumpabilityofIndustrialFuelOils1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3245;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethodisintendedforuseonpetroleumfueloils,suchasthosecoveredinSpecificationD396GradeNo4(Light),4,5(Light),5,and6,orsimilarfuels.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesinparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:D396SpecificationforFuelOils2D445TestMethodforKinematicViscosityofTransparentandOpaqueLiquids(andtheCalculationofDynamicViscosity)2E1SpecificationforASTMThermometers33.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1handlingpoint—anindicationoftheminimumtem-peraturetowhichanoilshouldbeheatedinanypartofthesuctionordeliverylineofanoil-handlinginstallationwhentheinstallationisoperating.Ifthestoragetankdoesnotcontainanoutflowheater,thistemperatureisnecessarilytheminimumoilstoragetemperature.3.1.2Itisdefinedasthattemperatureatwhichtheoilhasanapparentviscosityof0.6Pa·s(6P),atarateofshearof9.7s−1,whencooledandtestedunderprescribedconditions.3.1.3storagepoint—anindicationoftheminimumtem-peraturetowhichanoilshouldbeheatedinanypartofanoil-handlinginstallationwhenstartingupafterashutdown.Itisalsoanindicationoftheminimumtemperatureatwhichtheoilshouldbestoredinatankfittedwithanoutflowheater.3.1.4Itisdefinedasthattemperatureatwhichtheoilhasanapparentviscosityof2.5Pa·s(25P),atarateofshearof9.7s−1,whencooledandtestedunderprescribedconditions.4.SummaryofTestMethod4.1Asampleofthe...
