Designation:F1084−08(Reapproved2013)StandardGuideforSamplingOil/WaterMixturesforOilSpillRecoveryEquipment1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1084;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguideisintendedforsamplingflowingorstation-aryoil/watermixtures.Itisintendedforusewithoilspillrecoverydeviceseitherintestingorindocumentationoffieldperformance.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1796TestMethodforWaterandSedimentinFuelOilsbytheCentrifugeMethod(LaboratoryProcedure)D4007TestMethodforWaterandSedimentinCrudeOilbytheCentrifugeMethod(LaboratoryProcedure)F625PracticeforClassifyingWaterBodiesforSpillControlSystems3.SignificanceandUse3.1Thisguideprovidestechniquesforobtainingrepresen-tativesamplesofoilandwatermixtures.Thisinformationisnecessaryinthecalculationofoilrecoveryefficiencyandoilrecoveryratesforoilcollectiondevices.3.2SamplingStationaryMixtures—Whenrecoveredoil/watermixturesarecontainedwithinaholdingtankandtherelativeoilcontentoftherecoveredfluidisneeded,thesamplingtechniqueissomewhatdependentonthecontainer.Twotechniquesareoutlinedinthisguide.Ifthecontainerhasaflatbottomwithstraightsidesperpendiculartothebase(ornearlyso),eitherstationarytechniquecanbeimplemented,withthestratifiedsamplingmethodpreferred.Ifthecontainerisirregularineitherthehorizontalorverticalcrosssection,themixingmethodispreferred.3.3SamplingFlowingMixtures—Tosampleflowingmix-turescontainingbothoilandwater,turbulenc...
