NF EN ISO 3838
Crude petroleum and liquid or solid petroleum products — Determination of density or relative density — Capillary-stoppered pyknometer and graduated bicapillary pyknometer methods
La présente méthode permet la détermination de la masse volumique et de la densité dans les pétroles bruts et les produits pétroliers liquides.
La présente méthode permet la détermination de la masse volumique et de la densité dans les pétroles bruts et les produits pétroliers liquides.
The first method is also for use with solids and this method may also be used for coal tar products, including road tars, creosote and tar pitches or for mixture of these with petroleum products. This method is not suitable for highly volatile liquids. The second method is recommended for the accurate determination of all except the more viscous products.
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