Density from EZ*THERMO version of SRK using Costald92 = 41.815 lb/ft3.

Experimental density35 at 120F and 1760 psia = 41.2 lb/ft3 Error = (41.8 - 41.2)/41.2 = 0.015, or 1.5%

Example 23-4 Determine the mean average boiling point (MeABP) and the molecular weight for a 56.8 API petroleum fraction with the following ASTM distillation data. % Over IBP 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 EP Temperature, F 100 130 153 191 217 244 280 319 384 464 592 640 EP = end po int

BOILING POINTS, CRITICAL PROPERTIES, ACENTRIC FACTOR, VAPOR PRESSURE Boiling Points
Fig. 23-18 shows the interconversion between ASTM D-86 distillation 10% to 90% slope and the different boiling points used to characterize fractions of crude oil to determine the properties; VARP, WARP, CARP, MeARP, and MABP. On the basis of ASTM D-86 distillation data, the volumetric average boiling (VARP) point is: VARP = (t10 + t30 + t50 + t70 + t90)/5 Eq 23-12

IBP = initialboiling point Slope = (592 153)/80 = 5.49

where the subscripts 10, 30, 50, 70, and 90 refer to the volume percent recovered during the distillation. The 10% to 90% slope used as the abscissa in Fig. 23-18 is: slope = (t90- t10)/(90 -10) Eq 23-13

VABP = (153 + 217 + 280 + 384 + 592)/5 = 325F Refer to Fig. 23-18. Read down from a slope of 5.49 to the interpolated curve to 325 F in the set drawn with dashed lines (MeABP). Read a correction value of 54 on the ordinate. Then MeABP = 325 54 = 271F

To use the graph, locate the curve for the distillation VARP in the appropriate set for the type of boiling point desired. For the known 10-90% slope, read a correction for the VABP from the selected VABP curve.

FIG. 23-18 Characterizing Boiling Points of Petroleum Fractions (From API Technical Data Book)

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