LPG

Fuel for spark-ignition internal combustion engines (SI) in vehicles adapted for this type of fuel.

 

LPG

Fuels
Main parameters:
No.
Requirement
Unit
Scope
Test method
 
 
 
Minimum
Maximum
 
1
Density at 15°C
g/ml
#
PN-C-96008
PN-EN ISO 8973
2
Motor Octane Number (MON)
 
89.0
 
PN-EN 589 Appendix B
3
Total diene content (including 1,3-butadiene)
% (m/m)
 
0.5
PN-EN 27941
4
1,3-butadiene content
% (m/m)
 
0.09
DIN 51619
5
Propane content
% (m/m)
20
 
PN-EN 27941
6
Hydrogen sulfide content
 
none
PN-EN ISO 8819
7
Total sulfur content (after addition of odorizing agent)
mg/kg
 
30
ASTM D-6667
8
Copper strip corrosion test (1h at 40°C)
assessment
class 1
PN-EN ISO 6251
9
Evaporation residue
mg/kg
 
60
PN-EN 15471
10
Relative vapor pressure at 40°C
kPa
 
1550
PN-EN ISO 8973+
PN-EN 589
Appendix C
11
Temperature at which relative vapor pressure is not less than 150 kPa
 
 
 
PN-EN ISO 8973+
PN-EN 589
Appendix C
- summer
°C
 
10
 
- winter
°C
 
-5
 
12
Water content
 
not detected
PN-EN 15469
13
Odor
 
unpleasant, can be felt in the air at a content corresponding to 20% of the lower explosive limit
PN-EN 589
section 6.3
and
Appendix A
Parameter seasonality:
Seasons at service stations
Summer
Winter
Duration
1 May to 30 November
1 December to 31 March
Parameters
Temperature at which relative vapor pressure is not less than 150 kPa [°C]
Max. +10
Min. -5