August

CEN has published, on August 5th, the Derived Cetane Number method EN 16715 which is based on PAC’s CID 510. All CEN member states will have adopted it on a national level by February 2016.CID 510 Cetane Ignition Delay

CEN TC19 has also started to work on an amendment of the EN 590 diesel specification which will include the addition of EN 16715 as alternate method to the engine.

Learn more about CID 510.

July

Mini Cloud & Pour Point (MPP) analyzer’s test methods are now listed in these ASTM Fuel Specifications: The D7346-14 test method for no flow point and pour point (mini method) is now specified as an alternate test method in:

The ASTM International Method D7346-14 is available here. Mini Cloud & Pour Point Analyzer The D7689-11 test method for cloud point (mini method) is now specified as alternate test method in: The ASTM International Method D7689-11 is available here.

 

May

ASTM D975, D6751 & D7467
The PAC Herzog CID 510 provides highly accurate Derived Cetane Number (DCN) analysis for diesel fuels with excellent correlation to the CFR Engine. Its test method ASTM D7668 for our CID 510 can now officially be used as an alternative test method to the CFR Engine acc. to ASTM D613 to certify diesel fuel. Three new revisions of the diesel fuel specifications D975, D6751 and D7467 were recently published by ASTM and can be downloaded from the ASTM website.

As part of the method development process, ASTM and the Energy Institute conducted an extensive interlaboratory study in March of 2013. In the ILS, 17 laboratories participated from the United States and Europe to compare the cetane number determined with the referee method, ASTM D613 (CFR Engine Technology) and the derived cetane number determined with the ASTM D7668 (CID 510). The precision of the CID 510 (ASTM D7668) from the ILS study is much better than traditional CFR Engine technology (ASTM D613), as well as other CVCC instruments (ASTM D7170 and ASTM D6890). In addition to high precision, the CID 510 provides excellent correlation to the mean value of the CFR Engine.

When comparing the CID 510 to the CFR Engine costs can be reduced by 80%. You can save on calibration, labor and consumables for sample testing, plus the savings on the initial investment, which ultimately increases a refinery’s profitability.

“With other technologies, refineries had to compensate for less precise centane number results in Diesel by adding more cetane improver to the process just to make sure they do not go below the minimum specification requirement for cetane number”, says Thomas Herold, PAC’s Product Manager. “With the excellent precision and correlation of our CID 510 technology, refineries are able to run their process closer to the true specification limit for the cetane number of diesel, allowing them to add just the right amount of Cetane improvers and achieve significant cost savings. For a refinery producing 100,000 barrels of Diesel per day, operating at 1 cetane number closer to the specification could save as much as $800,000 USD per year.”

April

Roper Industries, Inc. (NYSE: ROP) announced today that it has changed its corporate name to Roper Technologies, Inc. to reflect its continued evolution as a diversified technology company. "The emergence of Roper Technologies highlights our evolution over several years," said Brian Jellison, Chairman, President and CEO of Roper Technologies, Inc. "Our strategy remains consistent: niche-focused, asset-light business with leading-edge technologies led by terrific operating leaders that create significant free cash flow to enable further investments for growth. The consistent execution of this strategy has transformed our company into a technology leader across many high-value end markets." "Since the beginning of 2010, we have deployed over $4 billion to acquire technology-focused businesses, including medical software, information networks, medical products and SaaS-based trading solutions," continued Mr. Jellison. "The Roper Technologies name reflects our existing family of high-performing businesses and also points to a future of great opportunities." Shares of the company are expected to begin trading under its new name effective as of the market open on April 29, 2015. The company’s stock ticker symbol will remain "ROP." The company’s website is now located at www.ropertech.com.