ASTM F631-99(2008)
Standard Guide for Collecting Skimmer Performance Data in Controlled Environments

Standard No.

ASTM F631-99(2008)

Release Date

1999

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ASTM F631-15

Latest

ASTM F631-15(2020)

Scope

This guide provides quantitative data in the form of oil recovery rates, throughput efficiencies, and oil recovery efficiencies under controlled test conditions. The data can be used for evaluating design characteristics of a particular spill removal device or as a means of comparing two or more devices. Caution must be exercised whenever test data are used to predict performance in actual spill situations as the uncontrolled environmental conditions that affect performance in the field are rarely identical to conditions in the test tank. Other variables such as mechanical reliability, presence of debris, ease of repair, ease of deployment, required operator training, operator fatigue, seaworthiness, and transportability also affect performance in an actual spill but are not measured by this guide. These variables should be considered along with the test data when making comparisons or evaluations of spill removal devices.

1.1 This standard provides a guide for determining performance parameters of full-scale oil spill removal devices in recovering floating oil when tested in controlled environments.

1.2 This guide involves the use of specific test oils that may be considered hazardous materials after testing is completed. It is the responsibility of the user of this guide to procure and abide by the necessary permits for disposal of the used test oil.

1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

ASTM F631-99(2008) Referenced Document

• ASTM D1298 Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity), or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method
• ASTM D2983 Standard Test Method for Low-Temperature Viscosity of Lubricants Measured by Brookfield Viscometer
• ASTM D4007 Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Crude Oil by the Centrifuge Method (Laboratory Procedure)
• ASTM D445 Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (the Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity)
• ASTM D97 Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products
• ASTM D971 Standard Test Method for Interfacial Tension of Oil Against Water by the Ring Method
• ASTM F625 Standard Practice for Classifying Water Bodies for Spill Control Systems*， 2006-04-01 Update
• ASTM F808 Standard Guide for Collecting Skimmer performance Data in Uncontrolled Enviorments

ASTM F631-99(2008) history

• 2020 ASTM F631-15(2020) Standard Guide for Collecting Skimmer Performance Data in Controlled Environments
• 2015 ASTM F631-15 Standard Guide for Collecting Skimmer Performance Data in Controlled Environments
• 1999 ASTM F631-99(2008) Standard Guide for Collecting Skimmer Performance Data in Controlled Environments
• 1999 ASTM F631-99 Standard Guide for Collecting Skimmer Performance Data in Controlled Environments
• 1993 ASTM F631-93 Standard Guide for Collecting Skimmer Performance Data in Controlled Enviorments
• 1980 ASTM F631-80 Standard Method of Testing Full Scale Advancing Spill Removal Devices