ASTMD2272-02

This document is not an ASTM standard and is intended only to provide the user of an ASTM standard an indication of what changes have been made to the previous version.Becauseit may not be technically possible to adequetely depict all changes accurately,ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate.In all cases only the current versionof the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.Designation:D 2272-9802An American National StandardINTERNATIONALStandard Test Method forOxidation Stability of Steam Turbine Oils by RotatingPressure Vessel1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D2272;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case ofrevision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicaltes the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon (e)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-2 D02 on Petrolum Products and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D02.09on Oxidation.Cumrent edition approvedJueAugust 10,2002.Published-Nevember98October 2002 Originally published as D2272-64 T.Last previous edition D2272-948.1.Scope1.1 This test method2 utilizes an oxygen-pressured vessel to evaluate the oxidation stability of new and in-service turbine oilshaving the same composition (base stock and additives)in the presence of water and a copper catalyst coil at 150C.1.2 The values stated in-aeeeptable SI units are to be regarded as the standard.1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concers,if any,associated with its use.It is the responsibilityof the user ofthe this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatorylimitations prior to use.For specific warning statements,see 6.2,6.4,6.5,6.6,6.10,and 6.11.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:B 1 Specifi cation for Hard-Drawn Copper Wire3D 235 Specifi cation for Mineral Spirits(Petroleum Spirits)(Hydrocarbon Dry Cleaning Solvent)D329 Speeifieation for Acetone4D 770 Speeifi eation for Isopropyl Aleohol4D943 Test Method for Oxidation Characteristics of Inhibited Mineral Oils5D 1193 Specifi cation for Reagent WaterD 2112 Test Method for Oxidation Stability of Inhibited Mineral Insulating Oil by-Retating Bemb Pressure Vessel?D 4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products%D 4742 Test Method for Oxidation Stability of Gasoline Automotive Engine Oils by Thin-Film Oxygen Uptake (TFOUT)E1 Speeifeation for ASTM Thermometers2.2British Standard:2 von Fuchs,G.H.Claridge,E.L.,and Zuidema,H.H."The Rotary Bomb Oxidation Test for Inhibited Turbine Oils,"Materials Research and Standards,MTRSA■(formerly ASTM Bulletin),No.186,December 1952,pp.43-46;von Fuchs,G.H."Rotary Bomb Oxidation Test,Lubrication Engineer