What is RVP ? 3

[Ossareh1352]

Dear Friend

one of our plant's product is C5+ with the specific RVP =11. I don't know :

1-what is the RVP ?
2-How we can determine it?
3-Why Owner select this amoun of RVP , is there any
relation between RVP and Climate or plant location?

Thanksfor your kind information.

 

[pennpiper]

I suggest that you go talk to a Process Engineer.
It may be a reference to "Reid Vapor Pressure"

 

[25362]

Pennpiper is correct. RVP is Reid Vapor Pressure.

The following is taken from the ASTM D323 site:

Vapor pressure is an important physical property of volatile liquids. This test method is used to determine the vapor pressure at 37.8°C (100°F) of petroleum products and crude oils with initial boiling point above 0°C (32°F).

Vapor pressure is critically important for both automotive and aviation gasolines, affecting starting, warm-up, and tendency to vapor lock with high operating temperatures or high altitudes. Maximum vapor pressure limits for gasoline are legally mandated in some areas as a measure of air pollution control.

Vapor pressure of crude oils is of importance to the crude producer and the refiner for general handling and initial refinery treatment.

Vapor pressure is also used as an indirect measure of the evaporation rate of volatile petroleum solvents.

1. Scope

1.1 This test method covers procedures for the determination of vapor pressure (see Note 0) of gasoline, volatile crude oil, and other volatile petroleum products.

1.2 Procedure A is applicable to gasoline and other petroleum products with a vapor pressure of less than 180 kPa (26 psi).

1.3 Procedure B may also be applicable to these other materials, but only gasoline was included in the interlaboratory test program to determine the precision of this test method.

1.4 Procedure C is for materials with a vapor pressure of greater than 180 kPa (26 psi).

1.5 Procedure D for aviation gasoline with a vapor pressure of approximately 50 kPa (7 psi).

Note 0: Because the external atmospheric pressure is counteracted by the atmospheric pressure initially present in the vapor chamber, the Reid vapor pressure is an absolute pressure at 37.8°C (100°F) in kilopascals (pounds-force per square inch). The Reid vapor pressure differs from the true vapor pressure of the sample due to some small sample vaporization and the presence of water vapor and air in the confined space.

1.6 This test method is not applicable to liquefied petroleum gases or fuels containing oxygenated compounds other than methyl t-butyl ether (MTBE). For determination of the vapor pressure of liquefied petroleum gases, refer to Test Method D 1267 or Test Method D 6897. For determination of the vapor pressure of gasoline-oxygenate blends, refer to Test Method D 4953. The precision for crude oil has not been determined since the early 1950s (see Note 0). Test Method D 6377 has been approved as a method for determination of vapor pressure of crude oil.
IP 481 (british) is a test method for determination of the air-saturated vapor pressure of crude oil.

1.7 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.

 

[SeanB]

The RVP = 11 (I am assuming psia) is probably referring to the maximum value that can be sent to floating roof tank. This is to prevent lifting of the floating roof.

 

[IFRs]

RVP (Reid Vapor Pressure) is the TVP (True Vapor Pressure) at 100 DegF, measured easily with an RVP setup. Vapor pressure is directly dependent on temperature. The floating roof will not lift unless the pressure under it exceeds its dead weight. You won't find any chemical that exists as a liquid at ambient temperature and pressure that can do that. The vapor pressure is a partial pressure. Unless the liquid is boiling, the pressure under the floating roof will be 14.7. The 11 PSI limit for floating roofs has more to do with the floating roof not being efficient enough to contain high TVP liquids at the levels needed for good emission reductions.

 

[dcasto]

RVP is a mechanical method to simulate low boiling liquids in real life situations. A special sample container and vapour chamber of exact dimensions allow the user to mix air and gasoline and bring them to equalirium.

True vapor pressure is not equal to RVP, because of the addition of air the the mixture.