ISO10307-2isaninternationalstandarddevelopedbytheInternationalOrganizationforStandardization(ISO)thatspecifiesamethodfordeterminingthetotalsedimentcontentinresidualfueloils.Thestandardistitled"Petroleumproducts-Totalsedimentinresidualfueloils-Part2:Determinationusingstandardproceduresforaging."Thisstandardisparticularlyimportantforthepetroleumindustryasithelpsassessthestabilityandqualityofresidualfueloils,whicharecommonlyusedinlargeengines,boilers,andindustrialheatingapplications.Thepresenceofexcessivesedimentcanleadtooperationalproblemssuchasfilterclogging,fuelsystemfouling,andcombustioninefficiencies.ISO10307-2describesastandardizedprocedureforartificiallyagingthefuelsamplethroughcontrolledheatingandthenmeasuringthetotalsedimentcontent.Themethodinvolvesfilteringtheagedsampleanddeterminingthemassofinsolublematerial.Thisprovidesareliablewaytopredictthepotentialsedimentformationduringstorageandhandlingofresidualfueloils.Thestandardisusedbyfuelproducers,suppliers,andend-userstoensureproductquality,meetspecifications,andpreventoperationalissuesinequipmentthatusesresidualfueloils.ItcomplementsISO10307-1,whichcoversanalternativemethodfordeterminingtotalsediment.
