BS 2000-512: BRITISH STANDARD 2005 BS EN ISO 20764:2003 Methods of test for petroleum and its products Part 512: Petroleum and related products Preparation of a test portion of high-boiling liquids for the determination of water content - Nitrogen purge method (Identical with IP 512:2005) The European Standard EN IS0 20764:2003 has the status of a British Standard ICS 75.080 BSi NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPTAS PERMITTEDBY COPYRIGHT LAW British Standards BS EN ISO 20764:2003 National foreword This British Standard is the official English language version of EN ISO 20764:2003. It is identical with ISO 20764:2003. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee PTI/13, Petroleum testing and terminology, which has the responsibility to: aid enquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK. A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. The Energy Institute, under the brand of IP publishes and sells all parts of BS 2000, and all BS EN petroleum test methods that would be part of BS 20o0, both in its annual publication “Standard methods for analysis and testing of petroleum and related products and British Standard 2000 parts" and individually. Further information is available from: Energy Institute, 61 New Cavendish Street, London WiG 7AR. Tel: 020 7467 7100. Fax: 020 7255 1472. Cross-references The British Standards which implement international publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Catalogue under the section entitled "International Standards Correspondence Index", or by using the “Search" facility of the BSI Electronic Catalogue or of British Standards Online. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not ofitself confer immunity from legal obligations. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN ISO title page, the EN ISO foreword page, the ISO title page, pages ii and ii, a blank page, pages 1 to 9, the Annex ZA page, an inside back cover and a back cover. The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. Amendments issued since publication This British Standard was publishedunder the authority Amd. No. Date Comments of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 16065 2December2003 January 2006 Correction to numbering of standard C BSI 20 January 2006 ISBN 0 580 43009 X EN ISO 20764 EUROPEANSTANDARD NORME EUROPEENNE EUROPAISCHE NORM October2003 ICS 75.080 English version Petroleum and related products - Preparation of a test portion of high-boiling liquids for the determination of water content Nitrogen purge method (lSO 20764:2003) Pétrole et produits connexes - Preparation d'une prise Mineralolerzeugnisse und verwandte Produkte - d'essai de liquides a haut point d'ébullition en vue du Herstellung eines Probenteiles von hochsiedenden dosage de I'eau - Methode par purge a I'azote (Iso Flissigkeiten fur die Bestimmung des Wassergehaltes - 20764:2003) Verfahren mit Stickstoff-Spulung (ISO 20764:2003) This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1 October 2003. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards maybe obtained onapplicationtotheManagementCentreorto anyCEN member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibili