-------------------------------------- Some Useful Correlations -------------------------------------ASTM TBP Conversion

ASTM 50 = 1.1431 (TBP50 ) 0.9748

TBP50 = 0.8718 ( ASTM 50 )1.0258

( ASTM ) i = A (TBP) iB

(TBP)i = a (ASTM )ib

Following is the Values of a and b

Following is the Values of A and B

Range
100%-90%
90%-70%
70%-50%
50%-30%
30%-10%
10%-0%

i
1
2
3
4
5
6

A
3.6220
0.2291
0.3227
0.2504
0.1087
0.0360

B
0.6021
1.3245
1.2194
1.2488
1.3957
1.6599

i
1
2
3
4
5
6

Range
100%-90%
90%-70%
70%-50%
50%-30%
30%-10%
10%-0%

a
0.11798
3.0419
2.5282
3.0305
4.9004
7.4012

B
1.6606
0.75497
0.82002
0.80076
0.71644
0.60244

All ASTM and TBP temperatures in above tables are in F

Characterization:
KW =

MeABP1 / 3
Sg

Where:

MABP + CABP
,
2
MABP = x j .Tb j ,

MeABP =

CABP =

(xv .Tb )

1/ 3 3
j

,
and xj and xvj, are mole fraction and volume fraction, respectively.
j

Lee-Kesler:

MW = 4.5673 10 5 Tb 2.1962 Sg 1.0164 MW = -12272.6 + 9486.4SG + (8.3741 - 5.9917SG)Tb

Tc = 24.2787 Tb 0.58848 Sg 0.3596

+ (1 - 0.77084SG - 0.02058SG2)x (0.7465 - 222.466/Tb)107/Tb

+ (1 - 0.80882SG + 0.02226SG2)x (0.3228 - 17.335/Tb)1012/Tb3.
(Tb in K)

Pc = 3.12281109 Tb 2.3125 Sg 2.3201

In above equations Tb and Sg are boiling point and specific gravity, respectively; all
temperature and pressure are in the units of R and psi.
Example: Convert following ASTM temperatures to TBP temperature
ASTM Temperature F
Vol. %
0
10
30
50
70
Product
47
92
134
164
196

90
230

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