Overview

This document (EN ISO 51647:2014) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 28 "Petroleum products and lubricants", in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 19 "Gaseous and liquid fuels, lubricants and related products of petroleum, synthetic and biological origin", the secretariat of which is held by NEN. This International Standard establishes the rating of liquid spark-ignition engine fuel in terms of an arbitrary scale of octane numbers using a standard single-cylinder, four-stroke cycle, variable compression ratio, carburetted, CFR engine operated at constant speed. Research octane number (RON) provides a measure of the knock characteristics of motor fuels in automotive engines under mild conditions of operation. This International Standard is applicable for the entire scale range from 0 RON to 120 RON, but the working range is 40 RON to 120 RON. Typical motor fuel testing is in the range of 88 RON to 101 RON. This International Standard is applicable for oxygenate-containing fuels containing up to 4,0 % (m/m) oxygen and for gasoline containing up to 25 %(V/V) ethanol.

Document: references other documents

Responsible national committee

NA 062-06-43 AA - Combustion characteristic of fuels  

Responsible european committee

CEN/TC 19 - Gaseous and liquid fuels, lubricants and related products of petroleum, synthetic and biological origin  

Responsible international committee

ISO/TC 28 - Petroleum and related products, fuels and lubricants from natural or synthetic sources