This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standardis.Guides and Remendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)Committee. Designation:F3045-20 INTERNATIONAL Standard Test Method for Evaluation of the Type and Viscoelastic Stability of Water-in- oil Mixtures Formed from Crude Oil and Petroleum Products Mixed with Water This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3045:the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original adoption or in the case of revision the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A superscript epsilon (e)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval. 1.Scope 2.Summary of Test Method 1.1 This test method covers a procedure to determine the 2.1 Oil is mixed with 33 %%(3.3 %saline water for 12 h in water-in-oil emulsification tendencies and stabilities in the a standard rotating apparatus.The resulting mixture is charac- laboratory.The results of this test method can provide oil terized after this shaking period. behavior data for input into oil spill models. 2.2 The resulting mixture as created in step 2.1 is charac- 1.2 This test method covers a specific method of determin- terized visually by measuring water content and by rheological ing emulsion tendencies and does...