CEN-TR 18169 2025.docx

CEN/TR18169April2025TECHNICALREPORTRAPPORTTECHNIQUETechnischerreportICS75.160.20EnglishVersionPetroleumandrelatedproducts-Alternativefuelsandfuelblendingcomponentsassessmentguide-InformationtoproducersandblendersofautomotivefuelsProduitspetroliers-Guided'evaluationdesCarburantsMineralolerzeugnisse-LeitfadenzurBewertungvonalternatifsetdesComposantsdesmelangesdealternativenKraftstoffenundvonKomponentenfurcarburants-InformationsdestineesauxproducteursetKraftstoffmischungen-InformationenfiirHerstellerauxmelangeursdecarburantsautomobilesundMischungsherstellervonKraftstoffenThisTechnicalReportwasapprovedbyCENon14April2025.IthasbeendrawnupbytheTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC19.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,Bulgaria,Croatia,Cyprus,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Poland,Portugal,RepublicofNorthMacedonia,Romania,Serbia,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,Switzerland,TurkiyeandUnitedKingdom.EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATIONCOMITEEUROPEENDENORMALISATIONEuropaischeskomiteefurnormungCEN-CENELECManagementCentre:RuedelaScience23,B-1040BrusselsRef.No.CEN/TR18169:2025E©2025CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.ContentsPageEuropeanforeword31 Scope42 Normativereferences43 Termsanddefinitions44 General44.1 Purpose44.2 Background54.2.1 Europeanfuelspecifications54.2.2 Workmanship54.2.3 Availableguidance54.3 Considerationsontheparameters65 Whattoconsiderregardingsuitabilityofuse65.1 Compatibility65.2 Handling65.3 Storageanddistribution76 Fitnessforpurpose7Bibliography8EuropeanforewordThisdocument(CEN/TR18169:2025)hasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC19aGaseousandliquidfuels,lubricantsandrelatedproductsofpetroleum,syntheticandbiologicalorigin”,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyNEN.Attentionisdrawntothepossibilitythatsomeoftheelementsofthisdocumentmaybethesubjectofpatentrights.CENshallnotbeheldresponsibleforidentifyinganyorallsuchpatentrights.Anyfeedbackandquestionsonthisdocumentshouldbedirectedtotheusers'nationalstandardsbody.AcompletelistingofthesebodiescanbefoundontheCENwebsite.1 ScopeThisdocumentpresentsinformationtoproducersandblendersofautomotivefuels.Itallowstheusertoassessnewproductsorblendsandtheirproductionprocessestodeterminewhatinformationishelpfultoconsider: theapplicablefuelspecificationstandard(三); the/workmanshipclause1citedbyCENfuelspecifications; theimpactonvehicleemissionssystems,materialcompatibilityandvehicleoperability; thecorrectfunctioningoftheintendedproduct(fitnessforpurpose).Thisdocumentisacollectionofinformation.Itservesasguidanceandcannotbeconsideredasaproductapprovalpaperinanyway.2 NormativereferencesThefollowingdocuments,inwholeorinpart,arenormativelyreferencedinthisdocumentandareindispensableforitsapplication.Fordatedreferences,onlytheeditioncitedapplies.Forundatedreferences,thelatesteditionofthereferenceddocument(includinganyamendments)applies.ISO1998-2lPetroleumindustryTerminologyPart2:Propertiesandtests3 TermsanddefinitionsForthepurposesofthisdocument,thetermsanddefinitionsgiveninISO1998-2andthefollowingapply.ISOandIECmaintainterminologydatabasesforuseinstandardizationatthefollowingaddresses:ISOOnlinebrowsingplatform:availableathttps:WWW.iso.org/obpIECElectropedia:availableathttps:WWW.electropedia.org/3.1additivecompoundformulatedtoenhancethequalityandefficiencyoffuelsandaddedinverysmalltreatrates3.2blendingcomponentcompoundtobemixedwithaconventionalfuel4 General4.1 PurposeThepurposeofthisdocumentistogivegeneralguidanceonevaluationofnewmaterialsforblendsinorreplacementsforfuelsforsparkignitionengines,suchasEN22818lorforcompressedinjectionengines,suchasEN59020,CENdoesnotcertify,approve,reject,orendorsespecificfuels.RatherlitsTechnicalCommittee19developsfuelspecificationsandtestmethodsforfuels.Itsstandardsprovideminimumrequirementsforpropertiesoffuelscoveredbythesedocumentsincommerceandaddresstheconcernsofstakeholders,includingthatfuelsperformappropriatelyinthespecifiedapplication.Thisguidanceisnotall-encompassingandcannotreplacethejudgmentandprocessofatechnicalcommitteechargedwithevaluatinganewfuelorblendingcomponent.However,itgivesguidancetoproponentsorfuelmanufacturerswhoareconsideringproposingtheinclusionoftheirnewfuelorblendingcomponentinEuropeanStandards.4.2 Background4.2.1 EuropeanfuelspecificationsHistorically,automotivefuelhasbeenhydrocarbonmoleculesrefinedfrompetroleum.Asaresult,EN228,EN58920andEN590,haveevolvedtodefineperformancerequirements(andteststodetermineifthoserequirementsweremet)forcompressionignition(CI)andsparkignition(Sl)enginefuelscomposedofconventionalhydro-carbonoilsrefinedfrompetroleum.Becausethesespecificationsevolvedtodescribepetroleum-derivedfuels,someofthepropertiesnecessaryforuseinacompressionandsparkignitionenginesha