Twelve comprehensive chapters give you the latest practical information regarding distillation and vapor pressure measurement of petroleum products, as well as the significance of distillation and vapor pressure data in various petroleum products. The emphasis is on practical applications, rather than scientific technology.

Manual 51 is a hands-on, practical reference manual for test operators, laboratory technicians, laboratory technologist, research workers, laboratory managers, and others, who need to have a good understanding of the routine measurement test method and procedures used to determine the characteristics and properties of various petroleum products. It provides useful information for the practitioners of routine petroleum test measurements and offers insight on how these measured properties apply to and affect the performance of these products.