Standard Test Method for Particulate Contamination in Middle Distillate Fuels by Laboratory Filtration

Importancia y uso:

5.1 This is the first ASTM standard test method for assessing the mass quantity of particulates in middle distillate fuels. Test Method D5452 and its predecessor Test Method D2276 were developed for aviation fuels and used 1 gal or 5 L of fuel sample. Using 1 gal of a middle distillate fuel, which can contain greater particulate levels, often required excessive time to complete the filtration. This test method used about a quarter of the volume used in the aviation fuel methods.

5.2 The mass of particulates present in a fuel is a significant factor, along with the size and nature of the individual particles, in the rapidity with which fuel system filters and other small orifices in fuel systems can become plugged. This test method provides a means of assessing the mass of particulates present in a fuel sample.

5.3 The test method can be used in specifications and purchase documents as a means of controlling particulate contamination levels in the fuels purchased. Maximum particulate levels are specified in several military fuel specifications.

Subcomité:

D02.14

Referida por:

D7501-22, D6751-24, D6469-24, D7501-22, D6469-24, D6751-24, D0975-24A, D7467-23, D7467-23, D0975-24A, D6751-24, D7501-22, D0975-24A

Volúmen:

05.02

Número ICS:

75.160.20 (Liquid fuels)

Palabras clave:

diesel fuel; gravimetric determination; kerosine; laboratory filtration; membrane filter; middle distillate fuel; particulate contamination;