Aviation Turbine Fuel, ASTM D 6615 Specification
Qualification Test Package
Grade Jet B (Wide Boiling Range Distillate Fuel)

 

Test Description

Method

Recommended Tests:

Hydrocarbon Types in Liquid Petroleum by Fluorescent Indicator Absorption (FIA)

ASTM D 1319

Mercaptan Sulfur in Gasoline, Kerosene and Distillate Fuels

ASTM D 3277

Sulfur by X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy LOD = 0.01 wt%

ASTM D 4294

Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure

ASTM D 86.b

Viscosity, Kinematic, at 40°C, cSt

ASTM D 445.a

Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter

ASTM D 4052

Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products, Automatic Method

ASTM D 5191

Freezing Point of Aviation Fuels

ASTM D 2386

Heat of Combustion of Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuel by Bomb Calorimeter

ASTM D 4809

Smoke Point of Kerosene and Aviation Turbine Fuels

ASTM D 1322

Naphthalene Content in Aviation Turbine Fuels

ASTM D 1840

Corrosion from Petroleum Products, Copper Strip Tarnish Test, 2 hours @ 100°C

ASTM D 130

Thermal Oxidation Stability of Aviation Turbine Fuels, JFTOT Procedure

ASTM D 3241

Gum Content, Existent, in Fuels by Steam Jet Evaporation

ASTM D 381.b

Electrical Conductivity, Aviation Fuels

ASTM D 2624

 

Additives:

Any additives to be used as supplements to an approved fuel must be separately approved on an individual basis. These may include: Antioxidants, Metal Deactivators, Electrical Conductivity Additives, Leak Detecting Additives, Fuel System Icing Inhibitors. Request separate quotation.

Additional Optional Tests:

Doctor Test, Sulfur Species in Fuels and Solvents

ASTM D 4952

Freezing Point of Aviation Fuels, Automatic Optical Method

ASTM D 5901

Freezing Point of Aviation Fuels, Automatic Phase Transition Method

ASTM D 5972

Microbial Contamination in Fuels and Fuel Systems

ASTM D 6469