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SMOKE POINT OF KEROSENE AND AVIATION TURBINE FUEL: ASTM D1322
SMOKE POINT OF KEROSENE AND AVIATION TURBINE FUEL: ASTM D1322(Equivalent Test Methods: IP 57, ISO 3014, DIN 51406, JIS K 2537, and AFNOR M07-028)EXPLANATIONThe smoke point (and Luminometer number with which it can be correlated) is quantitatively related to the potential radiant heat transfer from the ...
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SLUDGING AND CORROSION TENDENCIES OF INHIBITED MINERAL OILS: ASTM D4310
SLUDGING AND CORROSION TENDENCIES OF INHIBITED MINERAL OILS: ASTM D4310EXPLANATIONInsoluble material may form in oils subjected to oxidizing conditions. This test method is used to evaluate the tendency of inhibited mineral oil based steam turbine lubricants and mineral oil based anti-wear hydraulic ...
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SHEAR STABILITY OF POLYMER CONTAINING FLUIDS USING A EUROPEAN DIESEL INJECTOR AP
SHEAR STABILITY OF POLYMER CONTAINING FLUIDS USING A EUROPEAN DIESEL INJECTOR APPARATUS: ASTM D7109EXPLANATIONThis test method evaluates the percent viscosity loss of fluids resulting from physical degradation in the high shear nozzle device. Thermal or oxidative effects are minimized. This test method ...
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SONIC SHEAR STABILITY OF POLYMER-CONTAINING OILS: ASTM D2603
SONIC SHEAR STABILITY OF POLYMER-CONTAINING OILS: ASTM D2603EXPLANATIONThis test method covers the evaluation of the shear stability of an oil sample containing polymer in terms of the permanent loss in viscosity that results from irradiating an oil sample in a sonic oscillator. This test method can ...
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SONIC SHEAR STABILITY OF HYDRAULIC FLUID: ASTM D5621
SONIC SHEAR STABILITY OF HYDRAULIC FLUID: ASTM D5621EXPLANATIONThis test method permits the evaluation of shear stability with minimum interference from thermal and oxidative factors that may be present in some applications. It is applicable to fluids containing both readily sheared and shear-resistant ...
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SONIC SHEAR STABILITY OF POLYMER-CONTAINING FLUIDS: ASTM D6278
SONIC SHEAR STABILITY OF POLYMER-CONTAINING FLUIDS: ASTM D6278EXPLANATIONThis test method evaluates the percent viscosity loss for polymer-containing fluids resulting from polymer degradation in the high shear nozzle device. Thermal or oxidative effects are minimized. This test method is not intended ...
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SONIC SHEAR STABILITY SHEAR STABILITY INDEX: ASTM D3945
SONIC SHEAR STABILITY SHEAR STABILITY INDEX: ASTM D3945EXPLANATIONThese test methods (Kurt Orbahn) measure the percent viscosity loss at 100° C of polymer-containing fluids when evaluated by either of two diesel injector apparatus procedures. Procedure A uses European Diesel Injector Test Equipment ...
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LUBRICITY OF DIESEL FUELS BY SLBOCLE: ASTM D6078
LUBRICITY OF DIESEL FUELS BY SLBOCLE: ASTM D6078EXPLANATIONDiesel fuel injection equipment has some reliance on lubricating properties of diesel fuel. Shortened life of engine components, such as diesel fuel injection pumps and injectors, has sometimes been ascribed to lack of lubricity in a diesel fuel. ...
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SEDIMENT TESTS WATER AND SEDIMENT IN MIDDLE DISTILLATE FUELS: ASTM D2709
SEDIMENT TESTS WATER AND SEDIMENT IN MIDDLE DISTILLATE FUELS: ASTM D2709EXPLANATIONAppreciable amounts of water and sediment in a fuel oil tend to cause fouling of the fuel handling facilities and to give trouble in the fuel system of a burner or engine. An accumulation of sediment in storage tanks and ...
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SEDIMENT TESTS WATER AND SEDIMENT IN CRUDE OIL: ASTM D96
SEDIMENT TESTS WATER AND SEDIMENT IN CRUDE OIL: ASTM D96EXPLANATIONA determination of sediment and water content is required to determine accurately the net volume of crude oil involved in sales, taxation, exchanges, inventories, and custody transfers. An excessive amount of sediment and water in crude ...
