1、Designation: D 6615 06An American National StandardStandard Specification forJet B Wide-Cut Aviation Turbine Fuel1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 6615; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year
2、of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.1. Scope*1.1 This specification covers the us
3、e of purchasing agenciesin formulating specifications for purchases of aviation turbinefuel under contract.1.2 This specification defines one specific type of aviationturbine fuel for civil use. This fuel has advantages for opera-tions in very low temperature environments compared withother fuels de
4、scribed in Specification D 1655. This fuel isintended for use in aircraft that are certified to use such fuel.NOTE 1The technical requirements of this product, at the time of thefirst publication of this specification, are substantially identical to therequirements of Jet B in Specification D 1655.2
5、. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D86 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products atAtmospheric PressureD 130 Test Method for Corrosiveness to Copper fromPetroleum Products by Copper Strip TestD 323 Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Prod-ucts (Reid Method)D 381 Test Method f
6、or Gum Content in Fuels by JetEvaporationD 1094 Test Method for Water Reaction of Aviation FuelsD 1266 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products(Lamp Method)D 1298 Test Method for Density, Relative Density (SpecificGravity), or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and LiquidPetroleum Products by Hydrom
7、eter MethodD 1319 Test Method for Hydrocarbon Types in LiquidPetroleum Products by Fluorescent Indicator AdsorptionD 1322 Test Method for Smoke Point of Kerosine andAviation Turbine FuelD 1655 Specification for Aviation Turbine FuelsD 1660 Method of Test for Thermal Stability of AviationTurbine Fuel
8、s3D 1840 Test Method for Naphthalene Hydrocarbons inAviation Turbine Fuels by Ultraviolet SpectrophotometryD 2276 Test Method for Particulate Contaminant in Avia-tion Fuel by Line SamplingD 2386 Test Method for Freezing Point of Aviation FuelsD 2622 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products byWav
9、elength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence SpectrometryD 2624 Test Methods for Electrical Conductivity of Avia-tion and Distillate FuelsD 3227 Test Method for (Thiol Mercaptan) Sulfur in Gaso-line, Kerosine, Aviation Turbine, and Distillate Fuels(Potentiometric Method)D 3240 Test Method for Undissolved W
10、ater In AviationTurbine FuelsD 3241 Test Method for Thermal Oxidation Stability ofAviation Turbine Fuels (JFTOT Procedure)D 3338 Test Method for Estimation of Net Heat of Com-bustion of Aviation FuelsD 3948 Test Method for Determining Water SeparationCharacteristics of Aviation Turbine Fuels by Port
11、ableSeparometerD 4052 Test Method for Density and Relative Density ofLiquids by Digital Density MeterD 4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum andPetroleum ProductsD 4171 Specification for Fuel System Icing InhibitorsD 4176 Test Method for Free Water and Particulate Con-tamination in Distilla
12、te Fuels (Visual Inspection Proce-dures)D 4294 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and PetroleumProducts by Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spec-trometryD 4305 Test Method for Filter Flow of Aviation Fuels atLow TemperaturesD 4306 Practice for Aviation Fuel Sample Containers forTests Affected b
13、y Trace ContaminationD 4529 Test Method for Estimation of Net Heat of Com-bustion of Aviation Fuels1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 onPetroleum Products and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeD02.J0.01 on Jet Fuel Specifications.Current edit
14、ion approved May 1, 2006. Published June 2006. Originallyapproved in 2000. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as D 661505a.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information
15、, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Withdrawn.1*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.D 4809 Test Method for Heat of Combustion
16、of LiquidHydrocarbon Fuels by Bomb Calorimeter (PrecisionMethod)D 4865 Guide for Generation and Dissipation of StaticElectricity in Petroleum Fuel SystemsD 4952 Test Method for Qualitative Analysis for ActiveSulfur Species in Fuels and Solvents (Doctor Test)D 5001 Test Method for Measurement of Lubr
17、icity ofAviation Turbine Fuels by the Ball-on-Cylinder LubricityEvaluator (BOCLE)D 5006 Test Method for Measurement of Fuel System IcingInhibitors (Ether Type) in Aviation FuelsD 5191 Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Prod-ucts (Mini Method)D 5452 Test Method for Particulate Contamination
18、in Avia-tion Fuels by Laboratory FiltrationD 5453 Test Method for Determination of Total Sulfur inLight Hydrocarbons, Spark Ignition Engine Fuel, DieselEngine Fuel, and Engine Oil by Ultraviolet FluorescenceD 5901 Test Method for Freezing Point of Aviation Fuels(Automated Optical Method)D 5972 Test
19、Method for Freezing Point of Aviation Fuels(Automatic Phase Transition Method)D 6379 Test Method for Determination of Aromatic Hydro-carbon Types in Aviation Fuels and PetroleumDistillatesHigh Performance Liquid ChromatographyMethod with Refractive Index DetectionE29 Practice for Using Significant D
20、igits in Test Data toDetermine Conformance with Specifications2.2 IP Standards:4225 Copper Content of Aviation Turbine Fuel227 Silver Corrosion of Aviation Turbine Fuel2.3 Other Standard:5CAN/CGSB 3.22-97 “Aviation Turbine Fuel, Wide CutType” includes grade Jet B and NATO grade F-40 fuel2.4 Military
21、 Standard:6MIL-DTL-5624 Turbine Fuel, Aviation, Grades JP-4, JP-5,and JP-5/JP-8 ST3. General3.1 This specification, unless otherwise provided, prescribesthe required properties of Jet B wide-cut aviation turbine fuelat the time and place of delivery.4. Classification4.1 One type of aviation turbine
22、fuel is provided, as follows:4.1.1 Jet BA relatively wide boiling range volatile distil-late.5. Materials and Manufacture5.1 Aviation turbine fuel, except as otherwise specified inthis specification, shall consist of blends of refined hydrocar-bons derived from crude petroleum, natural gasoline, or
23、blendsthereof with synthetic hydrocarbons.5.1.1 Fuels used in certified engines and aircraft are ulti-mately approved by the certifying authority subsequent toformal submission of evidence to the authority as part of thetype certification program for that aircraft and engine model.Additives to be us
24、ed as supplements to an approved fuel mustalso be similarly approved on an individual basis (see X1.2.4and X1.11.1).5.2 AdditivesMay be added to each type of aviationturbine fuel in the amount and of the composition specified inthe following list of approved material:75.2.1 AntioxidantsIn amounts no
25、t to exceed 24.0 mg/Lactive ingredients (not including weight of solvent):5.2.1.1 2,6-ditertiary-butyl phenol.5.2.1.2 2,6-ditertiary-butyl-4-methyl phenol.5.2.1.3 2,4-dimethyl-6-tertiary-butyl phenol.5.2.1.4 75 % minimum 2,6-ditertiary-butyl phenol, plus25 % maximum mixed tertiary and tritertiary-bu
26、tyl phenols.5.2.1.5 55 % minimum 2,4-dimethyl-6-tertiary-butyl phe-nol, plus 15 % minimum 2,6-ditertiary-butyl-4-methyl phenol,remainder as monomethyl and dimethyl tertiary-butyl phenols.5.2.1.6 72 % minimum 2,4-dimethyl-6-tertiary-butyl phe-nol, 28 % maximum monomethyl and dimethyl-tertiary-butylph
27、enols.5.2.2 Metal Deactivator, in amount not to exceed 5.7 mg/L(not including weight of solvent):5.2.2.1 N,N-disalicylidene-1,2-propane diamine.5.2.3 Electrical Conductivity AdditiveStadis 4508not toexceed 3 mg/L.5.2.3.1 When loss of fuel conductivity necessitates retreat-ment with electrical conduc
28、tivity additive, the following con-centration limits apply:At ManufactureStadis 450 3 mg/L, maxRetreatmentStadis 450 cumulative total 5 mg/L, max5.2.4 Leak Detection AdditiveTracer A9may be added tothe fuel in amounts not to exceed 1 mg/kg.5.2.5 Other additives are permitted under 5.1 and Section 7.
29、These include fuel system icing inhibitor, other anti-oxidants,inhibitors, and special purpose additives. The quantities andtypes must be declared by the fuel supplier and agreed to by thepurchaser. Only additives approved by the aircraft certifyingauthority are permitted in the fuel on which an air
30、craft isoperated.5.2.5.1 Biocidal additives are available for controlled usage.Where such an additive is used in the fuel, the approval statusof the additive and associated conditions must be checked forthe specific aircraft and engines to be operated.5.2.5.2 Fuel System Icing Inhibitor:4Available f
31、rom Directorate of Standardization, Stan 1, Room 5131, KentigernHouse, 65 Brown St., Glasgow, G2 8EX, United Kingdom.5Available from the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB), Ottawa,Canada K1A 1G6.6Available from Dept. of Defense Single Stock Point, Bldg 4D, 700 RobbinsAve., Philadelphia, PA 1911
32、1-5098.7Supporting data (guidelines for approval or disapproval of additives) have beenfiled at ASTM International Headquarters and may be obtained by requestingResearch Report RR:D02-1125.8Stadis 450 is a registered trademark marketed by Innospec Inc., InnospecManufacturing Park, Oil Sites Road, El
33、lsmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 4EY, UK.9Tracer A (LDTA-A) is a registered trademark of Tracer Research Corp., 3755N. Business Center Dr., Tucson, AZ 85705.D6615062(1) Diethylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether (DIEGME), con-forming to the requirements of Specification D 4171, Type III,may be used in concentrat
34、ions of 0.10 to 0.15 volume %.(2) Test Method D 5006 may be used to determine theconcentration of DIEGME in aviation fuels.5.3 Guidance material is presented in Appendix X3 con-cerning the need to control processing additives in jet fuelproduction.6. Detailed Requirements6.1 The aviation turbine fue
35、l shall conform to the require-ments prescribed in Table 1.6.2 Test results shall not exceed the maximum or be lessthan the minimum values specified in Table 1. No allowanceshall be made for the precision of the test methods. Todetermine conformance to the specification requirement, a testresult may
36、 be rounded to the same number of significant figuresas in Table 1 using Practice E29. Where multiple determina-tions are made, the average result, rounded in accordance withPractice E29, shall be used.7. Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance7.1 The aviation turbine fuel specified in this specificatio
37、nshall be visually free of undissolved water, sediment, andsuspended matter. The odor of the fuel shall not be nauseatingor irritating. No substance of known dangerous toxicity underusual conditions of handling and use shall be present, except aspermitted in this specification.8. Sampling8.1 Because
38、 of the importance of proper sampling proce-dures in establishing fuel quality, use the appropriate proce-dures in Practice D 4057.TABLE 1 Detailed Requirements of Aviation Turbine FuelsAProperty Jet B ASTM Test MethodB1. Aromatics, vol % max 25 D 13192. Aromatics, vol % max 26.5 D 6379Sulfur, merca
39、ptan,Cmass % max 0.003 D 3227Sulfur, total mass % max 0.30 D 1266, D 2622, D 4294,orD 5453Distillation temperature, C:20 % recovered, temperature min 90 D8620 % recovered, temperature max 14550 % recovered, temperature min 11050 % recovered, temperature max 19090 % recovered, temperature max 245Dist
40、illation residue, % max 1.5Distillation loss, % max 1.5Density at 15C, kg/m3751 to 802 D 1298 or D 4052Vapor pressure, 38C, kPa 14 to 21 D 323 or D 5191DFreezing point, C max 50ED 2386, D 4305F, D 5901,orD 5972GNet heat of combustion, MJ/kg min 42.8HD 4529, D 3338,orD 4809One of the following requir
41、ements shall be met:(1) Smoke point, mm, or min 25 D 1322(2) Smoke point, mm, and min 18 D 1322Naphthalenes, vol, % max 3.0 D 1840Copper strip, 2 h at 100C No. 1 D 130Thermal Stability:Filter pressure drop, mm Hg max 25ID 3241JTube deposits less than Code 3Existent gum, mg/100 mL max 7 D 381ADDITIVE
42、S See 5.2Electrical conductivity, pS/mKD 2624Microseparometer RatingLD 3948Without electrical conductivity additive min 85With electrical conductivity additive min 70AFor compliance of test results against the requirements of Table 1, see 6.2.BThe test methods indicated in this table are referred to
43、 in Section 10.CThe mercaptan sulfur determination may be waived if the fuel is considered sweet by the doctor test described in Test Method D 4952.DCyclohexane and toluene, as cited in 7.2 and 7.7 of Test Method D 5191, shall be used as calibrating reagents. Test Method D 5191 shall be the referee
44、method.EOther freezing points may be agreed upon between supplier and purchaser.FWhen using Test Method D 4305, use Procedure A only, do not use Procedure B. Test Method D 4305 shall not be used on samples with viscosities greater than 5.0mm2/s at -20C. If the viscosity of the sample is not known an
45、d cannot be obtained by means of the batch certificate(s), then it shall be measured. The viscosity shall bereported when reporting the Test Method D 4305 results. In case of dispute, Test Method D 2386 shall be the referee method.GTest Method D 5972 may produce a higher (warmer) result than that fr
46、om Test Method D 2386 on wide-cut fuels such as Jet B or JP-4. In case of dispute, Test MethodD 2386 shall be the referee method.HUse either Eq 1 or Table 1 in Test Method D 4529 or Eq 2 in Test Method D 3338. Test Method D 4809 may be used as an alternative. In case of dispute, Test MethodD 4809 sh
47、all be used.IPreferred SI units are 3.3 kPa, max.JThermal stability test (JFTOT) shall be conducted for 2.5 h at a control temperature of 260C, but if the requirements of Table 1 are not met, the test may be conductedat 245C. Results at both temperatures shall be reported in this case. Tube deposits
48、 shall always be reported by the Visual Method; a rating by the Tube Deposit Rating(TDR) optical density method is desirable but not mandatory.KIf electrical conductivity additive is used, the conductivity shall not exceed 450 pS/m at the point of use of the fuel. When electrical conductivity additi
49、ve is specifiedby the purchaser, the conductivity shall be 50 to 450 pS/m under the conditions at point of delivery.1 pS/m 5 1 3 10212V21m21LAt point of manufacture.D66150638.2 A number of jet fuel properties, including thermalstability, water separation, electrical conductivity, and others,are very sensitive to trace contamination, which can originatefrom sample containers. For recommended sample containers,refer to Practice D 4306.9. Report9.1 The type and number of reports to ensure conformancewith the requirements of this specification shall be mutuallyagreed upon
