1、Designation: D6615 11aAn American National StandardStandard Specification forJet B Wide-Cut Aviation Turbine Fuel1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6615; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year o
2、f last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () 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 use
3、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 desc
4、ribed in Specification D1655. 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 D1655.2. Re
5、ferenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D86 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products atAtmospheric PressureD130 Test Method for Corrosiveness to Copper from Pe-troleum Products by Copper Strip TestD323 Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Prod-ucts (Reid Method)D381 Test Method for Gu
6、m Content in Fuels by Jet Evapo-rationD1094 Test Method for Water Reaction of Aviation FuelsD1266 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products(Lamp Method)D1298 Test Method for Density, Relative Density (SpecificGravity), or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and LiquidPetroleum Products by Hydrometer M
7、ethodD1319 Test Method for Hydrocarbon Types in LiquidPetroleum Products by Fluorescent Indicator AdsorptionD1322 Test Method for Smoke Point of Kerosine andAviation Turbine FuelD1655 Specification for Aviation Turbine FuelsD1660 Method of Test for Thermal Stability of AviationTurbine Fuels3D1840 Te
8、st Method for Naphthalene Hydrocarbons inAvia-tion Turbine Fuels by Ultraviolet SpectrophotometryD2276 Test Method for Particulate Contaminant inAviationFuel by Line SamplingD2386 Test Method for Freezing Point of Aviation FuelsD2622 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products byWavelength Dispersi
9、ve X-ray Fluorescence SpectrometryD2624 Test Methods for Electrical Conductivity ofAviationand Distillate FuelsD3227 Test Method for (Thiol Mercaptan) Sulfur in Gaso-line, Kerosine, Aviation Turbine, and Distillate Fuels(Potentiometric Method)D3240 Test Method for Undissolved Water In AviationTurbin
10、e FuelsD3241 Test Method for Thermal Oxidation Stability ofAviation Turbine FuelsD3338 Test Method for Estimation of Net Heat of Combus-tion of Aviation FuelsD3948 Test Method for Determining Water SeparationCharacteristics of Aviation Turbine Fuels by PortableSeparometerD4052 Test Method for Densit
11、y, Relative Density, and APIGravity of Liquids by Digital Density MeterD4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum andPetroleum ProductsD4171 Specification for Fuel System Icing InhibitorsD4176 Test Method for Free Water and Particulate Con-tamination in Distillate Fuels (Visual Inspection Proce
12、-dures)D4294 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and PetroleumProducts by Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spec-trometryD4306 Practice for Aviation Fuel Sample Containers forTests Affected by Trace ContaminationD4529 Test Method for Estimation of Net Heat of Combus-tion of Aviation FuelsD4809 Te
13、st Method for Heat of Combustion of Liquid1This 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 edition approved Oct. 1, 2011. Published November 2011. Origi
14、nallyapproved in 2000. Last previous edition approved in 2011 as D661511. DOI:10.1520/D6615-11A.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, refer to the standards Docume
15、nt Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Withdrawn. The last approved version of this historical standard is referencedon www.astm.org.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, Uni
16、ted States.Hydrocarbon Fuels by Bomb Calorimeter (PrecisionMethod)D4865 Guide for Generation and Dissipation of StaticElectricity in Petroleum Fuel SystemsD4952 Test Method for Qualitative Analysis for ActiveSulfur Species in Fuels and Solvents (Doctor Test)D5001 Test Method for Measurement of Lubri
17、city of Avia-tion Turbine Fuels by the Ball-on-Cylinder LubricityEvaluator (BOCLE)D5006 Test Method for Measurement of Fuel System IcingInhibitors (Ether Type) in Aviation FuelsD5191 Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Prod-ucts (Mini Method)D5452 Test Method for Particulate Contamination in
18、 Avia-tion Fuels by Laboratory FiltrationD5453 Test Method for Determination of Total Sulfur inLight Hydrocarbons, Spark Ignition Engine Fuel, DieselEngine Fuel, and Engine Oil by Ultraviolet FluorescenceD5972 Test Method for Freezing Point of Aviation Fuels(Automatic Phase Transition Method)D6379 T
19、est Method for Determination of Aromatic Hydro-carbon Types in Aviation Fuels and PetroleumDistillatesHigh Performance Liquid ChromatographyMethod with Refractive Index DetectionE29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data toDetermine Conformance with Specifications2.2 IP Standards:4225 Co
20、pper 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 Standard:6MIL-DTL-5624 Turbine Fuel, Aviation, Grades JP-4, JP-5,and JP-5/JP-8 ST3. G
21、eneral3.1 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 fuel is provided, as follows:4.1.1 Jet BA relatively wide boiling range volatile disti
22、l-late.5. Materials and Manufacture5.1 Aviation turbine fuel, except as otherwise specified inthis specification, shall consist of blends of refined hydrocar-bons (see Note 2) derived from conventional sources, includingcrude oil, natural gas liquid condensates, heavy oil, shale oil,and oil sands. T
23、he use of jet fuel blends, containing compo-nents from other sources, is permitted only on a specificindividual basis.NOTE 2Conventionally refined jet fuel contains trace levels of mate-rials which are not hydrocarbons including oxygenates, organosulfur, andnitrogeneous compounds.5.1.1 Fuels used in
24、 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 used as supplements to an approved fuel mustalso be similarly a
25、pproved on an individual basis (see X1.2.4and X1.12.1).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 not to exceed 24.0 mg/Lactive ingredients (not including weight
26、 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-butyl phenols.5.2.1.5 55 % minimum 2,4-dimethyl-6-tertiary-buty
27、l 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-butylphenols.5.2.2 Metal Deactivator, in amount not to exceed 5.7 mg
28、/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 conductivity additive, the following con-centration limits apply:At
29、 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.These include fuel system icing inhibitor, other anti-oxidant
30、s,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 aircraft isoperated.4Available from Directorate of Standardizati
31、on, 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 19111-5098.7Supporting data (guideli
32、nes 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, Ellsmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 4EY,
33、 UK.9Tracer A (LDTA-A) is a registered trademark of Tracer Research Corp., 3755N. Business Center Dr., Tucson, AZ 85705.D6615 11a25.2.5.1 Biocidal additives are available for controlled usage.Where such an additive is used in the fuel, the approval statusof the additive and associated conditions mus
34、t be checked forthe specific aircraft and engines to be operated.5.2.5.2 Fuel System Icing Inhibitor:(1) Diethylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether (DIEGME), con-forming to the requirements of Specification D4171, Type III,may be used in concentrations of 0.10 to 0.15 volume %.(2) Test Method D5006 may be u
35、sed 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 fuel shall conform to the require-ments prescribed in Table 1.6.
36、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 be rounded to the same number of significant figuresas in Ta
37、ble 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 specificationshall be visually free of undissolved water, sediment, andsu
38、spended 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 of the importance of proper sampling proce-dures in establis
39、hing fuel quality, use the appropriate proce-dures in Practice D4057 to obtain a representative sample fromTABLE 1 Detailed Requirements of Aviation Turbine FuelsAProperty Jet B ASTM Test MethodB1. Aromatics, vol % max 25 D13192. Aromatics, vol % max 26.5 D6379Sulfur, mercaptan,Cmass % max 0.003 D32
40、27Sulfur, total mass % max 0.30 D1266, D2622, D4294,orD5453Distillation temperature, C:20 % recovered, temperature min 90 D8620 % recovered, temperature max 14550 % recovered, temperature min 11050 % recovered, temperature max 19090 % recovered, temperature max 245Distillation residue, % max 1.5Dist
41、illation loss, % max 1.5Density at 15C, kg/m3751 to 802 D1298 or D4052Vapor pressure, 38C, kPa 14 to 21 D323 or D5191DFreezing point, C max 50ED2386 or D5972FNet heat of combustion, MJ/kg min 42.8GD4529, D3338,orD4809One of the following requirements shall be met:(1) Smoke point, mm, or min 25 D1322
42、(2) Smoke point, mm, and min 18 D1322Naphthalenes, vol, % max 3.0 D1840Copper strip, 2 h at 100C No. 1 D130Thermal Stability:(2.5 h at control temperature of 260C min):Filter pressure drop, mm Hg max 25 D3241HTube deposits less than 3No Peacock or Abnormal ColorDepositsExistent gum, mg/100 mL max 7
43、D381ADDITIVES See 5.2Electrical conductivity, pS/mID2624Microseparometer RatingJD3948Without 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 r
44、eferred to in Section 10.CThe mercaptan sulfur determination may be waived if the fuel is considered sweet by the doctor test described in Test Method D4952.DCyclohexane and toluene, as cited in 7.2 and 7.7 of Test Method D5191, shall be used as calibrating reagents. Test Method D5191 shall be the r
45、eferee method.EOther freezing points may be agreed upon between supplier and purchaser.FTest Method D5972 may produce a higher (warmer) result than that from Test Method D2386 on wide-cut fuels such as Jet B or JP-4. In case of dispute, Test MethodD2386 shall be the referee method.GUse either Eq 1 o
46、r Table 1 in Test Method D4529 or Eq 2 in Test Method D3338. Test Method D4809 may be used as an alternative. In case of dispute, Test MethodD4809 shall be used.HTube deposits shall always be reported by the Visual Method.IIf electrical conductivity additive is used, the conductivity shall not excee
47、d 600 pS/m at the point of use of the fuel. When electrical conductivity additive is specifiedby the purchaser, the conductivity shall be 50 to 600 pS/m under the conditions at point of delivery.1 pS/m 5 1 3 10212V21m21JAt point of manufacture.D6615 11a3the batch of fuel for specification compliance
48、 testing. Thisrequirement is met by producing fuel as a discrete batch, thentesting it for specification compliance. This requirement is notsatisfied by averaging online analysis results.8.2 A number of jet fuel properties, including thermalstability, water separation, electrical conductivity, and o
49、thers,are very sensitive to trace contamination, which can originatefrom sample containers. For recommended sample containers,refer to Practice D4306.9. Report9.1 The type and number of reports to ensure conformancewith the requirements of this specification shall be mutuallyagreed upon by the seller and the purchaser of the aviationturbine fuel.9.2 A suggested form for reporting inspection data onaviation turbine fuels is given in Appendix X4 of SpecificationD1655.10. Test Methods10.1 Determine the requirements enumerated in this speci-fication in accordance with th
