ASTM D1322-12e2

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Designation: D1322 − 12 AnAmerican National Standard
Designation: 598/12
Standard Test Method for
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Smoke Point of Kerosine and Aviation Turbine Fuel
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D1322; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense.
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ε NOTE—Corrected Note 4 and Table A1.1 editorially in February 2013.
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ε NOTE—Corrected 10.2.2 and Note 4 editorially in February 2014.
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1. Scope* 2.2 Energy Institute Standard:
IP 367 Petroleum products - Determination and application
1.1 This test method covers two procedures for determina-
of precision data in relation to methods of test
tion of the smoke point of kerosine and aviation turbine fuel, a
IP 598 Petroleum products - Determination of the smoke
manual procedure and an automated procedure, which give
point of kerosine, manual and automated method
results with different precision.
NOTE 1—Only IP 598 published in 2012 by the Institute of Petroleum
1.2 An interlaboratory study was conducted in 2012 (see
(now Energy Institute) is equivalent to D1322; IP 57 is not equivalent.
ASTMRR:D02-1747forsupportingdata)involving11manual
laboratories and 13 automated laboratories, with 15 samples
3. Terminology
tested in blind duplicate. The automated procedure demon-
3.1 Definitions:
strated objective rating and superior control and should be
3.1.1 aviation turbine fuel, n—refined petroleum distillate,
considered the preferred approach.
generally used as a fuel for aviation gas turbines.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
3.1.1.1 Discussion—Different grades are characterized by
standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
volatility ranges, freeze point, and by flash point.
standard.
3.1.2 kerosine, n—refined petroleum distillate, boiling be-
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
tween 140 and 300°C, generally used in lighting and heating
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
applications.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3.1.2.1 Discussion—Different grades are characterized by
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
volatility ranges and sulfur content.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.2.1 smoke point, n—the maximum height, in millimetres,
2. Referenced Documents
of a smokeless flame of fuel burned in a wick-fed lamp of
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
specified design.
D4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and
4. Summary of Test Method
Petroleum Products
D6299 Practice for Applying Statistical Quality Assurance
4.1 The sample is burned in an enclosed wick-fed lamp that
and Control Charting Techniques to Evaluate Analytical
is calibrated against pure hydrocarbon blends of known smoke
Measurement System Performance
point. The maximum height of flame that can be achieved with
the test fuel without smoking is determined to the nearest
0.5 mm with the manual apparatus and to the nearest 0.1 mm
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 on with the automated apparatus.
Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of
Subcommittee D02.J0.03 on Combustion and Thermal Properties.
5. Significance and Use
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2012. Published November 2012. Originally
5.1 This test method provides an indication of the relative
approved in 1954. Last previous edition approved in 2008 as D1322–08. DOI:
10.1520/D1322-12.
smoke producing properties of kerosines and aviation turbine
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the ASTM website. U.K., http://www.energyinst.org.uk.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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FIG. 2 Smoke Point Principle (Automated)
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6.2 Smoke Point Lamp (Automated) , in addition to the
basic components described in Annex A1, as shown in Fig. 2,
automated units also shall be equipped with a digital camera
connectedtoacomputertoanalyzeandrecordtheheightofthe
flame, a candle displacement system to adjust the height of the
flame, a
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