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Work Item: ASTM WK17916 - Revision of D3948 - 07 Standard Test Method for Determining Water Separation Characteristics of Aviation Turbine Fuels by Portable Separometer


Active Standard: D3948 - 11

Developed by Subcommittee: D02.J0.05 | Committee D02 Home | Contact Staff Manager



1. Rationale

Emcee Electronics Ltd. has developed a new model of MicroSeparometer, the Mark X. Following extensive lab testing which has demonstrated equivalency of the Mark X to the currently approved Mark V Deluxe model, a revision to D3948 will be balloted to include the Mark X model in the test method, and add a reference to Research Report XXXX which documents the laboratory testing and equivalency.

Keywords

aviation turbine fuel; coalescence; jet fuel coalescer; MSEP rating; surfactant; water separation;

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Work Item Status:
Date Initiated:12-26-2007
Technical Contact: Chris Papastrat

Item: 029
Ballot: D02 (08-06)
Status: Ballot Item Approved

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