Light Obscuration Particle Counter Fuel Contamination Limits

Abstract

The United States Army conducted a survey of over 1200 fuel samples with the objective of evaluating the proposed limits for use by automatic light obscuration particle counters for the monitoring of aviation fuel cleanliness. The laboratory data collected supports the proposed ISO code limit, based on ISO 4406, of 19/17/14/13 limits for the 4m(c)/ 6m (c)/ 14m (c)/ 30m(c) size channels. The proposed limits were derived from 1.0 mg/L concentration levels for ISO12103-1 A1Ultrafine and ISO 12103-1 A2 Fine test dusts, and down to a 5 ppm free water contamination. Based on this work the Department of Defense Tri-Service Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants Technical Steering Committee has recommended these limits for inclusion into TableI of MIL-STD-3004.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 08, 2015
Accession Number
AD1007898

Entities

People

  • Joel A. Schmitigal

Organizations

  • United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aviation Fuels
  • Contamination
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Filters
  • Fuels
  • Gravimetric Analysis
  • Hydraulic Fluids
  • Instrumentation
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Particle Counters
  • Particles
  • Particulate Matter
  • Standards
  • Test Methods
  • United States

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Environmental Engineering.