ASTM_D_6985_-_04.pdf

Designation:D 6985 04An American National StandardStandard Specification forMiddle Distillate Fuel OilMilitary Marine Applications1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 6985;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year 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.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers one grade of 100%middledistillate fuel oil(no residual contamination),Grade No.2-LTD,for use in off-road applications requiring long-termstorage stability.This grade of middle distillate fuel is similarto Specification D 975,Grade No.2-D but with additionalproperties specified to provide storage stability,as well as otherproperties required by specific end use applications.This gradeis intended for off-road applications such as military marineuse(non-aviation gas turbine engines,compression ignition/diesel engines,and other non-automotive applications),emer-gency generators(military or commercial),as well as any otheruses that require storage stable middle distillate fuel.1.2 This specification,unless otherwise provided by agree-ment between the purchaser and the supplier,prescribes therequired properties of middle distillate fuel at the time andplace of delivery.Nothing in this specification shall precludeobservance of federal,state,or local regulations that may bemore restrictive.1.3 During handling and use of all middle distillate fuels,the generation and dissipation of static electricity can createfire and explosion hazards.For more information on thissubject see Guide D 4865.1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as thestandard.1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory requirements prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D 56 Test Method for Flash Point by Tag Closed Cup TesterD 86 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products atAtmospheric PressureD 93 Test Methods for Flash-Point by Pensky-MartensClosed Cup TesterD 129 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products(Gen-eral Bomb Method)D 130 Test Method for Detection of Copper Corrosion fromPetroleum Products by the Copper Strip Tarnish TestD 445 Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparentand Opaque Liquids(the Calculation of Dynamic Viscos-ity)D 482 Test Method for Ash from Petroleum ProductsD 524 Test Method for Ramsbottom Carbon Residue ofPetroleum ProductsD 613 Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel OilD 975 Specification for Diesel Fuel OilsD 976 Test Methods for Calculated Cetane Index of Distil-late 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 Hydrometer MethodD 1319 Test Method for Hydrocarbon Types in LiquidPetroleum Products by Fluorescent Indicator AdsorptionD 1552 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products(High-Temperature Method)D 2500 Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum ProductsD 2622 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products byWavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence SpectrometryD 2709 Test Method for Water and Sediment in MiddleDistillate Fuels by CentrifugeD 3117 Test Method for WaxAppearance Point of DistillateFuelsD 3828 Test Methods for Flash Point by Small Scale ClosedCup TesterD 4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum andPetroleum ProductsD 4294 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and PetroleumProducts by Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spec-trometryD 4530 Test Method for Determination of Carbon Residue(Micro Method)1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 onPetroleum Products and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeD02.E0 on Burner,Diesel,Non-Aviation Gas Turbine,and Marine Fuels.Current edition approved April 1,2004.Published May 2004.2For 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 Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.1Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United States.D 4737 Test Method for Calculated Cetane Index by FourVariable EquationD 4865 Guide for Generation and Dissipation of StaticElectricity in Petroleum Fuel SystemsD 5304 Test Method for Assessing Middle Distillate FuelStorage Stability by Oxygen OverpressureD 5453 Test Method for Determination of Total Sulfur inLight Hydrocarbons,Motor Fuels and Oils by UltravioletFluorescenceD 6450 Test Method for Flash Point by Continually ClosedCup(CCCFP)TesterD 6469 Guide for Microbial