Designation:D6985–04AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardSpecificationforMiddleDistillateFuelOil—MilitaryMarineApplications1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6985;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversonegradeof100%middledistillatefueloil(noresidualcontamination),GradeNo.2-LTD,foruseinoff-roadapplicationsrequiringlong-termstoragestability.ThisgradeofmiddledistillatefuelissimilartoSpecificationD975,GradeNo.2-Dbutwithadditionalpropertiesspecifiedtoprovidestoragestability,aswellasotherpropertiesrequiredbyspecificenduseapplications.Thisgradeisintendedforoff-roadapplicationssuchasmilitarymarineuse(non-aviationgasturbineengines,compressionignition/dieselengines,andothernon-automotiveapplications),emer-gencygenerators(militaryorcommercial),aswellasanyotherusesthatrequirestoragestablemiddledistillatefuel.1.2Thisspecification,unlessotherwiseprovidedbyagree-mentbetweenthepurchaserandthesupplier,prescribestherequiredpropertiesofmiddledistillatefuelatthetimeandplaceofdelivery.Nothinginthisspecificationshallprecludeobservanceoffederal,state,orlocalregulationsthatmaybemorerestrictive.1.3Duringhandlinganduseofallmiddledistillatefuels,thegenerationanddissipationofstaticelectricitycancreatefireandexplosionhazards.FormoreinformationonthissubjectseeGuideD4865.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatoryrequirementspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D56TestMethodforFlashPointbyTagClosedCupTesterD86TestMethodforDistillationofPetroleumProductsatAtmosphericPressureD93TestMethodsforFlash-...
