Boeing Technology Services - Propulsion
Fuel Properties Laboratory
A combination of special and general purpose fuel properties analysis equipment including explosion proof fume hoods, freezers, high precision analytic balances, and temperature baths. The laboratory is a regular participant in the ASTM Inter-Laboratory Crosscheck Program.
Various fuel properties are determined, including:
- net heat of combustion
- thermal oxidation stability
- vapor pressure
- viscosity
- density
- lubricity
- water content
- dissolved gas content
- cold flow characteristics
Typical tests include determination and measurement of:
- fuel relative density (specific gravity) per ASTM D1298
- heat of combustion of hydrocarbon fuels per ASTM D4809
- fuel thermal stability per ASTM D3241, or as specified
- fuel vapor pressure per ASTM D323
- fuel viscosity per ASTM D445
- fuel lubricity per ASTM D5001 Evaluator
- dissolved gas content in fuel samples per ASTM D2780
- total water content of fuels per ASTM D1744
- undissolved water in flowing fuel streams per ASTM D3240
- fuel flow at cold tank temperatures per British Institute of Petroleum method IP217
- fuel density (absolute) per ASTM D1217
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