Standard Test Method for Estimation of Net Heat of Combustion (Specific Energy) of Aviation Fuels

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1.1 This test method covers the estimation of the net heat of combustion (specific energy) at constant pressure in SI units, megajoules per kilogram, from the fuel density, sulfur, and hydrogen content.
1.2 This test method is purely empirical, and it is applicable only to liquid hydrocarbon fuels derived by normal refining processes from conventional crude oil that conform to the requirements of specifications for aviation turbine fuels of limited boiling ranges and compositions, as described in Note 1 and permitted by each specification.
Note 1--The estimation of the heat of combustion of a hydrocarbon fuel from its hydrogen content, density, and sulfur is justifiable only when the fuel belongs to a well-defined class for which a relationship between these quantities has been derived from accurate experimental measurements on representative samples of that class. Even in this class, the possibility that the estimates can be in error by large amounts for individual fuels should be recognized. The classes of fuels used to establish the correclation presented in this test method are represented by the following specifications:
Fuel SpecificationJP-5, Avcat/FSIIMIL-DTL-5624 DEF STAN 91-86 NATO Code F-44JP-8, Avtur/FSIIMIL-DTL-83133 DEF STAN 91-87 NATO Code F-34Jet A, Jet A-1, AvturSpecification D 1655 DEF STAN 91-91 NATO Code F-35 CAN/CGSB-3.23
1.3 The heat of combustion can also be estimated by Test Methods D1405, D3338, and D4529.

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An American National Standard
Designation: D 6446 – 99
Standard Test Method for
Estimation of Net Heat of Combustion (Specific Energy) of
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Aviation Fuels
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 6446; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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1. Scope (Specific Gravity) of Liquids by Bingham Pycnometer
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D 1250 Guide for Petroleum Measurement Tables
1.1 This test method covers the estimation of the net heat of
D 1266 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products
combustion (specific heat) at constant pressure in SI units,
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(Lamp Method)
megajoules per kilogram, from the fuel density, sulfur, and
D 1298 Test Method for Density, Relative Density (Specific
hydrogen content.
Gravity), or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid
1.2 This test method is purely empirical, and it is applicable
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Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method
only to liquid hydrocarbon fuels derived by normal refining
D 1405 Test Method for Estimation of Net Heat of Com-
processes from conventional crude oil that conform to the
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bustion of Aviation Fuels
requirements of specifications for aviation turbine fuels of
D 1552 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products
limited boiling ranges and compositions, as described in Note
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(High-Temperature Method)
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D 1655 Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuels
NOTE 1—The estimation of the heat of combustion of a hydrocarbon
D 2622 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by
fuel from its hydrogen content, density, and sulfur is justifiable only when
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X-Ray Spectrometry
the fuel belongs to a well-defined class for which a relationship between
D 3120 Test Method for Trace Quantities of Sulfur in Light
these quantities has been derived from accurate experimental measure-
Liquid Petroleum Hydrocarbons by Oxidative Microcou-
ments on representative samples of that class. Even in this class, the
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possibility that the estimates can be in error by large amounts for lometry
individual fuels should be recognized.
D 3338 Test Method for Estimation of Heat of Combustion
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Fuel Standard
of Aviation Fuels
JP-4, Jet B, Avtag/FSII MIL-T-5624
D 3701 Test Method for Hydrogen Content of Aviation
DEF STAN 91-88
Turbine Fuels by Low Resolution Nuclear Magnetic Reso-
NATO Code F-40
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Specification D 1655
nance Spectrometry
JP-5, Avcat/FSII MIL-T-5624
D 4052 Test Method for Density and Relative Density of
NATO Code F-44
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Liquids by Digital Density Meter
JP-8, Avtur FSII MIL-T-83133
DEF STAN 91-87 D 4294 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by
Jet A, Jet A-1, Avtur DEF STAN 91-91 3
Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluoroscence Spectroscopy
NATO Code F-35
D 4529 Test Method for Estimation of Net Heat of Com-
Specification D 1655
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bustion of Aviation Fuels
1.3 The heat of combustion can also be estimated by Test
D 4808 Test Method for Hydrogen Content of Light Distil-
Methods D 1405, D 3338, and D 4529.
lates, Middle Distillates, Gas Oils, and Residua by Low-
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Resolution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometry
2. Referenced Documents
D 4809 Test Method for Heat of Combustion of Liquid
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Hydrocarbon Fuels by Bomb Calorimeter (Precision
D 129 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products (Gen-
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Method)
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eral Bomb Method)
D 5291 Test Methods for Instrumental Determination of
D 240 Test Method for Heat of Combustion of Liquid
Carbon, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen in Petroleum Products
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Hydrocarbon Fuels by Bomb Calorimeter
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and Lubricants
D 1217 Test Method for Density and Relative Density
D 5453 Test Method for the Determination of Total Sulfur
in Light Hydrocarbons, Motor Fuel, and Oils by Ultravio-
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let Fluorescence
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-2 on
Petroleum Products and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
D02.05 on Properties of Fuels, Petroleum Coke and Carbon Material.
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Current edition approved July 10, 1999. Published September 1999. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.02.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.01. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.03.
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D6446–99
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2.2 U.S. Military Standards: 6. Calculation
MIL-T-5624 Aviation Turbine Fuel, Grades JP-4 and JP-5
6.1 Calculate the net heat of combustion of the fuel at
MIL-T-83133 Aviation Turbine Fuel, Grade JP-8 consta
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