ASTM D6371-16
(Test Method)Standard Test Method for Cold Filter Plugging Point of Diesel and Heating Fuels
Standard Test Method for Cold Filter Plugging Point of Diesel and Heating Fuels
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 The CFPP of a fuel is suitable for estimating the lowest temperature at which a fuel will give trouble-free flow in certain fuel systems.
5.2 In the case of diesel fuel used in European light duty trucks, the results are usually close to the temperature of failure in service except when the fuel system contains, for example, a paper filter installed in a location exposed to the weather or if the filter plugging temperature is more than 12 °C below the cloud point value in accordance with Test Method D2500, D5771, D5772, or D5773. Domestic heating installations are usually less critical and often operate satisfactorily at temperatures somewhat lower than those indicated by the test results.
5.3 The difference in results obtained from the sample as received and after heat treatment at 45 °C for 30 min can be used to investigate complaints of unsatisfactory performance under low temperature conditions.
SCOPE
1.1 This test method covers the determination of the cold filter plugging point (CFPP) temperature of diesel and domestic heating fuels using either manual or automated apparatus.
Note 1: This test method is technically equivalent to test methods IP 309 and EN 116.
1.2 The manual apparatus and automated apparatus are both suitable for referee purposes.
1.3 This test method is applicable to distillate fuels, including those containing a flow-improving or other additive, intended for use in diesel engines and domestic heating installations.
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.5 WARNING—Mercury has been designated by many regulatory agencies as a hazardous material that can cause central nervous system, kidney, and liver damage. Mercury, or its vapor, may be hazardous to health and corrosive to materials. Caution should be taken when handling mercury and mercury-containing products. See the applicable product Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for details and EPA’s website—http://www.epa.gov/mercury/faq.htm—for additional information. Users should be aware that selling mercury and/or mercury containing products in your state or country may be prohibited by law.
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. For specific warning statements, see Section 7.
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Designation: D6371 − 16
Standard Test Method for
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Cold Filter Plugging Point of Diesel and Heating Fuels
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6371; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope* 2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.1 This test method covers the determination of the cold
D2500Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum Products
filter plugging point (CFPP) temperature of diesel and domes-
and Liquid Fuels
tic heating fuels using either manual or automated apparatus.
D4057Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and
NOTE 1—This test method is technically equivalent to test methods
Petroleum Products
IP309 and EN116.
D4177Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and
1.2 Themanualapparatusandautomatedapparatusareboth
Petroleum Products
suitable for referee purposes.
D5771Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum Products
(Optical Detection Stepped Cooling Method)
1.3 This test method is applicable to distillate fuels, includ-
D5772Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum Products
ing those containing a flow-improving or other additive,
(Linear Cooling Rate Method)
intended for use in diesel engines and domestic heating
D5773Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum Products
installations.
(Constant Cooling Rate Method)
D7962Practice for Determination of Minimum Immersion
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
Depth and Assessment of Temperature Sensor Measure-
standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
ment Drift
standard.
E1Specification for ASTM Liquid-in-Glass Thermometers
1.5 WARNING—Mercury has been designated by many
E1137SpecificationforIndustrialPlatinumResistanceTher-
regulatory agencies as a hazardous material that can cause
mometers
central nervous system, kidney, and liver damage. Mercury, or
E2251Specification for Liquid-in-Glass ASTM Thermom-
its vapor, may be hazardous to health and corrosive to
eters with Low-Hazard Precision Liquids
materials.Cautionshouldbetakenwhenhandlingmercuryand
E2877Guide for Digital Contact Thermometers
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mercury-containing products. See the applicable product Ma-
2.2 IP Standards:
terial Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for details and EPA’s IP309Dieselanddomesticheatingfuels—Determinationof
website—http://www.epa.gov/mercury/faq.htm—for addi- cold filter plugging point
Specifications for IP Standard Thermometers
tional information. Users should be aware that selling mercury
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2.3 ISO Standards:
and/or mercury containing products in your state or country
IP3310Test sieves—Technical requirements and testing—
may be prohibited by law.
Part 1: Metal cloth
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the 5
2.4 European Standards:
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
EN116Diesel and domestic heating fuels—Determination
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
of cold filter plugging point
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. For specific
warning statements, see Section 7.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website.
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 on Available from Energy Institute, 61 New Cavendish St., London, WIG 7AR,
Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of U.K., http://www.energyinst.org.uk.
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Subcommittee D02.07 on Flow Properties. Available fromAmerican National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2016. Published January 2017. Originally 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
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approved in 1999. Last previous edition approved in 2010 as D6371–05 (2010). Available from European Committee for Standardization (CEN), 36 rue de
DOI: 10.1520/D6371-16. Stassart, B-1050, Brussels, Belgium, http://www.cenorm.be.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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3. Terminology usually less critical and often operate satisfactorily at tempera-
tures somewhat lower than those indicated by the test results.
3.1 Definitions:
3.1.1 digital contact thermometer (DCT), n—an electronic 5.3 The difference in results obtained from the sample as
device consis
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Designation: D6371 − 05 (Reapproved 2010) D6371 − 16
Standard Test Method for
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Cold Filter Plugging Point of Diesel and Heating Fuels
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6371; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope Scope*
1.1 This test method covers the determination of the cold filter plugging point (CFPP) temperature of diesel and domestic
heating fuels using either manual or automated apparatus.
NOTE 1—This test method is technically equivalent to test methods IP 309 and EN 116.
1.2 The manual apparatus and automated apparatus are both suitable for referee purposes.
1.3 This test method is applicable to distillate fuels, including those containing a flow-improving or other additive, intended for
use in diesel engines and domestic heating installations.
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.5 WARNING—Mercury has been designated by many regulatory agencies as a hazardous material that can cause central
nervous system, kidney, and liver damage. Mercury, or its vapor, may be hazardous to health and corrosive to materials. Caution
should be taken when handling mercury and mercury containing mercury-containing products. See the applicable product Material
Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for details and EPA’s website—http://www.epa.gov/mercury/faq.htm—for additional information.
Users should be aware that selling mercury and/or mercury containing products intoin your state or country may be prohibited by
law.
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
limitations prior to use. For specific warning statements, see Section 7.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D2500 Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum Products and Liquid Fuels
D4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
D4177 Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
D5771 Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum Products (Optical Detection Stepped Cooling Method)
D5772 Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum Products (Linear Cooling Rate Method)
D5773 Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum Products (Constant Cooling Rate Method)
D7962 Practice for Determination of Minimum Immersion Depth and Assessment of Temperature Sensor Measurement Drift
E1 Specification for ASTM Liquid-in-Glass Thermometers
E1137 Specification for Industrial Platinum Resistance Thermometers
E2251 Specification for Liquid-in-Glass ASTM Thermometers with Low-Hazard Precision Liquids
E2877 Guide for Digital Contact Thermometers
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2.2 IP Standards:
IP 309 Diesel and domestic heating fuels - Determination fuels—Determination of cold filter plugging point
Specifications for IP Standard Thermometers
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2.3 ISO Standards:
IP 3310 Test sieves - Technical sieves—Technical requirements and testing - Part testing—Part 1: Metal cloth
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
D02.07 on Flow Properties.
Current edition approved Aug. 1, 2010Dec. 1, 2016. Published November 2010January 2017. Originally approved in 1999. Last previous edition approved in 20052010
as D6371D6371 – 05 (2010).–05. DOI: 10.1520/D6371-05R10.10.1520/D6371-16.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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Available from Energy Institute, 61 New Cavendish St., London, WIG 7AR, U.K., http://www.energyinst.org.uk.
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Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
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2.4 European Standards:
EN 116 Diesel and domes
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