ASTM D1840 – Standard Test Method for Naphthalene Hydrocarbons in Aviation Turbine Fuels by Ultraviolet Spectrophotometry
Description:
Significance and Use
5.1 This test method for naphthalene hydrocarbons is one of a group of tests used to assess the combustion characteristics of aviation turbine fuels of the kerosene boiling range. The naphthalene hydrocarbon content is determined because naphthalenes, when burned, tend to have a relatively larger contribution to a sooty flame, smoke, and thermal radiation than single ring aromatics.
Scope
1.1 This test method covers the determination, by ultraviolet spectrophotometry, of the total concentration of naphthalene, acenaphthene, and alkylated derivatives of these hydrocarbons in jet fuels. This test method is designed to analyze fuels containing not more than 5 % of such components and having end points below 315 °C (600 °F). The range of concentrations used in the interlaboratory test programs which established the precision statements for this test method was 0.08 % to 5.6 % by volume. This test method determines the maximum amount of naphthalenes that could be present.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
ASTM D1839