ASTM D2386

ASTM D2386 – Standard Test Method for Freezing Point of Aviation Fuels

Description:

Significance and Use

4.1 The freezing point of an aviation fuel is the lowest temperature at which the fuel remains free of solid hydrocarbon crystals that can restrict the flow of fuel through filters if present in the fuel system of the aircraft. The temperature of the fuel in the aircraft tank normally falls during flight depending on aircraft speed, altitude, and flight duration. The freezing point of the fuel must always be lower than the minimum operational tank temperature.

4.2 Freezing point is a requirement in Specifications D910 and D1655.

Scope

1.1 This test method covers the determination of the temperature below which solid hydrocarbon crystals may form in aviation turbine fuels and aviation gasoline. If no crystallization point or freezing point can be measured, this test can be used to report the lowest measurable temperature reached before the crystallization point.

Note 1: The interlaboratory program that generated the precisions for this test method did not include aviation gasoline.

1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.