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A proposed new ASTM test method will be useful in assessing the varnish generation potential of turbine oils on industrial lubricated equipment parts. The proposed standard, ASTM WK36093 , Test Method for Determination of Oxidation Stability and Insoluble Formation of Inhibited Turbine Oils at 120°C Without the Inclusion of Water (Dry TOST Method), is being developed by Subcommittee D02.09.0C on…
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Wet propane can cause operational issues in customer equipment and in downstream processes for refineries, producers, pipeline operators, terminals and chemical plants. A proposed new standard under the jurisdiction of ASTM International Committee D02 on Petroleum Products and Lubricants will be used for measuring the dryness of propane. ASTM WK35244 , Test Method for Determination of Water…
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Renewable fuels can now be blended with conventional commercial and military jet (or gas turbine) fuel through requirements in the newly issued edition of ASTM D7566-11, Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons . The revised standard was approved July 1, 2011. Through the new provisions included in ASTM D7566 , up to 50 percent bioderived synthetic blending…
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The eventual approval of a proposed new test method currently being developed by ASTM International Committee D02 on Petroleum Products and Lubricants will allow a recently approved D02 specification to attain full compliance with, Form and Style for ASTM Standards, . The proposed new standard, ASTM WK30961 , Test Method for Analysis of Ethyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (ETBE) by Gas Chromatography, is currently being developed by Subcommittee D02.J0.02 on Aviation Gasoline, part of Section D02.J0 on Aviation Fuels. According to Cesar Gonzalez, an independent consultant and longtime D02 member, ASTM D7618 , Specification for Ethyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (ETBE) for…, ASTM Form and Style, , the annex must be replaced by an independent ETBE test method with appropriate precision and bias statements. ASTM WK30961 will be that test method. Gonzalez notes the importance of ethyl tertiary-butyl ether. “ETBE blends with motor gasoline and aviation gasoline hydrocarbon stock offer proven medium and high octane aviation fuel potentials unmatched by other oxygenate or hydrocarbon…, ASTM Committee D02 Next Meeting:, June 19-23, 2011, Baltimore, Md., Technical Contact:, Cesar Gonzalez, Wichita, Kan., Phone: 316-722-8362; cbgonzal1@aol.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, David Bradley, Phone: 610-832-9681; dbradley@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8748
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Two new ASTM International standards provide means to quantitatively determine the trace amounts of mercury in crude oils. ASTM D7622 , Test Method for Total Mercury in Crude Oil Using Combustion and Direct Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption Method with Zeeman Background Correction, and ASTM D7623, Test Method for Total Mercury in Crude Oil Using Combustion-Gold Amalgamation and Cold Vapor Atomic…
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ASTM grain size is a property written into many specifications for metals, with finer grain sizes generally indicating better mechanical properties, such as formability. While measuring certain materials for such properties can be difficult, electron backscatter diffraction can provide precise determinations as well as give information on grain size distribution and statistics. A new ASTM…
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As part of its ongoing work supporting the Federal Aviation Administration to develop a Special Federal Aviation Regulation for small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ASTM International Committee F38 on Unmanned Air Vehicle Systems is currently working on a proposed registration and marking standard. ASTM WK27055 , Specification for the Registration and Marking of Unmanned Aircraft System, is under the…, Technical Contact:, Rocky Gmeiner, Raytheon Co., Arlington, Va.; Phone: 703-284-4308; regmeiner@raytheon.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Daniel Schultz, Phone: 610-832-9716; dschultz@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8609
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ASTM International Committee F38 on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) was recently requested by the Federal Aviation Administration to assist with the development of industry consensus standards to support the integration of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) into the U.S. national airspace system (NAS). Following a model that was successfully used for the integration of light sport aircraft…
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A recent revision to ASTM International standard E384 , Test Method for Knoop and Vickers Hardness of Materials, expands the range of its coverage. The standard is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E04.05 on Microindentation Hardness Testing, part of ASTM International Committee E04 on Metallography. The revision incorporates ASTM E92 , Test Method for Vickers Hardness of Metallic Materials…
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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has selected ASTM International Committee F38 on Unmanned Aircraft Systems to develop industry standards for small unmanned aircraft systems. These standards will allow sUAS to file and fly missions in the national airspace alongside manned aircraft. According to Rocklin Gmeiner, director, federal/civil programs, Raytheon, and chairman of F38.01, one of…, Technical Contact:, Rocklin Gmeiner, Raytheon Co., Arlington, Va., Phone: 703-284-4308, regmeiner@raytheon.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Daniel Schultz, Phone: 610-832-9716; dschultz@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8507/Feb2010