Designation:D8278−20StandardSpecificationforDigitalContactThermometersforTestMethodsMeasuringFlowPropertiesofFuelsandLubricants1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD8278;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationestablishescriteriafordigitalcontactthermometers(DCT)foruseintestmethodsthatmeasureflowpropertiesofmaterialswithinthescopeofCommitteeD02.TheDCTcriteriaarebasedonthedesignandsensingcharac-teristicsoftheliquid-in-glassthermometersthatareusedsuccessfullyinCommitteeD02testmethods.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D97TestMethodforPourPointofPetroleumProductsD445TestMethodforKinematicViscosityofTransparentandOpaqueLiquids(andCalculationofDynamicViscos-ity)D2162PracticeforBasicCalibrationofMasterViscometersandViscosityOilStandardsD2500TestMethodforCloudPointofPetroleumProductsandLiquidFuelsD2983TestMethodforLow-TemperatureViscosityofAu-tomaticTransmissionFluids,HydraulicFluids,andLubri-cantsusingaRotationalViscometerD3829TestMethodforPredictingtheBorderlinePumpingTemperatureofEngineOilD4539TestMethodforFilterabilityofDieselFuelsbyLow-TemperatureFlowTest(LTFT)D4684TestMethodfor...
