Designation:D6653/D6653M−13StandardTestMethodsforDeterminingtheEffectsofHighAltitudeonPackagingSystemsbyVacuumMethod1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6653/D6653M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thesetestmethodsdeterminetheeffectsofpressuredifferentialwhenpackagedproductsaretransportedviacertainmodesoftransport,suchasfeederaircraftorgroundoverhighmountainpasses.Theresultsofthesetestsareintendedtobeusedforqualitativepurposes.1.2ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D996TerminologyofPackagingandDistributionEnviron-mentsD3078TestMethodforDeterminationofLeaksinFlexiblePackagingbyBubbleEmissionD4169PracticeforPerformanceTestingofShippingCon-tainersandSystemsD4332PracticeforConditioningContainers,Packages,orPackagingComponentsforTestingD4991TestMethodforLeakageTestingofEmptyRigidContainersbyVacuumMethodD5094TestMethodsforGrossLeakageofLiquidsfromContainerswithThreadedorLug-StyleClosuresE122PracticeforCalculatingSampleSizetoEstimate,WithSpecifiedPrecision,theAverageforaCharacteristicofaLotorProcess2.2Other:Altitude-pressuretablesbasedontheUnitedStatesStandardAtmospheres33.Terminology3.1Definitions—TermsanddefinitionsusedinthesetestmethodsmaybefoundinTerminologyD996.3.2DefinitionofTerm:3.2.1feederaircraft,n—small,potentiallynonpr...
