Designation:D4054−22AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardPracticeforEvaluationofNewAviationTurbineFuelsandFuelAdditives1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4054;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thisstandardpracticeprovidesprocedurestodevelopdataforuseinresearchreportsfornewaviationturbinefuels,changestoexistingaviationturbinefuels,ornewaviationturbinefueladditives.Theseresearchreportsareintendedtosupportthedevelopmentandissuanceofnewspecificationsorspecificationrevisionsfortheseproducts.Thisstandardprac-ticehasalsobeenusedtoevaluatetheeffectofincidentalmaterialsonjetfuelpropertiesandperformance.1.2Theprocedures,tests,andselectionofmaterialsdetailedinthispracticearebasedonindustryexpertisetoprovidethenecessarydatatodetermineiftheneworchangedfueloradditiveissuitableforuseonexistingaircraftandenginesandforuseinthecurrentaviationoperationalandsupplyinfra-structure.Assuch,itisprimarilyintendedfortheevaluationofdrop-infuels,butitcanalsobeusedfortheevaluationofotherfuels.1.3Becauseofthediversityofaviationhardwareandpotentialvariationinfuel/additiveformulations,noteveryaspectmaybefullycoveredandfurtherworkmayberequired.Therefore,additionaldatabeyondthatdescribedinthisprac-ticemayberequestedbytheASTMtaskforce,SubcommitteeJ,orCommitteeD02uponreviewofthespecificcomposition,performance,orothercharacteristicsofthecandidatefueloradditive.1.4UnitsofmeasurethroughoutthispracticearestatedinInternationalSystemofUnits(SI)unlessthetestmethodspecifiesnon-SIunits.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplica...
