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IP 378: Determination of storage stability at 43 °C of distillate fuel

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  • Method adopted/last revised:
  • Method reapproved: 2020
  • REF/ISBN:
  • Status: Current
  • First printed in STM books: 1987

1.1 This method covers one method for an evaluation of the inherent storage stability of distillate fuels having flash points above 38 °C and 90%
distillation recovered points below 340 °C.

NOTE 1 – The range of fuels examined in the precision evaluation programme all fell within the above parameters. Fully distillate fuels having an 85% recovery temperature of up to 350 °C can be expected to give similar precision, and the Scope will be extended when sufficient test data becomes available.

1.2 This method is not intended as a quality control test but, rather, is intended for research use to shorten storage time relative to that required at ambient storage temperatures.

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