TM 10-6640-216-13&P
Section II. EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION AND DATA
Alphabetical Index
Paragraph Title
Paragraph
Equipment Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Equipment Purpose, Capabilities, and Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Location and Description of Major Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1-10. EQUIPMENT PURPOSE, CAPABILITIES, AND FEATURES.
a.
Purpose. The Airmobile Laboratory is self-contained petroleum quality testing facility.
It is designed to perform a variety of critical tests on aviation fuels such as JP-4, JP-8, and
diesel fuel, in the field.
b.
Capabilities and Features. The Airmobile Laboratory is capable of performing the
following American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) tests and Federal Test Methods
Standards (FTMS):
ASTM
D-86
D-93
D-130
D-270
D-287
D-323
D-1085
D-1086
D-1094
D-1250
D-1298
D-2276
Distillation of Petroleum Products
Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Tester
Detection of Copper Corrosion From Petroleum Products by the Copper
Strip Tarnish Test
Sampling Petroleum and Petroleum Products
API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Hydrometer
Method)
Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products
Gaging Petroleum and Petroleum Products
Measuring the Temperature of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
Test Method for Water Reaction of Aviation Fuels
Petroleum Measurement Tables
Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity) or API Gravity of Crude
Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method
Particulate Contamination in Aviation Fuel
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