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Fuel Testing Products from Particle Technology

Particle Technology supplies standard and bespoke fuel contamination testing mixtures, for analysing the reliability of components within critical fuel and hydraulic oil systems in the aerospace and automotive sectors.

SAE-AIR-Rev D Appendix A.9 GEC fuel contaminant

Benefits of fuel contamination testing

The build-up of contamination in fuel systems can have a number of detrimental effects, including:

Corrosion of components
Clogging of fuel filters
Instrumentation failure
Blocking of the fuel supply

By utlising Fuel Contaminants from Particle Technology, you can assess the efficiency, longevity and safety of components and systems, improving products during the design and product qualification stages of manufacture. Our products are standardised to international specifications; alternatively, bespoke options can be manufactured to meet your individual requirements.

If you would prefer to outsource your fuel contamination testing, we have experience in carrying out bespoke contaminated fuel testing programmes and would be happy to discuss your requirements further.

Fuel Contaminants from Particle Technology

Fuel contamination occurs when a fuel system becomes contaminated with a mixture of the debris including things like rust (iron oxide), carbon fibre rods, graphite-epoxy composite and explosion suppressant foam.

Our wide range of products is designed to test equipment that may come into contact with contaminated fuel and show how easily the system copes and how well different contaminant mixtures are filtered out. This allows you to adjust your components and systems to handle whatever contamination they are most likely to encounter. You can choose from standard contaminant mixtures for your testing, or we can create bespoke mixtures based on your specific requirements.

Standard and bespoke fuel contamination mixtures

All of our products are supplied with a Certificate of Conformance and Safety Data Sheet. We can supply:

Blended mixtures and standard products.

If the Standard exists, we have it or can get it and produce the stated contaminant, ensuring components used are measured and meet stated requirements.

Pre-weighed mixtures

A key parameter of any contaminated fuel test is the concentration of contaminant in the fuel. Generally speaking, smaller-scale tests using smaller volumes of fuel will require very small amounts of fuel contaminant.

Our solution is to provide vials containing pre-weighed amounts sufficient to contaminate 5l, 10l and 100l of fuel. Bespoke options are also available – please get in touch with your requirements.

Individual ingredients in a wide range of sieved fractions.

Fractions of various materials are available upon request. The products are made using traceable sieves and are typically certified at ≥90% (by mass) within range.

Benefits of fuel contamination testing

The build-up of contamination in fuel systems can have a number of detrimental effects, including:

Corrosion of components
Clogging of fuel filters
Instrumentation failure
Blocking of the fuel supply

Fuel contaminants range

AMC to CS-670 (no Carbon Fibre)
AMC to CS-670 (with Carbon Fibre)
BS EN 14236 (British Gas) – 4 x 250 g packs
BS EN 14236 (British Gas) – 4 x 50 g packs
ISO 4020 CB5 Fuel Contaminant.
MIL-E-5007D Table X (Fuel Contaminant)
MIL-E-005007E Table X (Fuel Contaminant)
MIL-E-5007 Rev C Table I (Fuel Contaminant)
Mil F 8615 Table V Fuel Contaminant
SAE AIR 4246 Rev A/B Table C1 (with carbon fibres)
SAE AIR 4246 Rev C/D Table C1 (with carbon fibres & GEC)
SAE AIR 4246 Rev A/B/C/D Table C2 (no carbon fibres)
SAE AIR 4246 Rev D Appendix A2 – Red Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) – 0 – 5 microns
SAE AIR 4246 Rev D Appendix A2 – Black Iron Oxide (Fe3O4) – 0 – 5 microns
SAE AIR 4246 Rev D Appendix A.3 (Cotton Linters)
SAE AIR 4246 Rev D Appendix A.4 – Crushed Quartz Fraction 150-300micron (>96%)
SAE AIR 4246 Rev D Appendix A.4 – Crushed Quartz Fraction 300-420micron (>96%)
SAE AIR 4246 Rev D Appendix A.4 – Crushed Quartz Fraction 420-1000micron (>96%)

SAE AIR 4246 Rev D Appendix A.4 – Crushed Quartz Fraction 1000-1500micron (>96%)
SAE AIR 4246 Rev D Appendix A.5 – Crushed Quartz – MIL E 5007 D Sand 3.2.5.6.4
SAE AIR 4246 Rev D Appendix A.6 – Iron Chips 0-150micron
SAE AIR 4246 Rev D Appendix A.6 – Iron Chips 150-500micron
SAE AIR 4246 Rev D Appendix A.7 – Aluminium Chips 0-150micron
SAE AIR 4246 Rev D Appendix A.7 – Aluminium Chips 150-500micron
SAE AIR 4246 Rev D Appendix A.8 (Carbon Fibre Rods)
SAE AIR 4246 Rev D Appendix A.9 (Graphite Epoxy Composite)
SAE AIR 4246 Rev D Appendix A.10 (Explosion Suppressant Foam)
SAE ARP8615 Table 5 Contaminant

If the product you are looking for is not listed above, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us to discuss your requirements further.

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