Jet Fuel Testing & Certification
We conduct all of the tests required to certify that your jet fuel meets all relevant quality specifications. Commercial aircraft in the United States use Jet-A as specified by ASTM D1655. The US Military uses several other grades of jet fuel, including JP-4 (older aircraft), JP-5, JP-7 (high-altitude aircraft), and JP-8.
We perform jet fuel testing for refineries, pipelines, airports, FBOs, the US military, and individual aircraft owners. We have certified jet fuel for many years and provide quick turnaround times and accurate results. Our jet fuel testing experience includes testing the jet fuel for Air Force One when the US President visits the Dallas, Texas, area.
Certifying jet fuel before using it in aircraft is an important to ensure safety and long-term equipment reliability. For example, the freeze point of jet fuel is critical for high-altitude and trans-polar flights. High temperature stability is tested using the JFTOT (Jet Fuel Thermal Oxidation Test) to ensure that fuel doesn’t leave deposits on the combustion section of the turbine. Water in fuel may separate during flight and freeze (due to the low temperatures at high altitudes), which in turn can block the fuel inlet pipes and cause fuel starvation
There are various alternative jet fuel blends currently in development that are not widely used in the commercial market at this time. We can perform testing on traditional or alternative jet fuels by any of the test methods and specifications listed below (depending on the properties and requirements of the individual fuel). For additional information about a test method, click on the ASTM method number below.
- ASTM D56 - Flash Point
- ASTM D86 - Distillation
- ASTM D130 - Corrosion Copper Strip
- ASTM D381 - Gum Content
- ASTM D445 - Kinematic Viscosity
- ASTM D1094 - Water Reaction Analysis
- ASTM D1319 - FIA Analysis
- ASTM D1322 - Smoke Point
- ASTM D1840 - Naphthalenes Analysis
- ASTM D2386 - Freeze Point
- ASTM D2622 - Sulfur by XRF
- ASTM D2624 - Electrical Conductivity
- ASTM D2887 - Boiling Range Distribution by GC
- ASTM D3227 - Mercaptan Sulfur Analysis
- ASTM D3241 - Jet Fuel Thermal Oxidation Test (JFTOT)
- ASTM D3242 - Acidity in Aviation Turbine Fuel
- ASTM D3338 - Estimated Net Heat of Combustion (BTU)
- ASTM D3948 - Micro Separometer Analysis (MSEP)
- ASTM D4052 - Density & API Gravity
- ASTM D4294 - Sulfur by XRF
- ASTM D5001 - BOCLE Lubricity Test
- ASTM D5453 - Sulfur Content
- ASTM D5972 - Freeze Point
To learn more about testing jet fuel to meet commercial industry standards, click on one of the specification names below.
- ASTM D1655 - Jet Fuel Specification
- ASTM D6227 - Aviation Gasoline Specification
- ASTM D7457 - Hydrocarbon Unleaded Aviation Gasoline Specification
- ASTM D7566 - Aviation Turbine Fuel Specification
- ASTM D7719 - Unleaded Aviation Gasoline Specification
- ASTM D7826 - Evaluation of AvGas & AvGas Additives
- ASTM D7960 - Unleaded Aviation Gasoline Test Fuel Specification
To learn more about testing jet fuel, rocket propellant, and other aviation fuels to meet military standards, click on one of the specification names below.
- MIL-DTL-25524 - Aircraft Turbine Fuel Specification
- MIL-DTL-25576 - Rocket Grade Kerosene Specification
- MIL-DTL-38219 - Aviation Turbine Fuel Specification
- MIL-DTL-5624 - Aviation Turbine Fuel Specification
- MIL-DTL-83133 - Aviation Turbine Fuel Specification
- MIL-DTL-87107 - Propellant (JP-10) Specification
- MIL-P-82522 - Jet Engine Propellant Specification
