Specifications_Fame_Cartridges.pdf

SPECIFICATIONS for Seta FIJI Fame Cartridges PR# F3ST706068A002

17 May 16

The following is a list of requirements for purchase of a Fame Cartridges. These cartridges will be used to test for Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) Content in Aviation Turbine Fuel at the Air

Force Petroleum Agency’s Aerospace Fuels Laboratories.

1. This cartridges must fully comply with ASTM D7797-12 test methodology for the determination of FAME content in Aviation Turbine Fuel.

a. Page 2, Paragraph 2 of T.O. 42B-1-1 (Quality Control of Fuels and Lubricants), provides direction for use of MIL-STD-3004D (Quality Assurance/Surveillance for Fuels, Lubricants and Related Products) for testing requirements. MIL-STD-

3004D, Page 14, Para 1.1 states ‘Requirements for procurement needs may be derived from this document’ and Para 2 references the list of testing methods required. This requirement is found in ASTM D1655 (Standard Specification for

Aviation Turbine Fuels) states ASTM D7797-12 test methodology must be used to test this product.

2. The cartridge must consist of a cap, 20µm upper frit, a 6mL polypropylene cartridge housing with a 2.85g +/- 5% sorbent, a 20µm lower frit, the input seal housing and an exit Luer fitting.

3. The cartridge must also fit into the Fiji FAME instrument, Model SA5000-2.

Note: A copy of ASTM D7797-12 may be obtained by writing; ASTM International, 100 Barr

Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959; by telephone at 610-832-

9255; by e-mail at service@astm.org; or through the ASTM website at www.astm.org mailto:service@astm.org http://www.astm.org/