ASTM F1718-01(2019)

Annotation of standard text ASTM F1718-01(2019) :

This specification covers the design and construction requirements of rotary positive displacement distillate fuel pumps intended for use in shipboard. Pumps covered by this specification are of Types II, III, IV, V, VIII, X, and XI and of sizes A-H. The pump shall be manufactured capable of sustaining operation in any direction up to a certain inclination, shall withstand environmental vibration induced by shipboard machinery and equipment, shall be driven by an electric motor, and besides distillate fuel, the pump shall also be used to pump aviation turbine fuel. Performance acceptance tests shall be performed, including mechanical running test, noise test, and hydrostatic test, and shall conform to the requirements specified.


Keywords:
distillate fuel pump, fuel pump, positive displacement pump, pump, rotary pump,, ICS Number Code 47.020.20 (Marine engines and propulsion systems)