GB 6537-2018 (English Version)

Standard No.: GB 6537-2018
Language: Chinese, Available in English version
Release Date: 2018
Published By: General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People‘s Republic of China
Latest: GB 6537-2018
Replace: GB 6537-2006

Scope: This standard specifies the requirements, test methods, inspection rules, marks, packaging, transportation, Storage and safety. This standard applies to No. 3 jet fuel for aviation turbine engines.

Introduction

Core Changes of the Standard Revision

Key Changes	Requirements of the 2006 Edition	Requirements of the 2018 Edition
Nature of the Standard	Mandatory Clauses	Mandatory Full Text
Upper Limit of Conductivity	450 pS/m	600 pS/m
New Test Items	-	Determination Methods of Total Sulfur, Flash Point, Density and Net Calorific Value

Analysis of Key Performance Indicators

The flash point of No. 3 jet fuel is required to be no less than 38°C, determined using the closed cup method in accordance with GB/T 21789. Compared to the 2006 edition, the Abel cup method was newly added as an arbitration method...

Special Requirements for Synthetic Fuel Components

Blended fuels containing FT-SPK or HEFA-SPK must meet the following additional requirements: aromatic volume fraction ≥ 8.0%, and a temperature difference between the 50% and 10% recovery points of the distillation range ≥ 15°C. See Appendix B/C for details.

Implementation Recommendations

Manufacturers need to establish a traceability system for synthetic hydrocarbon components

Testing laboratories should upgrade their sulfur content testing equipment to ultraviolet fluorescence

Storage and transportation units need to update hazard labels in accordance with GB 30000.7-2013

GB 6537-2018 Referenced Document

GB 13690 General rule for classification and hazard communication of chemicals
GB 190 Packing symbol of dangerous goods
GB 30000.7-2013 Rules for classification and labelling of chemicals.Part 7:Flammable liquids
GB/T 11132 Test method for hydrocarbon types in liquid petroleum products—Fluorescent indicator adsorption*， 2022-10-12 Update
GB/T 11133 Standard test method for determination of water in petroleum products, lubricating oils, and additives.Coulometric Karl Fischer titration method
GB/T 11140 Standard test method for sulfur in petroleum products by wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry
GB/T 12574 Jet fuel total acid number determination method*， 2023-09-07 Update
GB/T 17040 Determination of sulfur in petroleum and petroleum products—Energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry*， 2019-03-25 Update
GB/T 1792 Determination of mercaptan sulfur in gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel and distillate fuels by potentiometric titration
GB/T 1793 Standard test method for water reaction of aviation fuels
GB/T 1884 Crude petroleum and liquid petroleum products--Laboratory determination of density--Hydrometer method
GB/T 1885 Petroleum measurement tables
GB/T 21789 Petroleum products and other liquids.Determination of flash point.Abel closed cup method
GB/T 21929 Test method for flash point by tag closed cup tester
GB/T 2429 Aviation fuels--Calculation of net heat of combustion
GB/T 2430 Standard test method for freezing point of aviation fuels
GB/T 261 Determination of flash point—Pensky-Martens closed cup method*， 2021-10-11 Update
GB/T 265 Petroleum products--Determination of kinematic viscosity and calculation of dynamic viscosity
GB/T 30515 Petroleum products.Transparent and opaque liquids.Determination of kinematic viscosity and calculation of dynamic viscosity
GB/T 3555 Test method for Saybolt color of petroleum products—Saybolt chromometer*， 2022-07-11 Update
GB/T 380 Determination of sulfur content in petroleum products(lamp method)
GB/T 382 Test method for smoke point of kerosene and aviation turbine fuel
GB/T 384 Determination of calorific value of petroleum products
GB/T 4756 Method for manual sampling of petroleum liquids
GB/T 509 Engine fuels--Determination of existent gum
GB/T 5096 Test method for corrosiveness to copper from petroleum products by copper strip test
GB/T 5208 Determination of flash point.Rapid equilibrium closed cup method
GB/T 6536 Standard test method for distillation of petroleum products at atmospheric perssure
GB/T 6539 Standard test methods for electrical conductivity of aviation and distillate fuels
GB/T 8019 Determination of Gum Content in Fuels by Jet Evaporation
GB/T 9169 Standard test method for thermal oxidation stability of aviation turbine fuels*， 2023-05-23 Update
NB/SH/T 0174 Doctor's test method for the detection of mercaptans and other sulfur compounds in petroleum products and hydrocarbon solvents
NB/SH/T 0842 Determination of Sulfur Content in Light Liquid Fuels by Single Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
NB/SH/T 0892 Standard test method for determination of trace elements in middle distillate fuels by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES)
SH 0164 Rules for Packaging, Storage, Transportation and Delivery of Petroleum Products
SH/T 0023 Jet Fuel Silver Chip Corrosion Test Method
SH/T 0093 Jet Fuel Solid Particulate Contamination Method
SH/T 0181 Standard test method for naphthalene hydrocarbons in jet fuels by ultraviolet spectrophotometry
SH/T 0182 Method for Determination of Copper Content in Light Petroleum Products (Spectrophotometric Method)
SH/T 0253 Determination of total sulfur content in light petroleum products (electrical method)
SH/T 0558 Determination of boiling range distribution of petroleum fractions by gas chromatography
SH/T 0604 Crude petroleum and petroleum products.Determination of density.Oscillating U-tube Method
SH/T 0606 Standard test method for hydrocarbon types in middle distillates by mass spectrometry
SH/T 0616 Method for Determination of Water Separation Index of Jet Fuel (Portable Separator Method)
SH/T 0656 Elemental analyzer method for determination of carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen in petroleum products and lubricants
SH/T 0657 Standard test method for trace nitrogen in liquid petroleum hydrocarbons by syringe/inlet oxidative combusaonand and chemiluminescence detection
SH/T 0687 Standard test method for measurement of lubricity of aviation turbine fuels by the ball-on-cylinder lubricity evaluator(BOCLE)
SH/T 0689 Standard test method for determination of total sulfur in light hydrocarbons,motor fuels and oils by ultraviolet fluorescence
SH/T 0770 Standard test method for freezing point of aviation fuels (Automatic phase transition method)

GB 6537-2018 history
2018 GB 6537-2018 No.3 jet fuel
2006 GB 6537-2006 No.3 Jet fuel
1994 GB 6537-1994 No.3 Jet fuel