1 Scope
This European Standard specifies a method for the determination of the content of
undissolved substances, referred to as total contamination , in middle distillates, in diesel fuels containing up to 30 % ( V/V ) fatty acid methyl esters (FAME), and in neat FAME. The working range is from 12 mg/kg
to 30 mg/kg and it was established in an interlaboratory study by applying EN ISO 4259 [1].
This European Standard in general applies to products having a kinematic viscosity
not exceeding 8 mm 2 /s at 20 °C, or 5 mm 2 /s at 40 °C, e.g. diesel fuel as specified in EN 590 [2] and FAME as in EN 14214 [3].
This test method may be used for diesel fuels containing more than 30 % ( V/V ) FAME and for petroleum products having a kinematic viscosity exceeding 8 mm 2 /s at 20 °C, or 5 mm 2 /s at 40 °C, however in such cases the precision of the test method has not been defined.
NOTE 1 Excessive contamination in a fuel system can give rise to premature blocking of filters
and/or hardware failure, and is therefore undesirable.
NOTE 2 For the purposes of this European Standard, the term “% ( V/V )” is used to represent the volume fraction, φ , of a material.
WARNING Use of this standard may involve hazardous materials, operations and equipment. This
standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems associated with it...