MODUK - DEF STAN 91-9
Diesel Fuel: Military NATO Code No: F-54 Joint Service Designation: DIESO MILITARY Diesel Fuel: Sub-Zero Joint Service Designation: DIESO SUB-ZERO
| Organization: | MODUK |
| Publication Date: | 1 January 1980 |
| Status: | inactive |
| Page Count: | 8 |
scope:
This Standard relates to two grades of diesel fuel:
Military diesel fuel, F-54 is primarily intended for land-service use on the Central European continent, and generally where mean ambient temperatures down to approximately minus 15 °C may be encountered.
Sub-zero diesel fuel, is intended for land-service use where mean ambient temperatures down to approximately minus 40 °C may be encountered for extended periods.
Note:
Minimum operating temperatures of diesel engines will be dependent on vehicle fuel system design, operating conditions and other factors; therefore the temperatures quoted above are intended only as a guide.
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