ASTM D6439-11(2017)
Standard Guide for Cleaning, Flushing, and Purification of Steam, Gas, and Hydroelectric Turbine Lubrication Systems

Standard No.

ASTM D6439-11(2017)

Release Date

2017

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ASTM D6439-23

Latest

ASTM D6439-23

Scope

1.1 This guide covers types of contaminants, oil purification devices, contamination monitoring, contamination control during building or refurbishing of turbine systems, lubrication system flushing, and maintenance of pure lubrication oil. 1.2 To obtain maximum operating life and reliability, or lubricants and system, it is vital that the turbine lubrication system has pure oil. This guide is intended to aid the equipment manufacturer, installer, and turbine operator in coordinating their efforts to obtain and maintain clean lubrication and control systems. These systems may be on land or marine turbine generators and propulsion and mechanical drive equipment. This guide is generalized due to variations in the type of equipment, builder’s practices, and operating conditions. 1.3 This guide primarily addresses petroleum based lubricating oil. For systems using nonpetroleum based fluids, this guide may not be appropriate. For nonpetroleum products, consult the equipment and fluid manufacturers. 1.4 This guide is applicable to both large and small lubrication systems. Some equipment specified herein, however, may not be appropriate for all systems. Moreover, in situations where specific guidelines and procedures are provided by the equipment manufacturer, such procedures should take precedence over the recommendations of this guide. 1.5 This standard does not purport to address the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. 1.6 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

ASTM D6439-11(2017) Referenced Document

• ASTM D2272 Standard Test Method for Oxidation Stability of Steam Turbine Oils by Rotating Pressure Vessel
• ASTM D4241 Standard Practice for Design of Gas Turbine Generator Lubricating Oil Systems
• ASTM D4248 Standard Practice for Design of Steam Turbine Generator Oil Systems
• ASTM D4378 Standard Practice for In-Service Monitoring of Mineral Turbine Oils for Steam and Gas Turbines
• ASTM D445 Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (the Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity)
• ASTM D4898 Standard Test Method for Insoluble Contamination of Hydraulic Fluids by Gravimetric Analysis
• ASTM D6304 Standard Test Method for Determination of Water in Petroleum Products, Lubricating Oils, and Additives by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration*， 2020-12-01 Update
• ASTM D664 Standard Test Method for Acid Number of Petroleum Products by Potentiometric Titration
• ASTM D6810 Standard Test Method for Measurement of Hindered Phenolic Antioxidant Content in Non-Zinc Turbine Oils by Linear Sweep Voltammetry*， 2022-07-01 Update
• ASTM D6971 Standard Test Method for Measurement of Hindered Phenolic and Aromatic Amine Antioxidant Content in Non-zinc Turbine Oils by Linear Sweep Voltammetry*， 2022-11-01 Update
• ASTM D7155 Standard Practice for Evaluating Compatibility of Mixtures of Turbine Lubricating Oils*， 2020-05-01 Update
• ASTM D7546 Standard Test Method for Determination of Moisture in New and In-Service Lubricating Oils and Additives by Relative Humidity Sensor*， 2024-02-01 Update
• ASTM D7647 Standard Test Method for Automatic Particle Counting of Lubricating and Hydraulic Fluids Using Dilution Techniques to Eliminate the Contribution of Water and Interfering Soft Particles by Light Extinc*， 2024-02-01 Update
• ASTM D974 Standard Test Method for Acid and Base Number by Color-Indicator Titration
• ASTM F311 Standard Practice for Processing Aerospace Liquid Samples for Particulate Contamination Analysis Using Membrane Filters
• ASTM F312 Standard Test Methods for Microscopical Sizing and Counting Particles from Aerospace Fluids on Membrane Filters
• ISO 3722 Hydraulic fluid power; Fluid sample containers; Qualifying and controlling cleaning methods
• ISO 4021 Hydraulic fluid power; particulate contamination analysis; extraction of fluid samples from lines of an operating system
• ISO 4406 Hydraulic fluid power - Fluids - Method for coding the level of contamination by solid particles*， 2020-12-31 Update
• ISO 4572 Hydraulic fluid power; Filters; Multi-pass method for evaluating filtration performance

ASTM D6439-11(2017) history

• 2023 ASTM D6439-23 Standard Guide for Cleaning, Flushing, and Purification of Steam, Gas, and Hydroelectric Turbine Lubrication Systems
• 2017 ASTM D6439-11(2017) Standard Guide for Cleaning, Flushing, and Purification of Steam, Gas, and Hydroelectric Turbine Lubrication Systems
• 2011 ASTM D6439-11 Standard Guide for Cleaning, Flushing, and Purification of Steam, Gas, and Hydroelectric Turbine Lubrication Systems
• 2005 ASTM D6439-05 Standard Guide for Cleaning, Flushing, and Purification of Steam, Gas, and Hydroelectric Turbine Lubrication Systems
• 1999 ASTM D6439-99 Standard Guide for Cleaning, Flushing, and Purification of Steam, Gas, and Hydroelectric Turbine Lubrication Systems