MIL-DTL-17111E
4.5.3.5 Water sludging. In a 100-mL graduated cylinder, mix 95 mm of the fluid with 5 mL
of distilled water. The mixture shall be agitated at 38 °C for 15 minutes by means of the apparatus
described in method 3201 of FED-STD-791, except that the paddle shall be rotated at a shaft speed
of 5,000 ± 200 rpm. At the end of this time, the mixture shall be immediately poured into a suitable
container and stored for 24 hours at 38 °C. A suitable convenient container for storage in 38 °C
liquid baths is a 125-mL cylindrical graduated separatory funnel with short stem. At the end of the
24-hour storage period, any lower water layer shall be drawn off and discarded. The next 20 mL
from the bottom of the emulsion layer shall then be drawn off and a viscosity determination at 38 °C
shall be made thereon within 1 hour after withdrawal for compliance with requirements of 3.2.4.7.
5. PACKAGING
5.1 Packaging. For acquisition purposes, the packaging requirements shall be as
specified in the contract or order (see 6.2). When packaging of materiel is to be performed by
DoD or in-house contractor personnel, these personnel need to contact the responsible packaging
activity to ascertain packaging requirements. Packaging requirements are maintained by the
inventory control point's packaging activities within the military service or defense agency or
within the military service's system command. Packaging data retrieval is available from the
managing military department's or defense agency's automated packaging files, CD-ROM
products, or by contacting the responsible packaging activity.
6. NOTES
(This section contains information of a general or explanatory nature that may be helpful,
but is not mandatory.)
6.1 Intended use. The fluid covered by this specification is a medium to be used in
connection with hydraulic transmission power.
6.2 Acquisition requirements. Acquisition documents should specify the following:
a.
Title, number, and date of this specification.
b.
c.
d.
If NATO marking is required (see 1.1).
e.
Packaging requirements (see 5.1).
6.3 Definitions.
6.3.1 Lot. A lot is a quantity of material presented for acceptance. A lot may be either of
a bulk (batch) or packaged form. If material from different bulk or packaged lots is presented for
acceptance at the same time, each lot will be considered individually.
6.3.2 Bulk lot (batch). A bulk lot (batch) is an indefinite quantity of a homogeneous
mixture of material offered for acceptance in a single isolated container or manufactured in a
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