What is the capacity of a diesel fuel filter and how is it measured?
Capacity is the laboratory test measure (in grams) of the ability of a filter to resist clogging under specified test conditions. Tests generally involve addition of a contaminant slurry into a laboratory flow system so that the time that the filter survives the test can be directly calculated into a grams capacity. Capacity is dependant on the test end?point (restriction), fluid flow rate, filtering area, and the type of filter medium tested.
