MIL-HDBK-1022A
Clarifier.
Commonly used name for a micronic filter.
Clean Product. Refined light petroleum products such as
gasoline or distillates, as differentiated from residuals or
black oils.
Clear and Bright. Description of uncontaminated fuel
indicating a complete absence of haze, free water or
particulate matter.
Cloud Point. The temperature at which a fuel develops a
cloudy or hazy appearance due to the precipitation of wax or
moisture. The condition developed is called temperature haze.
CNG. Compressed Natural Gas.
agent.
Coalescer. A filter designed to cause very small drops of
water to form larger drops (coalesce) which will separate from
fuel by gravity.
Combustible Liquid. Any liquid having a flash point at or
above 100 F (38 C).
Combustible Vapor Indicator. Device which measures the
quantity of combustible vapor in the atmosphere; explosion
meter.
Contaminated Fuel. Petroleum fuel containing suspended or
emulsified water, cleaning chemicals; or other foreign matter
such as iron scale, dust, or other solid particles; or
containing an unacceptable percentage of noncompatible fuel or
other liquids; or containing more than one, or all of these
classes of contaminants.
Contamination. The accidental addition to a petroleum fuel of
some foreign material (contaminant) such as dirt, rust, water,
or accidental mixing with another grade of petroleum.
CONUS.
Continental United States.
Copper-copper Sulphate Electrode. Reference electrode used to
measure structure-to-soil potentials for corrosion control; a
half cell.
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