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EI Aviation fuel filtration committee

Welcome to the homepage of the EI Aviation Fuel Filtration Committee.

The EI has a long history of working with technical representatives from major aviation fuel suppliers and filter manufacturers to develop publications to facilitate the purchase of filtration components.

The publications provide laboratory qualification test protocols, and specify minimum performance levels for a range of filters. Much laboratory testing and research has been invested into developing these protocols by the EI and filter manufacturers in recent decades. The portfolio of titles is as follows:

As it is mandated in many aviation fuel handling operations to use equipment that is "qualified to" EI publications most users of filter components will be familiar with the publication numbers. Typically, manufacturers/suppliers market their products as being "qualified to" the publications, e.g. to "EI 1581 5th edition". Very few operators will have any knowledge of the qualification requirements specified in the publications – but then they are written primarily for use by filter manufacturers.

In 2007 we published EI 1550 Handbook on equipment used for the maintenance and delivery of clean aviation fuel. This provides information for everyone involved in the handling of aviation fuel, and describes background information and key points to consider in the application/use of the different types of filter. It also describes what is involved in laboratory "qualification testing" by manufacturers. It is recommended that anyone involved in aviation fuel handling and the use of filter components should read 1550.

If you are interested in purchasing a copy of 1550 please click here.

Please note Chapter 9 of 1550 has been revised to include updates from the latest edition of EI 1583 (the laboratory qualification test protocol for filter monitors). To download this chapter, please click on the attachment below.

Significant discounts are available for bulk orders. Please contact esciolti@energyinst.org.uk

If you would like to provide feedback on the content of 1550 please contact mh@energyinst.org.uk

If you would like to receive email notification of any updates to EI 1550 please enter your email address here and check the box for "aviation fuel filtration" on the second page.

We intend to use this website to make available draft versions of any chapters of EI 1550 that are amended in the near future for industry review, and then to provide the final pdf versions to download free of charge.