The first portable ramp method flash point tester to offer sub-ambient testing and rapid cool-down between tests
Stanhope-Seta has launched Active Cool, the latest in the range of Setaflash instruments for rapid equilibrium flash point testing.
Active Cool is said to be the first portable ramp method flash point tester to offer sub-ambient testing and rapid cool-down between tests.
The existing small scale rapid equilibrium test methods, ASTM D3278, ASTM D3828, ISO 3679 and ISO 3680, are industry standards, embodied in regulations and specifications for many products, including aviation and diesel fuels.
The small sample size, short duration, flash/no flash tests were first implemented by Stanhope-Seta in the Setaflash series of testers.
These 'go/no go' test methods are soon to be joined by a new ramp method, which uses the same apparatus to determine the actual flash point.
Active Cool is a closed cup flash point tester with a temperature ramp mode, allowing fast determination of the flash point of a sample.
In addition, the Peltier cell technology allows tests to be performed at ambient and sub-ambient temperatures.
Active cooling also has the benefit of facilitating rapid cool-down between tests.
These features, combined with the 2ml sample size and one minute temperature stabilisation, dramatically reduce overall test time, improving throughput and reducing waste.
With user selectable units of temperature measurement (C or F), a simple-to-use control panel, precise temperature control and automatic flash detection, Active Cool makes flash point testing an easy and safe procedure even for those with no previous laboratory experience, says the company.
Active Cool is described as a reliable, low cost, compact instrument ideal for use in the laboratory, production line, or in the field.
Active Cool, model 33200, is the latest instrument in the series 3 range which includes the 30000 (basic), 32000 (corrosion resisting cup) and 33000 plus (ramp mode) closed cup testers, and the 31000 open cup tester.
Setaflash small scale test methods are approved in over 50 international specifications and regulations.
They are endorsed by inter-laboratory test cross-check programmes which have established excellent correlation with traditional flash point tests such as Pensky-Martens (ASTM D93) and Tag (ASTM D56), says the company.
Stanhope-Seta designs and manufactures quality control instruments used to measure the physical characteristics that determine product quality and consistency.
Seta instruments are used by many diverse industries, including petrochemical, pharmaceutical, food, cosmetics, plastics and transport.
Seta instruments measure flash point, vapour pressure, viscosity, penetration, contamination, and many other quality parameters.
All Seta instruments are supported by Stanhope-Seta's global customer service network.
