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RapidOxy 100 Fuel
Fast, fully automatic, and safe determination of the oxidation stability of liquid fuels
Anton Paar has launched RapidOxy 100 Fuel, a space-saving stand-alone instrument for determining the oxidation stability of liquid fuels in full compliance with ASTM D7525, ASTM D7545, and EN 16091. It delivers results with excellent reproducibility and repeatability for spark ignition fuels, all kinds of diesel fuels from B0 to B100, and heating oils in a fraction of the time required by other oxidation stability methods.
RapidOxy 100 Fuel – the only RSSOT (Rapid Small Scale Oxidation Tester) on the market – features a unique and fully automatic method. The extremely fast measuring principle provides the induction period of liquid fuels as an indication of the oxidation and storage stability. Thanks to the patented gold-plated aluminum test chamber the instrument is perfectly suitable for oxidation stability testing of fuels. Due to highly accurate temperature control and the fully automatic measurement an excellent precision of the test results is guaranteed. The small sample amount of only 5 mL is beneficial, especially when it comes to investigation of costly antioxidants to improve the lifetime of the fuel.
RapidOxy 100 Fuel provides high sample throughput. A test is started immediately by placing 5 mL of fuel directly in the test chamber. Automatic safety locking is applied to meet the highest safety standards. Having finished the test, the test chamber is cleaned quickly and easily using only soft paper tissue and ethanol. No other chemicals are needed and no other waste than the sample occurs. Thanks to Peltier re-cooling RapidOxy 100 Fuel is immediately ready for subsequent test runs.
To simplify operation RapidOxy 100 Fuel has a large 5.7” capacitive touchscreen that shows the pressure/time curve during the measurement as well as temperature, time, and pressure in real-time. The respective preset program for gasoline, diesel fuel (B0), diesel fuel with blend/FAME (B1–B99), or pure biodiesel (B100) is in full compliance with the standard methods. Equipped with two USB ports, RapidOxy 100 Fuel ensures effortless data transfer (.rtf, .csv). A PC software makes data handling and further processing convenient. With its space-saving, modern design and its small footprint of 20 cm by 40 cm RapidOxy 100 Fuel is the perfectly sized benchtop instrument. It finds space in every lab and can be moved easily as it weighs less than 9 kg.
