A sll spl ofthe fis heated to 50°C to encourage instability. A sample of the preheated mimnxe is placed on cromatopepic paper and died ina smal oven. The estan spot & compared against reference samples. In the case of a tet for compas the tw fils ae mixed a the seme proportions as would be found athe ‘banker tanks and te procedure repeated. Water ‘The water ts for fl ois smdar to that for biting cl. A sample ofthe fl (Ga) is cited with kerosene or ohne (20m) and placed in the test container A Satchet of a mal hyde opened and placed upright the contsner wihout lowing the chemical to come in contact wh the ted fuel A La coating a pressure gauge is screwed on carefuly and te contain inverted and shaken for 2 ‘nutes. The water in the Sel reacts with the metal yd producig byogen. The pressure in the container s propontsnal to the water conta and can be read om the see 1 water i present then 2 farther test sould be made for sl water content This ‘volves sepraing the water fom the od and testing for the presence of sod Horde using agono go incor. “The Latest equipment hs a pressure wansdcer fed in the base of the contin After shaking the containers placed onthe test sion mods and the water comet read off dpi! splay. to rw itinvake com )Density A. sample of the fie is Beate t0 50°C and a hrometer lowered io the ed When a steady condition as been reached, areadingis taken where the meniscus touches the Idrometr stem and the density corrected otha at 15°C Viscosity Although the aberetery tet for viscosity offs volves inns a quantity ff passag trough an oe, the on board testing of ‘scosty usual obs olin a ball down 2tted or verted tbe, hich corfsine a sample of he fi. Iproved accuracy is ‘bene by beating the sample (50°C). The tine the bal aes to soll down the tbe is measure andthe est read dec Som the nema or fom a comersion chart Caleulated Carbon Aromacity Index (CCAD, “Tiss calclted Som an piicl Formals ust the density and viscosity: Modem sophisticated tat it computes wil ear out the cacdaoa for you However the caunoa aot fied and ean be cared out ming a calcuator witha lgartic incon. ‘The vale, which should fe between the fis of $00 and 870 give @ guide to the bumnabilty ofthe fal and its inition carats. The higher the maabor, te loager the sgation delay, ed the otter tw bara Ths umber i sed as 2 gue 10 sting the Sel quality lever onthe fl pumps, ‘The formula is CCAT = (density in kei? @ 15°C) - 81 - 14UYog[ogiscosity in cSt @ 50°C + 0.85)) For example: We have buncered fel and measied its densty at 15°C as 989 Ske and its kinematic viscosity as 300eSt at soe. cca 809-81 - 14tloslosG00~0 85) = 9089 t4tog 47835] =9089 (141039416) =9089- 555 =55n4 Pour Pint A requiced, anon board esinaton of thefts pou pint fem be made It aot necessary to purchase speci La ‘euipmeat for this purpose. The flowing on board method ‘nccotes the fel as a high low pou post A sample of 200ml of fet ol is placed in beaker of 250m and ested by inmersing the beaker in ater bath of bing water. Tt ‘may be necessary to hal the fel ol besker in the water wile the fle hested to about SO-C. The heaker is then placed in ‘efigerator andthe temperate noted by means of either dpa ce stem thenmomees_ At increments of 3°C the beaker should Dovemoved Som the regerstr and the contents tied to See hey Now. THs shouldbe repeated wi no How ebsarved{ { } { ‘A stel plate has a very shallow groove mained into ‘twhich tapers in depth between 10 and 100 microns. | ‘A spot of foals placed at the top ofthe plat end is) then sraped down the lath of he plats ina singe) sweep withthe supplied straightedge. The particles) can thn besten ing athe pon rivet thy size on the plate [Ateatively a spot of fn is placed between two) clear perspex plates and subbed topeier fr about 10 seconds. The amount the ples are scratched i} inate ofthe abrasive sods preset { Closed Flash Point Tn the Peasky Martens apparatus approximate 7S of sample is heated at slow constant tte th conul string A smal fame is then dectedizough an pening at rogue intervals th simatancous intruption cf the sting. The Hash em neme, point & the lowest temperature a wich appication ofthe fest fame causes the iets ‘Yepoutabowe the tst portion to gute Altematively an somatic go go Dash ror ‘pole tester canbe weed. Mian dash pia = 60°C