SYD-0165A

Vacuum Distillation Tester

Operation Manual

Shanghai Changji Geological Instrument Co., Ltd

 Shanghai Changji SYD-0165A Vacuum Distillation Tester

Content

I. Purpose and scope……………………………………..………………………2

II. Main technical specification and parameters…………………………………2

III. Main structure…………………………………………………………………2

IV. Operation methods and attention………………………………………………4

V. Full set and technical documents………………………………………………7

VI. Appendix:Vacuum Degree Calibration Method ………………………………8

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I. Purpose and scope

The instrument is designed and made as per the Industry Standard of People’s Republic of
China SH/T0165-92 “Test Methods for Distillation of High Boiling Point of Petroleum Products at
Reduced Pressure”. It is suitable to determine the distillation characteristics of high boiling point
petroleum products, such as wax oils, and lubricating oils, etc.

II. Main technical specification and parameters

1. Power supply: AC（220±10%）V, 50 Hz;
2. Heating power:
(1) Heater for distillation flask: 1300W;
(2) Heater for receiving flask: 350 W;
3. Heating power for distillation flask: 0 to 1300 W, adjustable;
4. Temperature range for air bath of receiving flask: room temperature to 100 ℃,adjustable;
5. Temperature sensor in the air bath: Pt100 platinum resistance;
6. Temperature controlling mode for air bath: By a digital display temperature controller;
7. Temperature controlling accuracy: ±1 ℃;
8. Cubage of buffer vessel: 1000 ml;
9. Max. Residual pressure of vacuum pump: ≤2 mmHg;
10.Digital display temperature controller: Absolute pressure (0～200)Hg.
11. Illumination light in the air bath of receiving flask: Electricity-saving lamp;
12:Dimension: 580 ㎜×230 ㎜×605 ㎜ (L*W*H)
13. Working condition:
(1) Ambient temperature: 5℃ to 35 ℃;
(2) Relative humidity: <85%;

III. Main structure

The instrument is mainly composed of heater, heating power adjustment device, receiving flask,

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temperature controlling system for air bath of receiving flask, vacuum system, vacuum manometer,
illumination system, and cooling device for heater, etc.
The instrument is shown as Fig.1. The function of each parts of the instrument is described as
follows:

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)

(11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20)

Fig.1
(1) Vacuum tube and joints for vacuum pump: To connect to a vacuum pump;
(2) Vacuum adjustment valve: To adjust vacuum degree of the instrument;
(3) Digital display pressure meter: To display the vacuum pressure value;
(4) Illumination light: Illumination light in the working chamber; It is convenient to read
reading of distillate;
(5) Glass door: The door of the air bath of receiving flask; Open the door and you can make the
determination;

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(6) Heating furnace: Electric heating furnace; It is used to heat distillation flask;
(7) Distillation flask: To hold sample; It is placed on heating furnace;
(8) Thermometer: It is a glass thermometer, and it is inserted into the distillation flask;
(9) Fixed board for distillation flask: It is used to fix the distillation flask together with the
fixed strip, so the distillation flask will not fall down when you lower down the furnace;
(10) Up and down knob for heating furnace (Furnace height adjustment knob): It is to adjust
the height of heating furnace; It is on the right of the instrument;
(11) Vacuum pump: To create vacuum environment during tests;
(12) Joints for vacuum pump: To be connected with the vacuum system of the instrument;
(13) Temperature controller: To control the temperature in the air bath of receiving flask;
(14) Temperature sensor: To measure the temperature in the air bath of receiving flask;
(15) Receiving flask: 100 ml; it is to receive distillate;
(16) Voltmeter: It shows the value of heating voltage. It indicates the value of heating power;
(17) Light switch: Turn on the switch and the illumination light in the working chamber is on;
(18) Cool switch: Turn on the switch and the fan for the heating furnace starts working;
(19) Power switch: Turn on the switch and the instrument gets power;
(20) Heat adjustment knob: To adjust the working voltage of the heating furnace.

IV. Operation methods and attention

(I) Preparation
1. Please carefully read the Operation Manual before use.
2. Please carefully read the Industry Standard of People’s Republic of China SH/T0165-92
“Test Methods for Distillation of High Boiling Point of Petroleum Products at Reduced Pressure” to
acquaint and familiar with preparation, test procedures and test requirements.
3. Get ready for all test apparatus and materials as per relative standards.
4. Check the working state of the instrument to make sure it is in accord with working
environment and working condition stipulated in the Operation Manual.

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5. Check outer shell of the instrument to make sure it is fine grounded.

6. The power supply is AC 220 V±10%, 50Hz, so the power supply wire should have fine
grounding end.
(II) Instrument installation and operation methods
1. Open the package of the instrument and check the amounts of accessories and parts as per
the packing list.
2. Put the instrument on a flat workbench in a ventilated environment. There should not be any
mechanical vibration, corrosive gas, pollution and electromagnetic interfere near the instrument.
Connect the instrument to power supply.
3. Fill sample into the distillation flask as per the stipulation of standards. Open the upper
cover and glass door. Put the receiving flask on the holder and put the distillation flask on the
heating furnace. Connect the outlet tube of distillation flask with the receiving flask, and adjust the
height of heating furnace until both the receiving flask and distillation flask are vertical. Close the
upper cover, and then lock the distillation flask. Close the glass door.
4. Insert the glass thermometer into a stopper, and then mount them on the distillation flask.
The mercury bulb of the thermometer should be at the stipulated position as per the standards.
5. Connect the rubber plug of vacuum tube to the air pumping end of the receiving flask. The
length of vacuum tube can be adjusted as your requirement. You can insert it into the flask for about
5 cm.
6. Connect the vacuum pump to the power supply and turn off the vacuum adjustment valve.
Check the air proof of vacuum system. Then rotate the vacuum adjustment valve until the residual
pressure meets the test requirement. The maximum residual pressure can be 2 mmHg. If it is leaking,
please check every joint to ascertain whether they are securely sealed, especially the connection
between the distillation flask and the receiving flask. It is better to spread some vacuum grease.
7. Turn on the power supply switch. Adjust the controlling temperature in the air bath of
receiving flask until the preset temperature is the same as the sampling temperature. The
temperature controller is shown as Fig.2;

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Fig.2
The methods to preset temperature: Pull the measurement switch of temperature controller
upwards to the temperature setting position. Adjust the SET knob using a screwdriver to preset
controlling temperature. Then pull the measurement switch downwards to the temperature
measuring position. The temperature shown on the temperature controller at this time is the real
temperature of air bath and the temperature controller will automatically control the temperature of
air bath to the controlling temperature.
8. Rotate the heat adjustment knob to heat the distillation flask and make determination as per
relative standards.
9. Turn off the heat adjustment knob after a test. Turn on the cool switch, lower the heater to
the lowest position, and open the glass door to let the distillation flask cool naturally.
10. When the reading of thermometer is lower than 100 ℃, please turn on the vacuum
adjustment valve slowly and turn off the vacuum pump at the same time.
(III) Attention
1. Keep the instrument clean and protect it from corrosiveness of acid, alkali, oil dirty, and
moisture, etc. Especially keep the electric parts away from moisture.
2. For the operation safety, please check the grounding end of the instrument to make sure it is
fine grounded.
3. Please turn off the heater and lower down the heater after test. Turn on the cool switch at the
same time to cool the heater.
4. Keep the instrument away from moisture and corrosive gas.
5. If the instrument is in trouble, please ask a professional to repair it or contact us immediately.
Do not disassemble the instrument by yourself.
Warning: If the electric parts of the instrument are in trouble, please turn off the power supply

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switch and cut off the power supply at first, and then ask a professional to check and repair it.
6. When you use the pump for the first time, please fill oil to the pump until the surface of oil
reaches to the scale line in the window.
7. In order to ensure operation safety of the user, please do no touch the heater during tests.
Please keep the heater away from oils.

V. Full set and technical documents

1. Full set
No. Name Unit Quantity Remark
1 Main unit Set 1

2 Vacuum pump (2 L) Set 1 ZXZ-2

3 Distillation flask Piece 1
4 Receiving flask Piece 1
5 Thermometer (0 to 360 ℃) Piece 1
6 Stopping ring for thermometer (1#) Piece 2
7 Silica gel stopper (9#) Piece 1

8 Fuse of 10 A (Φ5×20) Piece 2

9 6 (Outer diameter)×4 (Inner diameter) Meter 2 Connect the pump and the
PU tube instrument
10 Fine port sleeve Piece 1

11 Stop-leak compound Piece 1

2. Technical documents
(1) Operation Manual 1 piece
(2) Quality Certificate 1 piece
(3) Repair Guarantee 1 piece
3.Optional parts

Vacuum degree calibrator

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Packager: Checker:
Date: Date:

Appendix Vacuum Degree Calibration Method

1. Take off the glass U type tube and fill mercury into the tube using a syringe until the sealing
end of U type tube is full of mercury. The mercury in one tube of the U type tube should be a litter
higher than the bottom, see Fig.2. Because bubbles in the mercury will affect the precision of
residual pressure, please eliminate all bubbles in the mercury. Install the U type tube on its holder in
the instrument and connect it to the instrument using tubes.
Warning: The mercury is toxic! Please be careful during operation procedures.

2. Please connect the vacuum tube and the vacuum degree calibrator
3. Please connect the vacuum pump.
Attention: No leak in all vacuum tubes.
4. Calibration Points: 2mmHg,15mmHg,35mmHg and 50mmHg.
5. Vacuumizing, until the readings of vacuum degree calibrator is 50mmHg and make the
readings stable.
6. Observe the readings of digital display vacuum meter, if it is not 50mmHg, please adjust it,
the adjustment method is:
Press the return key of the digital display vacuum meter. decimal places begins to flicker,it
means that the system starts calibration. So you can use upper and lower keys to adjust the value of

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vacuum degree, until the same as 50mmHg of the vacuum degree calibrator.Then press the return
key again, it returns to the test state. If there is no operation on the meter in 10s, the digital display
vacuum meter will enter the test state automatically.
7. Continue to vacummize, until the readings of vacuum degree calibrator is 35mmHg,
15mmHg and 2mmHg, to make the reading stable.
8. Observe of the readings of the digital display vacuum meter separately, if they are not
35mmHg, 15mmHg and 2mmHg, please follow the fifth method to adjust, until the readings is the
same as the calibrator.
9. The readings of the "vacuum calibrator" and “Digital display vacuum meter” are within the
error range of the 0.5 mmHg. If some of readings are not in the range, please follow the 2mmHg to
judge.
Attention: When other high precision vacuum meters are used, the method of calibration is same as
above.