Deposit Rater DR 10 Thermal Oxidation Stability of Turbines Fuels

DepositRaterDR10
ThermalOxidationStabilityof
TurbinesFuels
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Absolutemeasurementofdepositthickness
Quick,easy,andobjectiverating
Idealtoolforallapplications
Verycompactdesign
Benefits
The current visual rating method used for
specificationpurposessuffersfromthedrawbackof
operator subjectivity and provides no real
information on the thickness and volume of
deposits, parameters which are far more
meaningfulforcharacterizingjetfuelsforusersand
suppliers.
TheDR10measuresthedepositthicknessat1,200
pointsaroundthesurfaceofthetube.Attheendof
thetest,itdisplaysa3Dmappingofthedepositin
addition to average and maximum thicknesses and
totalvolumedeposit.
Applications
TheDR10isdesignedforalltypesofapplicationsrelated
to thermal oxidation testing of jet fuels including
research, refining, pipeline, terminals, and mobile
laboratory applications every location where thermal
oxidationofjetfuelisevaluated.
Principle
TheDR10usesaninterferometrytechniquebasedon
a powerful light source, a fiber optic probe, and a
spectrometer.Specificlightisemittedonthesurfaceof
thetube.
Lightsource
Deposit
thickness
Reflected light
Interference between
thewavetrains
Deposit
Aluminum tube
The reflected light is collected and the light
interferencecreatedbythedepositisanalyzedwitha
spectrometer. The software analyzes the interference
fringesandcalculatesthedepositthickness.
Reportedresults
Averagedeposit
thickness
Maximumdeposit
thickness
Maximumdeposit
thicknessarea
Depositvolume
Technicalspecifications
Testduration
Numberofmeasurement
points
Operation
TheheatertubeispreparedaccordingtoASTMD3241
testprocedureandisplacedinthetestchamberofthe
DR10.
Resultsstorage
LANconnectivity
Printeroutput
Dataoutput
Dimensions(mm)
Weight
Electrical
The DR 10 is equipped with a touch screen. A virtual
alphanumerickeypadisusedtoprogramthetest.The
sample types, the operator names and test
temperaturesarepreprogrammed.OnlythesampleID
and the tube serial number have to be entered. The
tube serial number is displayed by a camera and the
techniciansimplyentersthedisplayedserialnumberat
the beginning of the test. With this minimal data
entry, the 1,200 points tube scanning is initiated. The
fulltubescaniscompletedinlessthan15minutes.
TheDR10displaysa3Dimageofthedepositandthe
average and the maximum thickness deposit values.
The mean deposit thickness of the thickest 2.5 mm2
area defined in the ASTM D 3241 is reported in
additiontothecalculatedtotaldepositvolume.
Measurementlimits
0to1200nm
0to1200nm
0to1200nm
0to0.5mm3
Description
15minutes(maximum)
1,200points
Limitedonlytocapacityof
externaldevice
EthernetportRJ45
USB(printerisoptional)
USB(2),Ethernet
250x160x290(10”x16”x12”)
10kg(22lb)
115to230V2A50/60Hz
Wereservetherighttoalterspecificationswithoutnotification
Note 1: The DR 10 is not yet part of the method. ASTM Subcommittee J has
formed a WG in charge of evaluating the thickness deposit measurement
technique.ADsystemswithitsDR10isactivelyworkingintheWG.
Yourlocaldistributor:
Foradditionalinformation:
ADsystems
20rueFrançoisArago
14123IfsFrance
+33(0)250281420
Email:[email protected]
www.adsystemssa.com