Presentation Profile
Automated Freezing Point of Avgas
Currently Scheduled: 1/18/2018 - 2:20 PM - 2:45 PM
Room: Room 371 D
Main Author
Larry Spino - PAC LP
Abstract:
The importance of measuring accurate freezing points of jet fuels is well known in our industry. Even for experienced operators, getting good results using the manual freezing point method, D2386, can be challenging; light quality can play an important role in locating the end point. Most automatic freezing point instruments do an adequate job finding the freezing point, but the very fine crystalline structure of some fuel types can elude detection except for the most sensitive automatic detection methods or the highly-trained eye using manual methods. This presentation compares a manual D2386 test set up and an automated laser-based freezing point instrument.
