Flash and Fire Point Apparatus

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This flash-point and fire-point test method is a dynamic method and depends on definite rates of temperature increases to control the precision of the method.
Its primary use is for viscous materials having a flash-point between 79°C (175°F) and 400°C (752°F) except fuel oils, to define the hazards of flammable and combustible materials used in shipping and safety regulations. The temperature of the approximately 70 ml test specimen is increased rapidly at first and then at a slower constant rate as the flash-point is approached.
At specified intervals a test flame is passed across the cup, to measure the tendency of the test specimen to form a flammable mixture with air under controlled laboratory conditions.
The flash-point is the lowest liquid temperature at which application of the flame causes the vapors of the test specimen of the sample to ignite.
To determine the fire-point, the test is continued until the application of the test flame causes the test specimen to ignite and sustain burning for a minimum of 5s.
Manual Flash- & Fire-Point Tester, Cleveland Method Consisting of: special tripod stand, heating collar, insulating board, spl rubber tubing , hose connection, universal gas merker burner, thermometer holder