Overview

Automatic Reid Vapor Pressure Bath conforms to ASTM D323 Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Reid Method). It used for testing the vapor pressure (Because the external atmospheric pressure is counteracted by the atmospheric pressure initially present in the vapor chamber, the Reid vapor pressure is an absolute pressure at 37.8°C (100°F) in kilopascals (pounds-force per square inch).

Summary of Test Method

       1. The liquid chamber of the vapor pressure apparatus is filled with the chilled sample and connected to the vapor chamber that has been heated to 37.8°C (100°F) in a bath. The assembled apparatus is immersed in a bath at 37.8°C (100°F) until a constant pressure is observed. The reading, suitably corrected, is reported as the Reid vapor pressure.

2. All four procedures utilize liquid and vapor chambers of the same internal volume. Procedure B utilizes a semiautomatic apparatus immersed in a horizontal bath and rotated while attaining equilibrium. Either a Bourdon gauge or pressure transducer may be used with this procedure. Procedure C utilizes a liquid chamber with two valved openings. Procedure D requires more stringent limits on the ratio of the liquid and

vapor chambers.

Technical Parameters

 i.              Rated voltage: AC 220V±10%

ii.              Power consumption:≤1200W

iii.              Test bomb: Two

iv.              Bath temperature:37.8℃

v.              Accuracy:  ±0.1℃

vi.              Heating power:       2000W

vii.              Stirring angle:  350 degree

viii.              Pressure range:      0~200kpa