Alternative Diesel Fuels research instrumentation
Scientific instruments for blending alternative diesel fuels research
Here are the links for the laboratory equipment I purchased to help me classify my blends:
I found the VI-3320 Gardco #0 Mini Ford Dip Viscosity Cup cost $185.00, and worked great.
http://www.gardco.com/pages/viscosity/vi/ford_cups.cfm
I still find the #1 and #2 viscups are very useful for testing the oils before blending. The Gardco cups come with replaceable orifices, so that one could purchase one cup and 3 orifices, which would save about $260.
Traceable laboratory thermocouple, which is quite cheap and available from novatech, the same people I got the hydrometers and
http://www.novatech-usa.com/Products...rmometers/4052
Plastic lab-ware I purchased: 1L, 500ML and 250ML graduated cylinders; however, if I were to do it over again, then I would just get the 500ML graduated cylinder.
http://www.novatech-usa.com/Products...are-Laboratory
I purchased these hyrdometers:
0.650 to 0.750 Specific Gravity Hydrometer
0.750 to 0.800 Specific Gravity Hydrometer
0.800 to 0.850 Specific Gravity Hydrometer
0.850 to 0.900 Specific Gravity Hydrometer, ASTM 85H
http://www.novatech-usa.com/Products...rometers/6785H
Scientific instruments for blending alternative diesel fuels research
Here are the links for the laboratory equipment I purchased to help me classify my blends:
I found the VI-3320 Gardco #0 Mini Ford Dip Viscosity Cup cost $185.00, and worked great.
http://www.gardco.com/pages/viscosity/vi/ford_cups.cfm
I still find the #1 and #2 viscups are very useful for testing the oils before blending. The Gardco cups come with replaceable orifices, so that one could purchase one cup and 3 orifices, which would save about $260.
Traceable laboratory thermocouple, which is quite cheap and available from novatech, the same people I got the hydrometers and
http://www.novatech-usa.com/Products...rmometers/4052
Plastic lab-ware I purchased: 1L, 500ML and 250ML graduated cylinders; however, if I were to do it over again, then I would just get the 500ML graduated cylinder.
http://www.novatech-usa.com/Products...are-Laboratory
I purchased these hyrdometers:
0.650 to 0.750 Specific Gravity Hydrometer
0.750 to 0.800 Specific Gravity Hydrometer
0.800 to 0.850 Specific Gravity Hydrometer
0.850 to 0.900 Specific Gravity Hydrometer, ASTM 85H
http://www.novatech-usa.com/Products...rometers/6785H