SYD-0175

Distillate fuel oils

oxidation stability tester

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Operation manual

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 Contents
I. safety indications .................................................................... 3
II. Summary ............................................................................... 4
III. main technical index ............................................................ 4
IV. structure ............................................................................... 5
Ⅴ.Usage .................................................................................... 7
VI. Instrument complete set and technical documents ............... 8
Appendix 1: ZN48 timer set the fixed time .................. 9
Appendix 2: choose accessories, reagent and material............. 10

This instrument is a precise testing instrument, please be sure to read the

operation manual carefully before usage and operation

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I. safety indications
In order to use this instrument to avoid instrument damage or injuries to yourself
or others, before using this device, please read the following safety instructions
carefully and keep these safety instructions in each place where users of this
instrument would be able to see.
（I）Warn
1. The instrument is the high temperature, high pressure, precision test
instrument, please read the operating instructions before use, and please be careful to
use it, sue to be safety.
2. while the Equipment is in trouble, please be promptly cut off the power supply,
turn off the oxygen supply valves. And then let professional maintenance and
troubleshooting should check it and let it is ok for running, And then the tester can
continue to be used to prevent unwanted.
3. Do not dismantle the instrument, do not repair the instrument in a charged
state, otherwise electric shock injuries.
4. all of the test samples and the use of oxygen in this instrument are
flammable substances, and the oxygen cylinders is high pressure vessels, please in
strict accordance with fire, explosion-proof operation and use, test and well-ventilated
places no fire exists.
（ii）notice items
1. To ensure safety, the instrument should be grounding well.
2. The instrument should be placed in a dry, well ventilated environments, avoid
damp, corrosive gas, or be used in a fire environment.
3. There is operator on duty while The instrument is running, to monitor the
apparatus on time, preventing oxygen leak causing injury.
4. The glassware for test should be careful on handle, preventing to be destroyed.
5. To shut off the power supply after test is over, and then cut the oxygen supply
pipe.
6. The instrument is not in use, please wipe it clean, and then store it in a dry,

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well-ventilated place, non-corrosive gases.
7. When the oxygen supply is used, to follow the demand of oxygen cylinders
used correctly, and pay attention to be safety.
8. to do the test using the oxygen gas supplied by oxygen cylinder, please
prepare enough replacement according to the size of the gas cylinder, ensuring
continuous testing requirements.

II. Summary
（i）Applicable standards and scale
The tester is designed and made as per requirement in the standard of SH/T 0175
《 standard test method for oxidation stability of distillate fuel oil(accelerated
method)》, it is suitable to test the fixed oxidation stability of the distillate fuel oil
using the accelerated method.
（ii）main feature
The instrument is according to the standard SH/T 0175 method for determination
of the oxidation stability of distillate fuel oil (accelerated method) , to be designed and
manufactured. It is improved on the base of heating method in a water bath, it is metal
bath structures, during the test do not need to add water to the bath, and it is clean,
pollution-free, energy-saving environmental protection, easy to use. The instrument
can test distillate fuel oil oxidation stability.

III. main technical index

1. power supply AC（220±10%）V 50Hz，
power consumption：≤1600W
2. temperature control method digital temperature controller, automatic
3. temperature control range ambient～100℃
4. temperature control accuracy preset temperature ±0.2℃
5. sensor thermometer resistance

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 6. sample qty 6 pcs
7. shape size 700×440×1345 ㎜（L×W×H，including dark box）

IV. structure
The instrument is equipped with temperature controller, (see "temperature
controller instruction manual"). It is to control the metal bath temperature 95 ±
0.2 ℃. The users can adjust the temperature controller according to test requirement.
The glass thermometer indicates the temperature of the metal bath, if the data of glass
thermometer and temperature controller displays do not same, please calibrate the
temperature controller as per the thermometer, and keep them same.
There are six bathes in tester, test 6 pcs samples at same time.
There are 6 pcs flow meters, and they indicate the air flow of 6 pcs oxidation
tubes. The instrument is equipped with 6 pieces of flow meter, respectively indicate
the gas flow rate connecting to 6 oxidation tubes. The air source used by instrument is
the oxygen whose purity isn’t less than 99.5%, which is from oxygen cylinder, could
be used directly. If it comes from factory oxygen header pipe, it should install filter
and pressure maintaining valve before connecting with this instrument. The
instrument is equipped with a gas buffer tank, make the gas flow rate into each
oxidation tube more stable. The input port of oxygen is on the right side of
instrument.
The instrument is equipped with timer, which is used to record the test time, the
button on the timer is time start button.
The instrument is equipped with dark box, which is used to store keeping out of
the sun before oxidation tube being put into heating bath and be away from light and
cooling after oxidation tube being taken out.
The instrument main machine front appearance diagrammatic drawing is as
picture 1:

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 ⑴ ⑵ ⑶ ⑷

Overall picture
⑸ ⑹ ⑺ ⑻ ⑼ ⑽ ⑾ ⑿ ⒀ ⒁

Upper part Right side

(1) oxygen cylinder (2) thermostatic bath (3) test hole (4) dark chamber (5)
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 oxidation tube
(6) flow meter (7) power switch (8) pressure control knob (9) temperature controller
(10) timer(11) pressure gage (12) Dark box cooling fan switch (13) Oxygen gas inlet
(14) power line and fuse
Picture 1

Ⅴ.Usage
（I）Preparation for the test
1. Should read operation instruction carefully before using this instrument.
2. Read carefully People's Republic of China industrial standard SH/T 0175
《 distillate fuel oil oxidation stability determination method (accelerating
method)》,understand and know well test method stated by standard, test procedure
and test requirements.
3. According to the requirements stated by the standard, prepare various kinds of test
instruments, material for test etc.
4. Check the working state of instrument, making it accord with work environment
and operating conditions stated in instruction book.
5. Check the outer shell of the instrument, which must be at good grounding state.

（ii）The using method

1. Insert the power supply into the electric supply, and then insert oxygen gas source
pipe output tube into the oxygen input port of instrument, insert the oxygen input port
with this instrument.
2.Open instrument power switch, adjust temperature-controlled meter to test set
temperature 95℃, system start to control temperature. Before oxidation tube is put,
each test port should be covered with standard equipped small lid, about 40-50
minutes metal bath would be stable at the set temperature.
3.Put 350ml±5ml filtered sample into clean oxidation tube, store in the dark chamber
for the time being ( the storing time isn’t less than 1 hour.)
4.The temperature indicated by temperature-controlled meter reach and be stable at
test temperature 95℃±0.2℃, put in the oxidation tube, install oxygen tube and
condenser in turn.
5. Connect with condensate water. Each condenser has one entrance and one exit.
Confirm one entrance of the first condenser as entrance of condensate water, cut the
exit into the appropriate length by silicone tube connecting with the entrance of the
second condenser, and so on, connect with the entrance and exit of six condenser in
series, consider the exit of last condenser as the exit of condensate water. Connect the
condensate water with the entrance of first condenser by silicone tube , the exit of last
condenser is connected with silicone tube into the pool.
6.Connect with oxygen pipeline. Six pieces of standard equipped silicone tube
connect with six oxygen tubes respectively, and then connect with oxygen gas source.
7. Firstly close 6 flow meters, meanwhile adjust pressure control knob on the panel,

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let it be at closed state. Then open valve of oxygen cylinder, adjust oxygen cylinder
pressure reducer, making the output pressure of oxygen cylinder be 1.5～2.0 MPa.
8.Adjust the pressure control knob on the panel, making the reading of pressure gage
about 0.2 MPa.
9.Adjust 6 pieces of flow meter, carefully and adjust repeatedly, until floater of each
meter is stable at the range of standard request (50ml±5ml)/min, which is the oxygen
flow leading to each oxidation tube.
10.Set the fixed time.
11.Put the first oxidation tube in the heating bath and press timer reset button, timing
starts.
12. When reaching test time, the timer will alarm audibly, remind the user that the test
ends. At this time could take out oxidation tube in turn and put it into dark chamber,
cool it reaching at the room temperature for the following insoluble substance
determination experiment.

VI. Instrument complete set and technical documents

1.Instrument complete
No Product name unit quantity

1 SYD-0175 Distillate fuel oils oxidation stability tester Set 1

2 Oxidation tube Piece 6

3 condenser Piece 6

4 oxygen tube Piece 6

5 glass thermometer（50℃～100℃、scale division 0.2℃） Piece 1

6 Bath cover Piece 6

silicone tube（inner diameter φ6）
7 Piece 6
（flow meter exit to glass oxygen tube—250 ㎜/piece）
silicone tube（inner diameter φ6）
8 （Glass condenser pipe in series、inflow、used for water out， Piece 3Meter
each section cut according to the need）
steel cylinder connecting pipe（connect oxygen cylinder with
9 Meter 4
instrument，with cylinder joint）

10 Fuse Piece 2

Technical documents
(1)“SYD-0175 Distillate fuel oils oxidation stability tester” operation instruction
1copy
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 (2)Product qualified certificate 1copy
(3)Product guarantee card 1copy

Appendix 1: ZN48 timer set the fixed time

1)Timer introduction
The timer panel is as picture 1:

Upper display window

Bottom display window

pause key bit choice key multiply key reset key

Picture 1 Picture 2
In Picture 1, upper display window displays the hour in display fixed time, the other
upper display window is also timer function password setting and display window.
The bottom display window on the left side of decimal point two digits display minute,
the max show value is 59, on the right side of decimal point two digits display second,
the max show value is also 59.

2)Fixed time set

Take the instrument setting 16 hours 00 minute 00 second for example.
(1) Continuously press “bit choice key “for 8 seconds, when upper display window
shows “××-×”, coming into the setting state of timer function password.
Set timer function password: Use bit choice key, select front two position or last one
position nixie tube and make it flicker, make use of multiply key to change numerical
value. Here , set it as “21-2”，as picture 2. After function password is set, wait for 8
seconds, function password will automatically store in timer.

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Note: When delivery this instrument the timer function password has set, user
generally don’t need to reset again.
Timing time setting: Press bit choice key for 1 second, when nixie tube in upper
display window flicker, it is at the setting state of timing time. Using bit choice key to
choose the bit need to set, and use multiply key to change the numerical value,
making upper display window show “0016”.
Using bit choice key to make nixie tube at the bottom display window flicker, making
use of bit choice key to choose the bit need to set, and press multiply key to change
the numerical value. Make upper display window show “00.00”，as picture 1. After
setting timing time, wait for 8 seconds, the timing time value will automatically store
in timer.
Press reset key, the timer start to work.

Appendix 2: choose accessories, reagent and material

1.Choose accessories

No Name Unit Quantity

Filtering apparatus：is composed of funnel, filter membrane

1 set 1
layer board, clamp, 500ml filter flask
filter membrane: cellulose polycarbonate membrane piece,
2 box 1
bore diameter 0.8µm

3 vacuum filter, vacuum degree isn’t less than 85Kpa set 1

Evaporation container: Borosilicate glass beaker, 200ml in

4 Pc 1
tall form

5 electric hot plate set 1

filter membrane drying oven: used to dry filtering insoluble

6 Pc 1
substance
Glass instrument dry oven: used to dry glassware, oxidation
7 Pc 1
tube, etc

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Note: these accessories could be purchased by our company.

2.reagent and material

reagent and purity: The used reagents must use analytically pure or reagent of higher
purity.
water: water purity should conform to the requirement of grade 3 in GB/T6682
specification.
Isooctane: the purity isn’t less than 99.75%, filter in advance with a piece of filter
membrane before use.
Oxygen: the purity isn’t less than 99.5%, from oxygen cylinder could use directly, if
from factory oxygen header pipe, should equip with filter and pressure maintaining
valve before connecting with the instrument.
Three mixed reagent: the mixed liquid of acetone, methyl alcohol and methylbenzene
in the same volume
Note: the above reagent could be bought from local chemistry and glass company.

Inspector: Packager:
Date: Date:

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