Flashpoint Liquid Tester

The CMT Flash Point Tester is an automated closed cup instrument using just a 2 ml sample size. The increased flashpoint in engine oils to about 200°C is an early indication for fuel dilution, resulting in a crankcase explosion.

The flammability of material also determines its safety classification and the regulations under which it must be handled, stored and transported. The Electronic Flash Point Tester is a compact, benchtop/portable, Closed Cup Flash Point Tester designed to carry out ‘flash / no flash’ tests or to determine flash point values up to 300°C using either Ramp or Rapid Equilibrium methods.

The operating principle is that a cup containing the sample to be tested electrically heated in a ramp function to automatically increment the temperature for repeated tests until a flash is observed or the end of the search range is reached, allowing rapid determination of samples.

The device also features a user-friendly yes/no test. It is heated to a user set test temperature. A shutter in the lid is opened at the set temperature. A test flame is dipped into the vapour space above the sample. It can be determined if a sample has a flash point above or below the test temperature by detecting whether a flash has occurred or not.