ATF Lubricity Test Rig (BOCLE)

Covers the assessment of the wear aspects of the boundary lubrication properties of aviation turbine fuels on rubbing steel surfaces. Simple to use interface – digital computer control of all instrument functions Standard ASTM D5001 test sequence pre-loaded into ABT microprocessor controller – operator fits cleaned specimens, adds fuel sample & presses the ‘Start Test’ button Automatic control of test sequence - no operator-included variability in test results Automatic flow controllers for moist and dry air - no operator input required to control the humidity and flow rate of the conditioned air PC-based data logging of motor speed, test duration, fuel temperature, air temperature, humidity recorded during the test & a summary printed out confirming that all parameters were within the specified limits Interchangeable humidity & temperature probes - humidity and temperature measurement does not need to be re-calibrated, simply replace the combined relative humidity and temperature probe with an exchange pre-calibrated unit Heating & Cooling System through Peltier Heating & Cooling System Digital Microscope with Image Acquisition System & software PC-based data acquisition & analysis system of motor speed, test duration, fuel temperature, air temperature, humidity Basic Test Rig with PC based Controller Humidity Control System PC Based Data Acquisition Software for RPM Motor and Fuel Temperature Digital Microscope, 100x with Image Acquisition System and Software Test Balls (25) Test Rings (25) Tool kit Fluid Volume - 50 ± 1.0 mL Fluid Temperature - 25 ± 1 C Fluid Ambient Temperature - + 5.0 to +35.0 C Conditioned Air - 10 ± 0.2% relative humidity at 25±1 C Flow rate through Fluid 0.5l/min Flow rate over the fluid 3.3l/min Fluid Conditioning Time - 15 min Fluid Test Conditions - 3.8 L/min flowing over the fluid Applied Load - 1000 g (500g weight) (±1g) Cylinder Rotational Speed - 240 ± 0.5 rpm Test Duration - 30 ± 0.1 min Data Acquisition & Analyze - Motor speed, Fuel temperature, air temperature , humidity & test duration. Test Ring - Dia 49.25 to 49.10, Thk 13.11 to 13 (SAE 8720 Steel, Hardness 58 to 62 Rc, surface finish Rq 0.51 to 0.71 micron). Test Ball - 12.7mm (0.5 inch) (AISI 52100 Steel, Hardness 64 to 66 Rc)