Tasks and applications
- Determination of the effectiveness of wetting media
- Checking the surfactant content in solutions below the critical micelle concentration (CMC)
- Tank clearance and cleaning validation in the foodstuffs industry
- Measurement of interfacial tension for the quality assurance and optimization of emulsifiers
- Decomposition product content in oils according to ASTM D‑971.
Measuring methods and options
- Surface tension using the ring and plate method
- Interfacial tension using the ring and plate method
- Surface tension and interfacial tension using the ring tear-off method
- Testing of transformer oils in accordance with ASTM D‑971
- Measuring the density of liquids
- Measurement from ‑10 to 100 °C, temperature measurement with internal sensor
Technical Data
| Surface and interfacial tension Measuring range Resolution |
1 to 999 mN/m 0.1 mN/m |
| Sample stage Speed Lift height |
2.5 to 14 mm/min 75 mm |
| Temperature control (optional) Range Sensor resolution |
-10 to 100 °C 0.1 °C |
| Maximum sample load | 50 g |
| Ring correction | Zuidema & Waters, Harkins & Jordan |
| Display | 320 × 240 px |
| Data output | RS232, USB |
| Power consumption | max. 15 W |
| Power supply | 100 - 240 VAC, 47 - 63 Hz |
| Dimensions | 270 × 350 × 420 mm (W × D × H) |
| Weight | 11 kg |