FPP 5GS - COLD FILTER PLUGGING POINT ANALYZER
Ultra low temperature cold behavior testing -- powerful, portableThe FPP 5Gs is the first portable automated Cold Filter Plugging Point (CFPP) instrument that strictly conforms with IP, EN and JIS test methods. Fully self-contained with its own built-in cooling system, this instrument achieves cooling temperatures down to –69°C without any external liquid connection. The FPP 5Gs is 100% user configurable -- vacuum profiles, cooling profiles, suction intervals, cleaning phase as well as many other parameters may be modified on this stand alone instrument. Advanced optics detect sample flow, eliminating the direct pipette contact required with manual testing. 
Application
This method is applicable to distillate fuels (including those containing flow-improving or other additives) intended for use in diesel engines and domestic heating installations. Obtained results aid in estimation of the lowest temperature at which a fuel will freely flow within a fuel system.
Features & Benefits
Completely self-contained cooling system - enables ultra-low temperature testing - saves energy - eliminates the heat, noise, external liquid connections and toxic coolant vapors of external cooling units Compact and portable; easily moves throughout your lab to the area where needed Stand-alone and/or PC controlled operation Stepped or linear sample cooling Tactile, solvent proof alphanumeric keypad 50 results in memory Networked, PC-controlled operation & data management available with ISL's ALAN® (Automatic Laboratory Analyzer Network) system
Safe, simple operation
Simply load a 45 ml sample and press Start to begin testing. The FPP 5Gs controls jacket cooling in 1ºC intervals, electronically adjusting vacuum to draw test specimen up into a pipette through a mesh filter. As the fuel specimen cools, the amount of paraffin crystals increases until the cold filter plugging point -- the temperature at which the sample ceases to flow through the filter within 60 seconds or fails to return into the test jar -- is reached. When specified in the analysis preferences, the sample immediately reheats to ambient temperature following the test, facilitating the next sample run.
The FPP 5Gs documents results in a variety of formats: displayed on its local LCD; memorized to local memory; printed to an external printer; or, using optional ALAN® software, saved to a data base or transferred to a LIMS. The detection curve can also be visualized and printed.
Computer control and data management with ALAN®
When connected to a PC with the ALAN® (Automatic Laboratory Analyzer Network) 32-bit multi-tasking software under Windows® 9x/NT, the FPP 5Gs provides numerous advanced features:
- start tests from a PC, choosing from an unlimited number of test programs
- save results to a database
- edit cooling profiles
- customize reporting
- automatically export data to LIMS according to a user defined protocol
- and much more...
Methods
Test Methods : ASTM D6371; EN 116; IP 309; DIN 51428; JIS K2288
Specifications : ASTM D975 ; EN 590
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