The PMA 5 automatic flash-point tester is designed for determining petroleum products, such as diesel, engine oil, biodiesel, turbine fuel, turbine oil, jet fuel, paint, varnish, lube oil, mastics, etc. The flash-point determination of petroleum products is done using several methods.

Method A is used for determining homogeneous liquids such as paints, vanishes, new lubricating oils and distillate fuels; method B for lubricating oils, residual fuel oils, surface-film building petroleum liquids, mixtures of petroleum liquids and solids, and liquids with a viscosity greater than 5.5 cSt at +40°C;and method C:for biodiesel. In the latter method, electronic flash point detection is needed.

Key Features
-Integrated sensor for automatic barometric pressure correction
-Built-in fire-extinguishing system
-Automatically lights test flame, suppresses gas source at the end of test, relights if reauired during the test
-Overheating detection with automatic heat shut-off during the test
-Dome-shaped top-plate
-Swivel-around multi-function-head
-Internal memory of 20 operator names, 100 sample names, and 1000 tests
-Ideal for standard and small sample volumes
-ASTM D93 Procedure A,B,C
 

Source:Anton Paar