GD-1884

Petroleum Products Density

Tester

Operation Manual

Chongqing Gold Mechanical & Electrical Equipment Co.,Ltd.

Chongqing Gold GD-1884 Petroleum Products Density Tester

Content

I. Purpose and scope……………………………………………………….……..2

II. Working condition…………………………………………………….………..2

III. Main technical specification and parameters……………………………..…….2

IV. Instrument structure…………………………………………………….………3

V. Operation methods……………………………………………………………...5

VI. Attention………………………………………………………………………..7

VII. Full set and technical documents……………………………………………….8

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I. Purpose and scope

The instrument is designed and made as per the National Standard of People’s Republic of China
GB/T1884 “Test Methods for Density of Petroleum Oils and Liquid Petroleum Products (Density
Meter Method)”. It is suitable to determine the density of crude petroleum and liquid petroleum
products.

II. Working condition

1. Ambient temperature: -10 ℃～+40 ℃; The temperature fluctuation should not be more than
2 ℃.
2. Relative humidity: ≤85%;
3. The instrument should be put on a flat workbench during tests. The air draft in the working
environment should be as small as possible.
4. Please keep the instrument in a dry area when it is not used.
5. The power supply for the instrument is single phase three wires. The power supply should
have fine grounding end.

III. Main technical specification and parameters

1. Power supply: AC 220V±10%, 50 Hz;
2. Bath cubage: Ф300 mm×340 mm;
3. Test tube: 500 ml;
4. Heating power: 700 W, 1000 W;
5. Temperature controller:
(1) Temperature controlling range: 0 ℃~100 ℃;
(2) Temperature controlling accuracy: ±0.2 ℃;
(3) Temperature sensor: Industrial platinum resistance; its scale number is Pt100;
6. Thermometer: It is a total immersed mercury thermometer having scale division of 0.2 ℃;

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IV. Instrument structure

The instrument is composed of bath and bath cover, electric controlling case, temperature
controller, electric stirring device, electric heater, sample cylinder and its clamps, density meter, and
thermometer, etc.

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(1) Electric controlling case (2) Control panel (3) Bath cover
(4) Spare hole and its rubber stopper (5) Motor shield (6) Stirring motor
(7) Temperature sensor (8) Thermometer (9) Sample cylinder clamps
(10) Main power switch (11) Pedestal (12) Bath
(13) Fixing ring of water bath (14) Sample cylinder (15) Foot
Fig.1
1. Electric heater
It is made of sealed stainless steel tube. It is used to heat the water bath.

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2. Electric stirring device

It adopts a 60YN06-2B non-slowdown single phase asynchronous motor. Its input power is 25
W and its output power is 6 W. Its rotation speed is 1200 RPM. The stirring vane is Ф50 mm in
diameter (it is covered by a stainless steel shield together with the heater) and it is used to ensure the
temperature in the water bath is even and uniform.
3. Temperature controller
It is a FB9542GC digital temperature controller with LCD. The signal of the temperature
sensor is sent to the temperature controller so that the temperature controller can automatically
control the heating power of the electric heater for heating the medium in the water bath, and show
the temperature in the water bath at the same time.
4. Bath and bath cover
The bath is a harden glass bath and it is used to hold bath medium. There are two holes on the
bath cover for installing two sample cylinders and their clamps. It can make test for two samples at
the same time. If you need to determine the sample density at a low temperature, you can use the
spare hole on the bath cover. You can install a cooler on the bath through the spare hole to lower
down the bath temperature, so that it can meet the test requirements.
5. Thermometer
It is a total immersed mercury thermometer having scale division of 0.2 ℃. The full scale of
the thermometer is -20 ℃～102 ℃.
6. Control panel (See Fig.2)
(1) PV value: It is used to show the measured value or other signs according to the instrument
states;
(2) Move button: To move cursor when you preset the parameters.
(3) Function button (Set button): To modify parameters and to confirm the modified value.
(4) Temperature control I (Temp. ctrl I): for the heater of 700 W; Press the button, and then the
heater of 700 W starts working and its indication light is on;
(5) SV value: To show the preset temperature and to show timing time and other parameters
according to the instrument states;

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(6) Minus button: To decrease the number at the setting position;

(7) Plus button: To increase the number at the setting position;
(8) Stir button: Press the button, and then the stirring motor starts working and its indication
light is on;
(9) Temperature control II (Temp. ctrl II): for the heater of 1000 W; Press the button, and then
the heater of 1000 W starts working and its indication light is on.

Fig.2

V. Operation methods
(I) Preparation before test
1. Please carefully read the Operation Manual before use.
2. Please carefully read the National Standard of People’s Republic of China GB/T1884-2000
“Test Methods for Density of Petroleum Oils and Liquid Petroleum Products (Density Meter
Method)” to acquaint and familiar with preparation, test procedures, and test requirements.
3. Please get ready for all test apparatus and materials as per GB/T1884-2000.
4. Please check the working state of the instrument to make sure it is in accord with the

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working environment and working condition stipulated in the Operation Manual.

5. Please check the outer shell of the instrument to make sure it is fine grounded.
(II) Operation methods
1. Please fill proper bath medium into the bath as per the testing temperature. The medium
surface should be higher than the gap (If the medium is oil, please note that the volume of oil will
expand when it is heated) on the heating shield to ensure the liquid can be circulated ups and downs.
2. Connect the stirring motor and insert the temperature sensor into the bath. Connect the
instrument to the outer power supply. Turn on the Power switch and the Stir switch.
3. The temperature controller will enter into the working state after the instrument gets power.
Then the current bath temperature will be shown at the PV position, and the controlling temperature
you preset at last time will be shown at the SV position.
4. Preset the controlling temperature as per the test requirement.
5. Press the Temp.ctrl I button and the Temp.ctrl II button, and then the heaters get power. The
bath temperature begins to rise up. When the bath temperature is close to the preset value, the
Temp.ctrl II will be cut off automatically (The heater of 1000 W stops working) and the Temp.ctrl I
(700 W) will be in the temperature controlling state.
6. The temperature controller is a high performance intelligent meter of new type. Its
parameters have been preset before leaving factory, so it is not necessary to preset its parameters
again. If the temperature controlling accuracy could not meet the requirements, you can press the
Set button for 5 s and enter into the menu B to preset or modify its parameters.
7. If there is difference between the displayed temperature on the temperature controller and
the measured temperature by a glass thermometer, please modify the displayed temperature.
First, please calculate the modified value: If the displayed temperature is higher than the
measured temperature by a glass thermometer, the modified value is negative. Otherwise, the
modified value is positive. For example, the displayed temperature on the temperature controller is
80.0 ℃ and the measured temperature by a glass thermometer is 79.7 ℃, and then the modified
value is -0.3. If the measured temperature by a glass thermometer is 80.3 ℃, the modified value
should be 0.3.

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Input the modified value: Press the Set button to the menu B. Then keep pressing the Set
button until SC is shown at the SV position. Press the move button, plus button or minus button to
input the modified value. Repress the Set button to escape from the menu B after modification.
8. When the bath temperature keeps stable at the required testing temperature, please rotate the
sample cylinder clamps for several degrees and take it off from the bath cover. Then insert the
sample cylinder (containing sample) into the clamps and put the sample cylinder into the bath.
Rotate the clamps to fix it on the bath cover.
9. Insert the thermometer into the sample and stir the sample carefully. When the sample
temperature keeps stable, please vertically place a proper density meter into the sample and keep it
stable. Read the reading of density meter and record the sample temperature. Then convert it to the
density at 20 ℃ as per the methods stipulated in the National Standard of People’s Republic of
China GB/T1885.

VI. Attention
1. You can use water bath if the controlling temperature is lower than 80 ℃. Then it is not
necessary to change the stirring vane. If you use the oil bath when the controlling temperature is
higher than 80 ℃ and the temperature controlling accuracy can not meet the requirement, you can
change the stirring vane. Disassemble the protection shield of heater, and enlarge the angle of
stirring vane to increase the stirring force. Assemble the protection shield again.
2. Stir the bath during heating to ensure the bath temperature is even and uniform. If the
stirring motor does not rotate, please check the capacitance at first. Then check the electric motor.
3. If there is nothing shown at the PV position after the instrument gets power, please pull off
the temperature sensor plug on the back panel and check it. The resistance between the pin opposite
to the gap on the plug and each pin at its two sides is less than 110 Ω at the room temperature and
the resistance will increase about 0.4 Ω for each temperature increase of 1 ℃. The resistance
between pins not opposite to the gap on the plug is zero. You can check whether the temperature
sensor is damaged according to the method described above.
4. If the temperature increases slowly after you turn on the two Temp.ctrl switches, please

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check the aviation plug of eight cores. The resistance between the No.7 pin and the No.5 pin is
about 50Ω, and the resistance between the No.8 pin and the No.5 pin is about 69 Ω. If the first two
is open circuit, it indicates that the heater of 1000 W is damaged. If the later two is open circuit, it
indicates the heater of 700 W is damaged. Then you can check whether the heaters are damaged
according to the method described above.
5. If the heaters are fine but the temperature increases slowly, you can check the silicon
controlled rectifier on the bottom board of the controlling case. Please change the silicon controlled
rectifier if necessary.
Note: When the ambient temperature is lower than 0 ℃, please exhaust water in the water bath
to avoid any damage to the instrument caused by freezing.
Warning: If there is any trouble appears, please cut off the power supply immediately. Then
ask a professional to check and repair it. You can use it again only after the problem is solved to
avoid any accidents.

VII. Full set and technical documents

1. Full set
No. Name Unit Quantity

1 Main unit Set 1

2 Thermometer (-20 ℃～102 ℃, scale division is 0.2 ℃) Piece 1

3 SY-05 Density meter (10 pieces in a group) Set 1

4 Temperature sensor sheath Piece 1

5 Thermometer stopper (3#) Piece 2

6 500 ml test tube Piece 2

7 Stopping ring for thermometer (1#) Piece 4

8 Rubber stopper (21#) Piece 1

9 Power supply wire (250 V 10 A) Piece 1

10 Fuse 10A (φ5×20) Piece 5

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2. Technical documents
(1) Operation Manual 1 piece
(2) Quality Certificate 1 piece
(3) Repair Guarantee 1 piece

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