PCS ABSSL (Automated BOCLE System Scuffing Load)

ABSSL (Automated BOCLE System Scuffing Load)

The PCS Instruments ABSSL (Automated BOCLE System – Scuffing Load) is a fully automatic laboratory instrument for carrying out lubricity testing of diesel (middle distillate) fuel.

It fully conforms to the requirements of ASTM D-6078 "Standard Test Method for Evaluating Lubricity of Diesel Fuels by the Scuffing Load Ball-on-Cylinder Lubricity Evaluator (SLBOCLE)".

The instrument can also perform tests according to ASTM D-5001 “Measurement of lubricity of aviation turbine fuels”. The existing PCS ABS (Automated BOCLE System) instrument can be easily modified to allow the SL-BOCLE tests to be carried out. Alternatively, the ABSSL instrument can be supplied as new.

Test Methods:

ASTM D-5001 and ASTM D-6078

Advantages:

• Microprocessor control of all instrument functions.

• Can do both ASTM D-5001 and ASTM D-6078.

• Simple user interface. Instrument functions can be upgraded by downloading new firmware.

• Both the standard ASTM D6078 test sequences (Procedure A and B) pre-loaded into microprocessor

• controller.

• Automatic control of whole test sequence.

• No operator-induced variability in test results.

• Automatic flow controllers for moist and dry air.

• No operator input needed to set the humidity and flow rate of the conditioned air.

• Optional PC-based control and data logging software.

• Allows alternative test programmes to be downloaded into instrument and test parameters to be recorded as a permanent record.

• Interchangeable humidity and temperature probes.

• Humidity and temperature measurement does not need to be re-calibrated - simply replace the combined RH and temperature probe with an exchange pre-calibrated unit.

• Single source of supply for both the test rings and test equipment.