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Method and apparatus for determination of the thawing point of jet fuels

US4760538A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 12, 1986
Grant dateJul 26, 1988
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Expiry dateFeb 12, 2006

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N33/2811
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and apparatus for determining the thawing point of jet fuels by first cooling a sample of the fuel until crystals appear and then heating the sample until the crystals disappear, detecting the point at which the crystals appear both thermally and optically, detecting the point at which the crystals disappear both thermally and optically and correlating the resulting measurements to obtain an indication of the thawing point.

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