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Process and device for determining the cloud point of a diesel oil

US5007733A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 7, 1985
Grant dateApr 16, 1991
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Expiry dateJun 7, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/12
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention concerns a process and a device for determining the cloud point of a diesel oil, comprising a light source and, aligned on a single axis, a diaphragm comprising a central hole on the said axis, an objective forming the image of the hole on a light trap, and behind the screen, a wide-diameter photoelectric detector intended to deliver an electric current when it receives a light flux, and, disposed between the objective and the screen, a cell containing a diesel oil sample to be analyzed, means for controlling the temperature of this sample being associated to the said cell.

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