Koehler K88530, Operation And Instruction Manual

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K8853X Air Release Value Instrument
Operation and Instruction Manual
K8853X-Manual
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Figure 17. Test Information
– Sample Warming
A popup message will appear warning that the
lift stage will be moving to the density position.
Make sure not to obstruct the movement of
the stage. Press ‘OK’ to continue. (Figure 18)
Figure 18. Warning Message
– Density Positon
4. Once the stage is in the correct position for
density measurement it will ask to adjust the
stage to position the sinker at the proper level.
Press the up and down arrows as shown in
Figure 19 until the sinker is at the correct
height from the bottom of the test jar. The
screen will now also show the mass of the
sinker in the sample in kg. Once the sinker is
in the correct position, select the ‘Continue’
button at the bottom right corner of the screen.
Figure 19. Sinker Positioning
5. Initial Density Measurement. After selecting
‘Continue’ in the previous step the initial
density measurement is made and the target
density and mass is calculated. Figure 20
shows
these results. The on-screen
instructions will now tell you to remove the
sample temperature probe and replace it with
the top glassware. Once you have performed
this task press the ‘Continue’ button.
Figure 20. Target Density / Mass Calculation
6. Next, the glassware will be pre-heated for a
specified time. Once the pre-heating step is
complete, the ‘Continue’ button will appear.
(Figure 21)