SX-100K User Manual
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1. Picture 1 Octane Meter detector and imitator MEASURING METHOD eal research RON motor MON 2908 AIT SHATOX Picture 2 Appearance of Octane Meter electronic module 2 3 4 The electronic calculator of Octane Meter processes detector signals performs all necessary calculations and constantly tests the main function modules of Octane Meter The appearance of the electronic calculator is presented in Picture 2 On the left side of this module there is a socket for connecting the detector At the lower panel of the device there is a socket for connection of Octane Meter to a personal computer At the front panel of the device there is a liquid crystal display LCD and control buttons Display indications are described in all details in Article 3 3 Buttons ON and OFF are meant for switching on and switching off Octane Meter correspondingly Octane Meter operating modes are selected by means of button SEL Button F is used to expand functions of the buttons SEL and OFF At the back panel of the electronic calculator module there is a battery compartment 2 4 Package The OCTANE METER when assembled is placed into a bag or metal box 2 5 Delivery package content The delivery package consists of the following components Electronic calculator module 1 piece Probe sensor 1 piece e Imitator 1 piece Operations manual 1 piece Power supply elements 1 set Bag or metal cas2. 2 RON MON 2 simultaneously G taia The second mode is also used for measurement of octane numbers but it is specially Temp intended for working with gasoline as a rule with low octane gasoline received by RON2 ARI means of compounding in accordance with the small capacity manufacture technology MON2 2 or in terms of branch specifications This mode is also meant for analyzing non standard gasoline POEN The third mode is meant for determining diesel fuel cetane numbers Cer In addition Temp as a facultative parameter it is possible to determine the chilling temperature of a Gat TYPE diesel fuel sample TFr Also the type TYPE of the diesel fuel depending on the rr freesing temperature TFr is displayed S summer W winter A arctic Oct Oct Temp RONI AKI See mode Octane RONI MONI MONI Oct Oct Temp RON2 AKI See mode Octane RONI MONI MON2 Cet Cet Temp a ae rupe See mode Cetane CET TFR TFr Octane Meter memory contains integral parameters of a considerable quantity of commercial gasoline and diesel fuel grades Readings of Octane Meter may differ for two samples of the same grade if these samples are manufactured of different batches of oil and that is why they have different composition In this case measurement accuracy may not satisfy a user For that Octane Meter has a function of making program correction of readings The computational algorithm modified by a user is sav
3. 80 it is recommended to use operations gt and lt and for high octane gasoline octane number is more than 80 it is recommended to use operations and Readings of cetane numbers do not need as a rule to be corrected Determining of diesel fuel chilling temperatures is carried out as a reference parameter In this connection at making correction of parameters Cet and TFr the operations are chosen at operator s will ATTENTION There is a difference in effects of performance of the operations and are performed independently for each parameter lt and gt not only correct the chosen parameter but also cause proportional changes of other parameter Z makes zeroing resetting of corrections for both parameters at once and if execute this operation in the top line the line of parameters RON or Cet zeroing resetting of the corrections entered by means of operations and occurs if execute Z in the bottom line line MON or TFr zeroing resetting of the corrections entered by means of any operations occurs 3 6 5 Set the parameter being corrected to the required value For this purpose press and keep button F and at the same time press button OFF to hear a sound signal At this the symbol of operation is replaced with symbol for a short period of time Octane Meter processes the received information and then the par
4. Meter are presented in Table 1 Table 1 N Parameter description Value L Measurement range of octane numbers ON ON 40 120 units Acceptable limit of octane number measurement De i i 0 5 basic error ON units max Limit of acceptable difference between parallel 3 0 2 octane number measurements ON units max 4 Measurement range of Cetane numbers CN CN 20 100 units Acceptable limit of Cetane number measurement 5 1 0 error CN units max 6 Limit of acceptable difference between parallel 05 Cetane number measurements CN units max i 7 Measurement time s 1 5 Overall dimensions 8 e Electronic unit mm 100x210x40 e Sensor mm 60x100 9 Mass of Octane Meter kg max 0 9 10 Mean time between failures hour min 1000 2 3 Design and operation of Octane Meter 2 3 1 The principle of Octane Meter operation is in determining knock characteristic of gasoline self flammability of diesel fuel 2 3 2 The detector of Octane Meter is a non separable item in the form of a cartridge having volume of 75 ml Its volume specifies signal characteristics of the generator situated in the bottom of the detector The detector also has a built in element sensitive to fuel sample temperature changes 2 3 3 The detector is equipped with an imitator This imitator makes it possible to conduct the performance check of the device without using fuel samples
5. the correction mode and execute the operation of corrections zeroing resetting Z in the bottom line the line of parameters MON or TFR 3 7 Safety measures 3 7 1 In Octane Meter there are no sources of high voltage fire danger or hazard to operator s health 3 7 2 To start measurements is authorized only with the observance of the safety requirements specified in the normative document for the tested sample of gasoline diesel fuel 3 7 3 Working at samples it is necessary to observe the requirements of fire prevention safety according to the State Branch Standard 4 Maintenance and control methods 4 1 General instructions Intermediate maintenance and checking as well as routine maintenance of Octane Meter are performed by the manufacturer authorized organizations and by the Standardization and metrology center having appropriate rights 4 2 Control models 4 2 1 To carry out periodic performance checks adjustment and correction of Octane Meter readings in both laboratory and field conditions the manufacturer recommends using so called control models The control models are intended for imitation of electric parameters being equivalent to electric parameters of tested samples Modeling may be performed in two ways e Inserting the imitator into the Octane Meter detector e Filling up the Octane Meter detector with isooctane having fixed dielectric capacitivity so called volumetric model 4 2 2 Character
6. PETROLEUM QUALITY ANALYZER Octane Meter SHATOX SX 100M USER MANUAL INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY 1 Introduction 1 1 The Operations manual for OCTANE METER SHATOX SX 100M petroleum products quality analyzer hereinafter called OCTANE METER is intended for studying the device and contains description of its design the principle of operation performance specification and establishes the operating rules to guarantee trouble free work of the device 1 2 It is not required any special training to operate Octane Meter Nevertheless we recommend you to study the present Operations manual carefully before starting operations of the device 2 Description and operation of Octane Meter 2 1 Function 2 1 1 Octane Meter is designed for determining the following motor petrol octane levels by motor and research methods diesel fuel cetane rating In addition it is possible to determine diesel fuel chilling temperature The results of measurements are displayed on the screen 2 1 2 Octane Meter is manufactured as a portable small sized device and is intended for rapid petroleum products quality monitoring in field and laboratory conditions Operating conditions air temperature in the range from 10 C up to 45 C 2 1 3 The device is supplied with power from 4 elements of AA type or from an external direct current power supplier with voltage of 6 7 V 2 2 Specifications Technical specifications of Octane
7. ameter value changes In Pictures 6 and 7 examples of performance of operations and lt are presented Using operations and each pressing of button OFF makes change in the parameter by 0 1 units of octane cetane numbers Using operations lt and gt the change in the parameter by 0 1 units of octane cetane numbers does not always occur therefore it needs to make if necessary several pressing Buttons Display indications combination F OFF F OFF MONI Picture 6 Buttons Display indications combination F OFF F OFF MON1 Picture 7 Symbols show the presence of correction of values RONI and MONI in relation to the factory presets Underlining symbols are given for binding of correction indicators location they are not displayed on the screen of the device 3 6 6 After achieving the desirable result leave the correction mode and enter into the Octane Meter operating mode To do this it is necessary to press and keep button F and at the same time press button SEL At this a long sound signal is beeped ATTENTION It is necessary to remember that after having made correction Octane Meter assures normal inaccuracy of measurements only within the range of those samples for which this correction has been made The corrections stored in the Octane Meter memory can always be resetted For this purpose it is necessary to enter into
8. correction mode To do this it is necessary to press and keep button F and at the same time press button SEL At this the device beeps a long sound signal and a blinking field Cor and the symbol of correction appear in the first line of the indicator At this stage Octane Meter does not perform any measurements displaying the last obtained result 3 6 3 By means of button OFF choose the parameters to be corrected RON or MON for gasoline Cet or TFr for diesel fuel At this symbol located on the opposite side of the corresponding parameter changes into one of the symbols of correction gt lt or Z An example of display indications at performance of these activities is presented in Picture 4 In this instance the fourth Octane Meter operating mode is chosen for making corrections Oct oct Cor Temp 21 6 RONI 93 3 MONI BIA OFF Picture 4 3 6 4 By means of button SEL choose the operation of correction Picture 5 from the following set of options Haor aga L Increase of a parameter teaa aeee Reduction of a parameter 7 Ri Zeroing reset of corrections RONI Z 93 3 SEL moni 85 1Je RONI lt 93 3 SEL SEL MONI 85 1 ser RON gt 93 3 SEL MON1 85 1 Picture 5 The calibration characteristic stored in the Octane Meter memory is strongly nonlinear therefore to correct readings of low octane gasoline octane number is less than
9. e 1 piece 3 Use of Octane Meter 3 1 It is prohibited to fill up the Octane Meter detector with other liquids but commercial gasoline diesel fuel motor and transformer oils 3 1 1 It is allowed to use this Octane Meter on the following operating conditions the ambient temperature must be in the range from minus 10 C up to plus 45 C In case of conducting measurements out of the indicated range the readings of the measured temperature will be blinking In case of using Octane Meter at lower temperatures the liquid crystal display LCD of the device may become frozen Use of Octane Meter at higher temperatures may lead to distortion of measurements results due to intensive evaporation of light fractions of a fuel sample being examined 3 2 Making ready 3 2 1 Octane Meter is completely equipped and does not require any pre starting procedures 3 2 2 Make sure that power supply elements are installed properly The scheme of the proper connection is given at the back panel of the electronic calculator module 3 2 3 After transportation of Octane Meter under winter conditions it is recommended to let the device stay indoors during at least 2 hours 3 3 Display indications Octane Meter is equipped with a four line matrix liquid crystal display LCD The appearance of the display along with indications of all possible fields and symbols is presented in Picture 3 A view of single fields depends on an appropriate Octane Meter operat
10. e down the measuring Octane Meter detector and empty it removing all fuel rests if necessary wipe it with cleaning rag toilet paper After conducting analysis of diesel fuel the Octane Meter detector is to be washed out with gasoline 3 5 8 Proceed to next measurements or switch off the device With a view to save power Octane Meter has a function of automatic switching off in 15 minutes if during this period any buttons were not pressed except for ON 3 6 Making program correction of reading ATTENTION It is necessary to remember that gasoline data set into the Octane Meter memory remain constant The process of program correction of reading modifies only the algorithm of calculations Corrections entered in one of the operating modes do not have an influence on functioning of other modes Reset of corrections return to the base algorithm of calculations is also made independently in each mode In the correction mode in case of activation of the automatic power switching off function the changed corrections will be saved The program correction of readings is to be performed in the following order 3 6 1 Choose the Octane Meter operating mode in which it is necessary to make corrections Fill up carefully the Octane Meter detector with a fuel sample with known parameters octane number for gasoline or cetane number for diesel fuel Perform a measurement and obtain a value which needs to be corrected 3 6 2 Enter into the
11. ed in the Octane Meter memory at switching off power supply Program correction of readings is possible in any operating regimes modes of Octane Meter However it is recommended not to make any changes into the first three modes keeping them as reference regimes and for this purpose the 4 5 and 6 modes may be used Table 2 These modes are complete analogues of the first three but they are specially meant for entering correction by a user Switching of the Octane Meter operating modes is carried out by pressing of button SEL 3 5 Procedures of operation 3 5 1 Open the case take out the Octane Meter detector and put it on a horizontal surface Position of the electronic calculator module does not matter 3 5 2 Make sure that there are no unwanted subjects such as fixed residues or oil films in the Octane Meter detector 3 5 3 Switch on Octane Meter by pressing of button ON The value of temperature parameter Temp will be blinking for a short period of time until Octane Meter receives the information from the detector Octane Meter automatically switches over to the operating mode at which it has been switched off earlier If necessary choose a required operating mode Article 3 4 by means of button SEL 3 5 4 Octane Meter indications will set in 1 5 seconds If the Octane Meter detector is empty zeros are displayed If the imitator is inserted into the Octane Meter detector Octane Meter is to indicate values fro
12. f Octane Meter manufacture 7 3 Warranty assurance is 12 months from the date of sale Warranty repair of Octane Meter is carried out by the manufacturer 8 Acceptance certificate OCTANE METER SHATOX SX 100M Petroleum Quality Analyzer Factory number corresponds to the requirements of technical specifications 42 15 002 60283547 2006TU and is accepted as serviceable Date of manufacture is M 200 Quality Control Department representative Locus sigilli
13. ing mode Picture 3 l is a field displaying an Octane Meter operating mode this field can indicate the following Octane Cetane Oct Oct Cet Cet 2 is a field which is shown only at performing program correction of Octane Meter readings 3 the signal P displayed in this field is followed by a sound and evidences a non sufficient power supply in this case the measurements should not be carried out 4 is a field displaying temperature of an investigated fuel sample It is indicated in any Octane Meter operating mode 5 describes parameters being measured in the current operating mode 6 always indicates symbol at conducting measurements At performing program correction it indicates the symbol of an operation being carried out with the current parameter 7 indicates values of parameters being measured 8 displaying of a blinking symbol when the device is running testifies to its full serviceability 3 4 Octane Meter operating modes With the purpose of expansion of adaptation capabilities of the device for various application conditions Octane Meter has 6 operating modes Table 2 Mode Description Stane The first mode is a base regime It is enough to apply this mode for practical operation Tanp of this device This mode is meant for measurement of commercial gasoline octane RON1 AKI numbers by research RON and motor MON methods and antiknock index AKI MONI
14. istics of the control models are given in Table 3 Measurements are to be conducted in the first operating mode Octane RONI MONI Table 3 Linear model Electric capacitance picofarad 30 Indication range units of octane number 40 120 Precision units of octane number 1 0 Volumetric model Isooctane Liquid State Branch Standard 124333 83 Indication of reduced octane number in accordance with research method at t 20 C 70 5 units of octane number Indication of reduced octane number in accordance with motor method at t 20 C 67 5 units of octane number Precision units of octane number 0 5 Repeatability units of octane number 0 2 4 3 Octane Meter performance check e Switch on Octane Meter Choose the first operating mode Octane RONI MONI e Insert the linear model imitator into the Octane Meter detector Octane Meter is to display the values from the range 60 98 4 4 Octane Meter adjustment 4 4 1 Switch on Octane Meter Choose the first operating mode Octane RONI MONI 4 4 2 Enter into the correction mode and reset corrections which may have been made by a user at performing program correction of readings Article 3 6 4 4 3 Fill up the Octane Meter detector with the volumetric model isooctane Octane Meter is to display values by research and motor methods 4 4 4 If Octane Meter readings differ from specified values make adjustments with the use of a screw d
15. m the working range of measurements Article 4 2 3 5 5 Using laboratory glassware of volume 75 100 ml fill up carefully the Octane Meter detector with an investigated fuel sample up to full admission It is supposed to switch on Octane Meter as soon as the Octane Meter detector will be filled up 3 5 6 The process of measurement and updating of indications takes no more than 5 seconds If temperature of the sample differs from the ambient temperature it is necessary to wait until setting of indications of the temperature of the sample Write down readings of Octane Meter If parameters of the sample are out of the working range limits the Octane Meter display indicates values 00 0 This Octane Meter model has a function to store the results of measurements in the Octane Meter memory To do this it is necessary to press and keep button F and at the same time press button OFF The measurement results log of Octane Meter saves data of the last 12 measurements When the measurement results log is overflowed new data replace old information To identify these measurements they are consistently numbered from RNOI RNI2 0 up to 255 Saved data can be viewed by the following ways You can push ON button and the instrument switches into the review mode Push ON button again to jump between measurements Press F ON to delete all measurements SEL or OFF to exit from the mode 3 5 7 Pour out the fuel sample turn upsid
16. river For this purpose insert the screw driver into a special aperture in the bottom part of the detector and turning it to the left and right obtain the above specified values 4 4 5 Wipe the Octane Meter detector with cleaning rag or toilet paper NOTE The method of Octane Meter isooctane adjustment supplements the possibilities to adjust the device by means of comparison of Octane Meter readings and motor settings corresponding to State Branch Standard 511 82 Moreover it is necessary in case of using Octane Meter for technological purposes or for analysis of gasoline manufactured by compounding of low octane virgin gasoline In this situation Octane Meter assures normal inaccuracy of measurements only within the range of octane numbers of those samples for which the correction has been made 5 Storage Octane Meter is to be stored in the closed package at the ambient temperature from 5 C up to 45 C and relative air humidity that must be no more than 98 at 25 C 6 Transportation Octane Meter packed up in the package special purpose case may be transported by all kinds of closed body transport 7 Product warranty 7 1 The manufacturer guarantees Octane Meter quality conformance to the requirements of technical specifications 4215 002 60283547 2006TU subject to observance of operation conditions transportation and storage by a consumer 7 2 Warranty period of storage without power supply elements is 16 months from the date o
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