Automated Density Measurement Provides High Accuracy and Increases Productivity

Density is one of the most prevalent physical properties used to classify and characterize fluids. Manual digital analyzers, based on the oscillating U-tube method, have helped make density determination more precise and faster, as well as requiring smaller amounts of sample than the traditional pycnometers and hydrometers. Unfortunately, not every petroleum product lends itself to easy and straightforward sample handling and measurement. Due to the wide variety from one product to another, characterization of petroleum products is often complex to handle, therefore leading to significant analysis errors and inconsistent results.

To meet this challenge, PAC introduced an innovative automated digital density meter, the ISL VIDA, which is able to operate with the push of a button. VIDA has several unique features within it that increase the reliability and consistency of its analysis, including:

• Automatic sample injection combined with auto bubble detection system for density analysis; free of errors associated with bubbles
• Unique detection cell made of metal for accurate temperature control
• Patented ultrasonic cleaning with automatic cell cleanliness check

While manual density meters can be cumbersome to use and susceptible to measurement errors, the ISL VIDA™ analyzer offers a high level of reliability for a wide variety of petroleum products testing, while meeting increasingly rigorous industry regulations. Laboratories now can benefit from higher accuracy, improved safety, and increased productivity, therefore increasing their overall profitability, with a single “push-button” method.

To learn more about the ISL VIDA, please watch the on-demand webinar “Introducing State-of-the-art Density Measurement”. You can also read the press article, “Density Measurement in the Petroleum Industry”, previously published in Petro Industry news.