The MiniVisc and its companion product, the FluidScan handheld infrared analyzer, are currently deployed within the US Coast Guard, Military Sea Lift Command and other branches of the US military for rapid, on-site assessment of oil properties as part of condition based maintenance programs.
NEW ASTM STANDARDS PORTABLE
Recently, the United States Navy released a public report confirming the accuracy and repeatability of the MiniVisc portable viscometer. The compact, battery-operated units fit easily into toolboxes or carrying bags and have found wide use where it is impractical to use a laboratory device, including shipboard, rail yard, and fleet vehicle applications. No solvents are required, and cleaning of the viscometer involves simply wiping the cell surfaces with a nonabrasive cleaning pad. MiniVisc 3000 viscometers use a patented Hele-Shaw cell design that enables direct measurement of kinematic viscosity at a regulated temperature (40˚C), using only a few drops (60μL) of oil. Spectro is one of the world’s largest suppliers of oil, fuel, and processed water analysis instrumentation and software.ĪSTM D8092 “Standard Test Method for Field Determination of Kinematic Viscosity Using a Microchannel Viscometer” applies to the Spectro Scienitific MiniVisc 3000 (formerly SpectroVisc Q3000) method of directly measuring the kinematic viscosity of in-service lubricants. (Chelmsford, MA – May 16, 2017) A new ASTM Standard Test Method supports the simple, convenient, and accurate viscosity measurement method employed in portable MiniVisc 3000 Series viscometers from Spectro Scientific.
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