13+ Flash Point Apparatus Diagram PNG. Fuel test using cleveland's flash point open cup apparatus, presentation by sumeeth shinde, department of mechanical engineering in collaboration with. It is an important measure of volatility and allows appropriate safety measures to be taken when transporting, storing or handling.

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The lowest temperature at which an oil lubricant gives off enough vapours that ignite for a moment when flame is brought near to it. Filling melting point capillaries criteria. The flash point is sometimes confused with the autoignition temperature, the temperature that causes spontaneous ignition.

The flash point of a volatile material is the lowest temperature at which its vapours ignite if given an ignition source.

Historically, flash point determination has been done using manual flash point apparatus. It is an important measure of volatility and allows appropriate safety measures to be taken when transporting, storing or handling. Values of autoignition temperature are generally higher than flash point, as given for pure hydrocarbons in the tables and figures below. Apparatus pensky's marten closed cup apparatus is used for oils having flash point>50 0 c.