Hydrocarbon analyzer
ATEX, 5 - 40 °C (41 - 104 °F) | CPA-4 BARTEC

The Cloud Point Analyzer (CPA-4) is intended for use in the petrochemical industry. It serves for fully automatic determination of the Cloud Point (CP) of transparent, liquid hydrocarbons in the production process.

In many petrochemical production facilities it is necessary to determine the CP of mineral oil products (middle distillates, liquid fuels). A sample (liquid, optically transparent product) is cooled under defined conditions and the CP of the product is monitored. The temperature at which a cloud of paraffin crystals first precipitates leading to clouding of the product is known as the CP.

Determination of the paraffin concentration in liquid hydrocarbons is highly important for further processing as well as for the usability of mineral oil products. Moreover, determination of the cloud point can also be used for internal purposes such as checking the parameters for process optimization or checking sales standards.