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Bubble Point Tester

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Description

The PMI Bubble Point Tester provides a fast and accurate measurement of a material's largest through-pore (bubble point). User-friendly and fully-automated, the Bubble Point Tester produces reproducible and precise results.

Principles of Operation

A fully wetted sample is placed in the sample chamber and the chamber is sealed. Gas is then allowed to flow into the chamber behind the sample. The gas pressure is measured. The gas pressure sufficient to push liquid out of the largest pore and initiate gas flow is determined as the bubble point pressure. The bubble point pore diameter is computed from bubble point pressure.

Bubble Point MEthod

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Applications

Industries worldwide, ranging from the filtration to the pharmaceutical to the nonwovens and to the battery industries, utilize the PMI Bubble Point Tester for R&D and quality control. Samples tested include filter media, membranes, paper, and battery separators.

Applicable industries are:

For more information about our applications please see our other technical papers.

Features

Specifications

Pore Size Range
0.1 - 500 microns (Models with pore size down to 0.013 microns also available)
Sample Size
1.75" - 2.5" diameter
Sample Chambers
Customized available
Maximum Range
0 - 100 psi
Pressurizing Gas
Clean, dry, compressed air or nonflammable, non-corrosive gas
Pressure Transducer Range
0-100 psi Absolute
Resolution
1 in 10,000
Accuracy
0.15% of reading
Mass Flow Transducer Range
0 - 10 cc/minute
Power Requirements
110/220 VAC, 50/60 Hz (Others available)
Dimensions
30" H x 19" W x 18.5" D
Weight
100 lbs

For more information see our Bubble Point Test Brochure, Porometers Brochure, and Characterization of Pore Structure Brochure.

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