Laboratory Equipment 

for Petroleum Product Quality Control


VIS-T, a digital thermostatic cabinet:

measurement of petroleum product viscosity in accordance with the Russian State Standard 33-82 using glass viscosimeters; 

temperature range, °........................................................ C+ 15¸ +100;

temperature control precision, ° C...............................................± 0.01;

gradients over the thermostatic cabinet height, ° C/100 mm...........< 0.01.

VT-R-40, a digital thermostatic cabinet to place the Reid bomb:

vapour measurement in accordance with the State Standard ........... 1756-52;

temperature range, ° C.............................................................+ 15¸ +100;

temperature control precision, ° C....................................................± 0.01.

VT-r , a digital thermostatic cabinet:

petroleum product density measurement in accordance with the Russian State Standard 3900-85 using areometers;

thermostatic cabinet holds 6 cylinders 50 mm in diameter; 

temperature range, ° C...............................................................+ 15¸ +100;

temperature control precision, ° C......................................................± 0.01.

Laboratory digital thermostatic cabinet of VT design series:

equipped with a high-efficiency circulation pump (up to 10 l/min) for closed external consumers (for open external consumers in accordance with an additional agreement)

temperature range, ° C....................................+ 15¸ +100;

temperature control precision, ° C.......................... ± 0.01;

cabinet volume ......................................from 8 to 20 litres.

KRIOVIST, a digital low-temperature thermostatic cabinet 

measurement of petroleum products viscosity in accordance with the Russian State Standard 33-82; 

temperature range, ° C..........................................................+ 15¸ +100;

temperature control precision, ° C.................................................± 0.01;

gradients over the thermostatic cabinet height, ° C/100 mm............< 0.01.

VT temperature control unit

used as an immersible thermostatic cabinet; 

temperature control error, ° C 

temperature range, ° C...............................+ 15¸ +100.

VIP-2, a digital laboratory liquid density meter

measurement error...............................± 0.0005 g/cm3;

temperature range, ° C..................................+ 15¸ +50;

required sample volume, ml........................................5.

‘Biotest’, digital dry-air thermostatic cabinet for sample storage when determining BOD in accordance with ISO 5815

temperature control error, ° C..............± 0.2;

temperature range, ° C.................+ 10¸ +40.

‘Octan-I’, an octane number indicator 

provided for a rapid determination of octane number of gasolines 

measurement range, units.......................................................................................67-98;

main measurement error, units..................................................................................± 0.5;

measurement time, sec, no more than...........................................................................60;

required volume of the petroleum product sample, ml.......................................................50;

period of the continuous work at a complete charge of the accumulator battery, hrs...........10;

operating temperature range, ° C...........................................................................-20¸ +40;

overall dimensions with a built-in probe, mm...................................................420 x 85 x 40;

device weight, kg,.................................................................................. no more than 0,6.

ERT-L, a multipurpose laboratory temperature controller

temperature maintenance in laboratory baths.................± 0.2;

control error, ° C..........................................................± 0.5;

temperature range, ° C.........................................+ 15¸ +100.


Warranty maintenance is provided for 12 months.

Prices are given as of October 10, 2001.

This equipment is produced at the scientific support

of the Institute of Petroleum Chemistry, SB RAS


‘ITEN’, a High-Tech Company, ‘Termex-2’, JSC

13, Nakhimova street, office 205, 634034, Tomsk, Russia

Phone: 7-(382-2) 412325, 492891, 492551

Fax: (7-382-2) 412325, 492891

Director of Institute Prof. Lyubov K. Altunina

Institute of Petroleum Chemistry

Dr. Anatoly A.Velikov

3, Akademichesky Avenue, 634055,Tomsk, Russia

Phone: (382-2) 492551, 492891, 491623, 491621 

Fax: (7-382-2) 491457

E-mail: canc@ipc.tsc.ru