Water absorption tester TP-C20

Water absorption tester TP-C20 is used to measure the degree of water absorption of a paper & cloth. Designed using ‘Rise in capillary by millimeters’ principle, where a specimen is suspended in a vat filled with water. The capillary rise of water in paper/cloth is the water distance rise in a strip of paper/cloth suspended vertically with its lower end immersed in water.

Measurement range 0 to 200 mm
Slider weight
Slider size
Testing accuracy
Dimension of working plate
Speed of slider
Slider stroke
Specimen size 15×250 mm
Division value 1 mm
Number of specimen holders 5
Metal Cylinder inner area
Metal Cylinder height
Metal roller width
Metal roller weight
Absorbency paper
Absorbency speed
Sealed testing speed
Volume of distilled water
Sample diameter
Sample error
Sample Thickness
Draining time
Residual water volume
Hydraulic pressure
Dimension 420×250×380 mm
Net Weight 15 kg
  • Use of ‘Rise in capillary by millimeters’ technology
  • Maximum absorption height 200 mm
  • Specimen size 15×250 mm
  • User-friendly operations

Water absorption tester is used to measure the degree of water absorption of paper in pulp & paper industry.

Sample (size) length Diameter ≥30 mm, Thickness ≤ 40 mm
Measurement mode Diffuse reflection factor Rx, Ry, Rz, stimulus value Y10, X10, Z10, chromaticity coordinates x10, y10, z10; lightness L *, chroma a * b *, chroma C * ab, hue angle h * ab, dominant wavelength λd, excitement purity Pe, color difference ΔE * ab, lightness difference ΔL *, chroma difference ΔC * ab, hue difference ΔH * ab, Hunter system L , A, b
Stability ≤ 0.1 within 30 min
Accuracy Chromaticity co-ordinate 0.0001
Measuring range 0 to 20 mm
Accuracy 0.01 mm
Gauge Analogue gauge display
Contact pressure (to create false weight) 20 ± 0.5 kPa
Measurement range 0.01 to 10 N
Slider weight 200 g
Slider size 63×63 mm
Testing accuracy ± 2 %
Measuring scope 0 to 99999 s
Folding angle 135° ± 2°
Tensile scope 4.9 to 14.7 N
Folding head suture size 0.25 mm, 0.50 mm, 0.75 mm, 1.00 mm
Sample size (L*B) 230×50 mm (can join short samples together)
Rub pressure 20 ± 0.2 N
Friction speed 43 times / min
Friction area (L*B) 155×50 mm
Measurement range 0 to 1600 kPa
Accuracy ± 0.5 % F.S.
Compression speed 95 ± 5 ml/min
Clamp pressure ≥ 430 kPa
Measuring range 10 to 1000 mN
Division value 1 mN
Accuracy ± 1%
Indicating Error ≤ 0.5
Sample (size) length 90 to 200 mm
Sample width 15 mm, 25 mm, 50mm
Measuring range 0 to 30, 0 to 100 N,0 to 300 N
Accuracy ± 1 %
Sample (size) length 38×70 mm
Measuring range (1-500) mN.m (divided into 7 small ranges)
Indication error 0.02
Test speed (200° ± 20°)/ min
Sample (size) length 0 to 200 mm adjustable
Sample width 15 mm
Measuring range 0 to 30 N (tissue paper), 0 to 100 N,0 to 300 N, 0 to 500 N, 0 to 1000 N
Accuracy ± 1 %
Capacity A: 20 to 500 J/m2 B: 500 to 1000 J/m2
Impact angle 90°
Unit Lb-ft/in2  J/m2
Error A: ± 1 J/m2 B: ± 2 J/m2
Measurement range 0 to 100° SR
Sealed testing speed 100 ± 10 mm/s
Volume of distilled water 1000 ± 5 ml
Draining time 149 ± 1 s
Measuring range 0 to 1000 ml/min
Test area 10 ± 0.02 cm2
Area differential pressure 1 ± 0.01 kPa
Inner diameter of grip ring 35.68 ± 0.05 mm
Sample (size) length 180 mm (180, 150, 100, 90, 50 mm adjustable)
Sample width 15 mm
Measuring range 0 to 30, 0 to 100 N,0 to 300 N, 0 to 500 N, 0 to 1000 N
Accuracy ± 1 %
Capacity 10 -16000 mN
Resolution 0.1 mN
Tearing arm 104 ± 1 mm
Tearing angle 27.5° ± 5°
Preliminary test force 98 N
Total test force 588, 980, 1471 N
Total test force dwell time 1 to 30 S
Hardness indication Digital display
Preliminary test force 98 N
Total test force 588, 980, 1471 N
Total test force dwell time 0 to 30 S
Hardness indication Analogue display
Preliminary test force 98 N
Total test force 588, 980, 1471 N
Brinell hardness test 306, 613, 1839 N
Vickers hardness test 294, 588, 980 N
Test angle 60°
Gloss aperture 2 × 3 mm
Measurement range 0 to 1000 GU
Repeatability 0.2 GU (0 to 100 GU), 0.2 % GU (100 to 1000 GU)
Test arm weight 2.5 N
Additional Loads 2.5 ± 0.1 N, 5 ± 0.1 N, 10 ± 0.1 N,
Idler 150 mm
Abrasion stroke 40 ± 0.2 M
Mixed capacity 0.5 to 1 kg, 2 to 3 kg, 5 to 7 kg
Temperature range RT to 300°C
Temperature control system PID control
Display LED display
Temperature control range Room temperature to -70 ℃ (room temperature ≤ 25 ℃)
Temperature accuracy ± 0.3 ℃
Impact speed 0℃ to -30℃ around 2.5 ℃/min </br> -30℃ to -40℃ around 2.5 ℃/min </br> -40℃ to -70℃ around 2.0 ℃/min</br>
Max dimension L × W × H 910 × 510 × 860 mm
Resolution 0.1 % O2
Measuring range 0 to 100 % O2
Precision ± 0.4 % O2
Response time < 10 S
The maximum temperature 300°C
Temperature fluctuation Within ± 0.5°C
Temperature uniformity Within ± 1°C
Rotate speed of the turntable 11 r/min to 12r/min, turntable dimension diameter: 285 mm
Vacuum degree 0 to 90 KPa
Accuracy 1 % FS
Resolution 0.1 KPa
Vacuum chamber effective size 270 × 210 mm
Measuring range 0.001 to 9999
Stability A (absorbency of light) <0.003 within 3 mins
Linearity error <3.0 %
Repeatability error A (absorbency of light) <0.005
Measuring range 0.001 to 9999
Stability A (absorbency of light) <0.003 within 3 mins
Linearity error <3.0 %
Repeatability error A (absorbency of light) <0.005
Salinity Measurement range 0.00 to 19.99 ms/cm
Measuring accuracy EC ± 2% full scale
Temperature Measurement range -5 to 50°C
Temperature accuracy ± 0.5°C