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Rapid calculation of solid fat index values from dilatometer readings
Author(s) -
Bowers R. H.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02669928
Subject(s) - dilatometer , thermal expansion , reduction (mathematics) , index (typography) , mathematics , thermal , thermodynamics , mechanics , mathematical analysis , physics , computer science , geometry , world wide web
Equations are presented for the reduction of dilatometer readings to AOCS solid fat index (SFI) values. The equations include corrections for expansion of the confining fluid. The corrections were derived from fundamental equations describing the thermal expansion of water. These equations permit machine calculation of SFI values without the use of tables of corrections, resulting in a significant reduction in computational time.