BS 5470:1977
Current
The latest, up-to-date edition.
Specification for glass alcohol hydrometers not incorporating a thermometer
Hardcopy , PDF
English
31-03-1977
Important note : Users cannot be edited or removed once added to your Multi user PDF.
Foreword
Cooperating organizations
Specification
1 Scope and field of application
2 References
3 Basis of scales
4 Description
5 Materials and workmanship
6 Scale
7 Graduation and numbering
8 Surface tension
9 Dimensions
10 Inscriptions
11 Accuracy and testing
12 Determination of temperature
Appendix
A Testing of British Standard hydrometers
Table
1 Density and surface tension
Figure
1 Style of graduation for alcohol hydrometers
A series of 11 instruments covering the range 780 to 1000 kg/m3, accurate to 0.2 kg/m3 for reference temperature of 20°C. Approved by HM Customs and Excise and complies with the requirements of EEC Directive 76/765/EEC. The associated thermometer is specified in BS 5471.
| Committee |
LBI/1/2
|
| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 76/54389 DC. (08/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2012. (09/2012)
|
| DocumentType |
Standard
|
| Pages |
12
|
| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
|
| Status |
Current
|
This British Standard specifies the requirements of instruments suitable for the accurate determination of the ethanol content of simple mixtures of ethanol and water. They are graduated in density (kg/m3). One class of accuracy is specified.
| DEFSTAN 91-24/2(2005) : 2005 | BEESWAX GS AND BEESWAX, LF QUALITY |
| BS 5471:1977 | Specification for thermometer for use with alcohol hydrometers |
| BS 6711-1:1986 | Vocabulary relating to laboratory apparatus made essentially from glass, porcelain or vitreous silica Names for items of apparatus |
| BS 3591:1985 | Specification for industrial methylated spirits |
| BS 507:1985 | Specification for ethanol for industrial use |
| ISO 387:1977 | Hydrometers Principles of construction and adjustment |
| ISO 4801:1979 | Glass alcoholometers and alcohol hydrometers not incorporating a thermometer |
| BS 5471:1977 | Specification for thermometer for use with alcohol hydrometers |
Access your standards online with a subscription
Features
-
Simple online access to standards, technical information and regulations.
-
Critical updates of standards and customisable alerts and notifications.
-
Multi-user online standards collection: secure, flexible and cost effective.