Food Technology Corporation

Part No: 432-032

FTC Universal Cell

 

The Universal Cell is used to perform a variety of compression, extrusion and viscosity tests. The CE-l test cell consists of a cylinder, a close-tolerance piston, a back-extrusion piston, an extrusion grid base, three orifice bases and a solid base.

The cylinder has a diameter of 2-1/4 inches and is 3 inches high with a volume of 11.9 cubic inches; a ridge is formed near the bottom of the cell to support the inserts. The close-tolerance piston has a diameter of 2-1/4 inches and is used for compression, extrusion and viscosity tests, as for tomato products, mayonnaise, etc.

The back-extrusion piston has a diameter of 2 inches and is used for back-extrusion test of semi- solids such as peanut butter, apple sauce, rehydrated potato flakes, etc. The solid base insert has a diameter of approximately 2-1/4 inches and fits into the bottom of the cylinder; this insert is used in conjunction with the close-tolerance piston for back-extrusion tests. The extrusion grid base has eleven (11) .095-inch parallel slots and a diameter of approximately 2-1/4 inches, and fits into the bottom of the cylinder.

This insert is used in conjunction with the close-tolerance piston to form an extrusion test cell to measure the consistency of heavy gels, shortening, etc. The three orifice base inserts have a diameter of approximately 2-1/4 inches and fit into the bottom of the cylinder. Each of the orifice base plates has a different size orifice; the orifice diameters are .062 inches, .031 inches and .015 inches. The orifice base inserts are used in conjunction with the close-tolerance piston to measure the apparent viscosity of fluid-like or semi-solid products such as mayonnaise, syrups, tomato puree, etc.