The apparatus used in the Tagliabue Open-Cup Flashpoint Apparatus as described in OAR 333-016-0035. Some means such as dry ice in an open container is used to chill the pressurized container. The container, the flash cup, and the bath solution of the apparatus (brine or glycol may be used) are chilled to a temperature of about 25°F below zero. The chilled container is punctured to exhaust the propellant. The chilled formulation is transferred to the test apparatus and tested in accordance with the method described in OAR 333-016-0035.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 453.095

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 453.005 & 453.055

History

HD 40, f. 8-2-73, ef. 8-15-73