Procedures for air flow tests of micronaire reading.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

In determining in terms of micronaire readings, the fiber fineness and maturity, in combination, of cotton, the following procedures shall apply: (a) Facilities and equipment shall include: (1) Air flow instrument complete with accessories to measure the fineness and maturity, in combination, of cotton in terms of micronaire reading on the curvilinear scale adopted in September 1950 by the Department of Agriculture, or its equivalent. (2) A suitable supply of compressed air filtered to remove moisture and other impurities. (3) Balance or scales suitable for accurately weighing the specimens required for the particular instrument. (4) International Calibration Cotton Standards with established micronaire reading values for calibration of the air flow instrument. (b) The instrument shall be calibrated each day before routine testing begins, as follows: (1) The air shall be allowed to flow through the instrument until the indicator stabilizes. (2) Specimens from at least two of the calibration cottons shall be tested to insure proper calibration of the instrument. The instrument shall be considered in calibration if the values obtained on the test specimens agree with the established values of the calibration cottons within 0.1 micronaire reading. (c) Testing of the cotton specimen shall be performed as follows: (1) Approximately the same amount of cotton shall be taken from each side of the sample for a test specimen. The weight of the test specimen shall be that weight prescri

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 28.603