The apparatus designed can record the volume changes of a vulcanizate (0.2 mm in thickness) in the swelling process in the solvents with photoelectric transformation. It may be used to measure the value of Vr of vulcanizates
and investigate the swelling kinetics of vulcanizates on the basis of the swelling curves. By changing the solvent
the apparatus can be used to study kinetics of oil-or other medium (such as acids
bases)-absorption
and to determine the oil-absorption and medium-absorption number of the sample. The apparatus designed is characterized by its being automatic and rapid in operation