Specification
Design
Fully compliant to ASTM E1981 (all revisions)
Calorimeter design to Dow Patent No 4439048 of 1980 and 1984
9cm diameter; 10cm depth calorimeter
2.5cm thick copper, 8 heaters, 6 measuring, control and safety thermocouples
Thermocouple resolution 0.001°C, Precision <0.2%, Accuracy 0.7%
Adiabatic Control to 0.01°C
Temperature range
Ambient to 550°C temperature range (-40°C with Cryogenic System Unit CSU option)
Tracking Rate to 20°C/min
Fast Tracking Option (FTO) upto 400°C/min
Sensitivity (applicable to new calorimeters only)
0.02°C/min
Potential to achieve 0.002°C/min to 200°C
0.01°C/min to 500°C
Pressure
Pressure Range 0-200 bar (or specify range to 700 bar with alternative transducers), Resolution 0.005bar, Precision 0.02%, Accuracy 0.05%
Safety
0.25 cubic meter containment vessel (Blast Box);
3mm reinforced Steel, Proximity Switch, Door interlock;
Automated Fume Extraction facility
Control Modes
Adiabatic; Ramping, Isothermal modes, True Isothermal, Isoperibolic, Step Isothermal.
Sample Holders
Hastelloy, titanium, stainless steel, aluminium, glass, ARC bombs (9cm3), low phi bombs (65cm3) tube bombs (1cm3) special open or closed holders for any battery type.
Customer Support
Installation & Training - 1 week, acceptance test
Support
Guarantee 1 year, free of charge phone and email support over lifetime of instrument
Part Supply
10 years guaranteed
Manuals - Full Operations and Data Analysis Manuals with Tutorials
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Software
Control Software
National Instruments Labview based ARC-ES Control Software
Full on-the-fly change of test conditions
Full on-the fly operation
Remote User facilities
Ability to transfer operation on system to any allowed PC over network or internet
Virtual Technician facility
Set up multiple tests in one method
Data Analysis Software
National Instruments Labview based ARCCAL+ analysis software
Features include: Graphical and tabulation of raw data including Phi Corrected TMR plots
Data Conversion to Enthalpy, Power, Gas Generation
Kinetic Modelling for thermodynamic and kinetic data analysis
Phi Correction through kinetic modelling
Report generation in Microsoft Word, Excel, HTML
Analysis of 9 concurrent data sets; 3 analyses on each data set, merge all datasets to a single plot.
Operation / Ambient Environment
Environmental Requirements
Temperature 5-45°C, Humidity 0-95%
Air supply (Optional for rapid cooling post test)
Water (needed only for CSU)
Electrical Specification
Single Phase Electrical Supply 100-250V, 13A
Instrument conforms to CE, UL, VCCI, CSA standards
Full range of options available
Revision Date: 18/05/2022
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