Cone_Calorimeter_Specs.docx

Salient Characteristics:

FTIR Cone Calorimeter Cone calorimeter that complies with ASTM E354, ISO 5660, and able to meet the requirements of ASTM E2965 with the addition of a larger heater coil and able to analyze gasses with the use of a Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FTIR) with the following salient characteristics:

Conical Heater

1. Rated for 5,000 W at 240 V

2. Capable of applying a heat flux of up to 100 kW m-2 for horizontal and vertical sample orientations

3. Controlled by 3 Type K thermocouples and a 3-term temperature controller Load Cell

1. Max load of 5 kg

2. Resolution of 0.01g

3. Fitted on a stand-alone table minimize vibrations from the exhaust fan and provide stable result

4. Digital display of weight and electronic tare Gas Analyzers

1. Oxygen (Paramagnetic)

a. Drift of less than 15 ppm in 30 minutes

b. Noise of less than 30 ppm in 30 minutes

2. Carbon Monoxide (Infrared 0-1%)

a. Less than 100 ppm noise and drift over 30 minutes

b. T10-90 response time of 9-12 s

3. Carbon Dioxide (Infrared 0-10%)

a. Less than 100 ppm noise and drift over 30 minutes

b. T10-90 response time of 9-12 s

4. Ability to incorporate and install high performance CO and CO2 analyzers with T10-90 response of less than 1s.

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FTIR) gas analyzer

1. The FTIR gas analyzer is an integral part of the system which allows simultaneous measurement of up to 50 gas compounds including: water vapor, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitric oxide, nitrogen peroxide, nitrous oxide, and ammonia.

2. Spectral range of 500-5500 cm-1

3. Scan resolution of 4 cm-1

4. Ability to provide time resolved results with hot extractive sampling

5. Contains rhodium-gold plated mirrors to ensure performance with high water vapor concentrations and corrosive gasses

6. Software to identify and quantify up to 50 gas components Smoke Measurement

1. Laser system for smoke obscuration analysis

2. 0.5 mW Helium Neon laser

3. Twin photodiodes for main and reference beam detection

4. Supplied with alignment cradle and 0.3 and 0.8 neutral density filters for calibration Instrument

1. Anti-vibration mounting on the test area to improve the performance of the weight measurement

2. 2 Specimen Holders: Designed for specimens 100 mm x 100 mm x 50 mm thick. One each of horizontal and vertical orientations, complete with 4 ceramic and 4 blanket backing boards.

3. Spark ignition system: Uses a 10 kV spark generator, fitted with a safety cut-out device.

4. Exhaust gas system manufactured of stainless steel for long life and comprises a stainless steel hood, duct and ring sampler.

5. Exhaust Fan Variable speed exhaust fan, fitted with an orifice plate flow measurement device, by means of a differential pressure transducer.

6. Heat Flux Meter for setting the irradiance of the conical heater.

7. Calibration Burner to calibrate the rate of heat release measured by the apparatus using methane of 99.5% purity, controlled with a mass flow meter

8. Shutter system controlled by a manual lever at the front of the instrument to shield the specimen from radiation at the beginning of the test.

9. Protection doors to protect the operator Gas Sampling

1. For the O/CO/CO2 detectors, a ring sampling probe, a gas train to cool and dry exhaust gases and remove carbon dioxide. It includes particulate filters, a refrigerant cold trap, a pump, drying columns and flow control instrumentation

2. For the FTIR

a. Heated sample gas probe, heated sample lines, and heated sample pump unit

b. System kept between 150-180°C

c. Two-stage particle filtration used

d. All fittings needed to attach FTIR analyzer to cone calorimeter Computer Interface

1. Data Acquisition / Switch Unit featuring a 3-slot cardcage with 6½ digit (22 bit) internal DMM, enabling up to 120 single-ended or 48 double-ended measurements

2. Scan rates of up to 250 channels per second are available, with a 115 kbaud RS232 and PCI GPIB interface as standard.

3. All readings are automatically time-stamped and can be stored in a non-volatile 50,000-reading memory

4. The non-volatile memory can hold the data even after power is removed so that data uploading to a personal computer can be performed at a later date.

5. Software capable of generating reports with graphs of all desired parameters and ability to export raw data in a standard (.csv) format

6. The interface has 32 channels, which includes 17 spare thermocouple channel.

Desktop Computer and Laser Printer

1. Cone calorimeter will come equipped with a data acquisition unit and an analog to digital converters, connecting to a personal computer, as well as a laser printer.

Delivery Time

1. Twelve (12) weeks from time of order Warranty

1. Twelve (12) months Installation and Training

1. Includes installation and training of 3 days