Cone Calorimeter ISO5660

Standards

ISO 5660-1/2/3/4

ASTM E1354

BS 476 Pt.15

Features of Cone Calorimeter

1.Integrated body and 19" analysis rack, 15" touch screen panel type PC for the whole control and automatic testing

2.Conical Heater -is wound in the form of atruncated cone, rated 5000 Wat 230 Vwith aheat output of 100 kW/m2.

3.Facility for testing horizontally or vertically orientated specimens

4.Temperature control by the use of a3 type Kthermocouples and a3-term (PID) temperature controller.

5.Auto Split Shutter automatically opened to transmit radiation to the sample, Automatic Spark Igniter to facilitate measurement of ignition time

6.Specimen Holders -for specimens 100mm x100mm up to 50mm thick, in the horizontal and vertical orientation.

7.Load Cell -mass measurements are conducted via astrain gauge load cell with an accuracy of 0.1g. Fitted with aquick electronic tare facility and mechanical stops to avoid movement damage, give stable results and long life.

8.Exhaust System -manufactured from stainless steel for long life. This comprises, hood, gas sampling ring probe, exhaust fan (with adjustable flow controls from 0-50g/s, at aresolution of at least 0.1g/s) and an orifice plate flow measurement (thermocouple and differential pressure transducer). Normal operation is at anominal 24 l/s.

9.Gas feed unit, Model SCC-S, including 1gas path, condensate monitor, pump and flow controller with needle valve Peltier cooler and condensate pump. SCC-S can remove water automatically.

11.Smoke Obscuration -measured with alaser system, using photodiodes, and a0.5 mW Helium Neon laser, with main and reference (compensating) photo detectors. Supplied with alignment cradle and 0.3, 0.8 neutral density filters for calibration.

12.Medtherm Heat Flux Meter -for setting the irradiance level at the surface of the specimens, the range from 0-100KW/m2.

13.Provide the Self circulation cooling water to cool heat flux meter, without External tap water.

14.Calibration Burner -to calibrate the rate of heat release measured by the apparatus using methane of 99.5% purity.

15.Methane MFC, to control the flow rate of Methane automatically.

16.OMRON PLC to control all movement such as Split Shutter, Spark Igniter etc.

17.DAQ(Data Acquisition)Program controllable with the touch screen panel PC

18.Provide 10units of PMMA samples for comparison testing.