Specification sheet · TC series (Thermal Chamber)
TC-1.5 Thermal Chamber
Liquid-nitrogen cooled thermal chamber for fast temperature cycling and thermal screening without vibration, with a 24 × 24 × 45 in (610 × 610 × 1,143 mm) interior: the width and depth of the VTC-1.5. Designed, built and supported in Allegan, Michigan.
- interior (W × D × H)
- 24 × 24 × 45 in (610 × 610 × 1,143 mm)
- temperature range
- −75 to +175 °C
- product change rate*
- 70 °C/min
- heaters
- 30 kW
- weight
- 1,000 lb (454 kg)
Thermal performance
- Temperature range
- −75 to +175 °C
- Optional range
- −100 to +200 °C
- Product change rate*
- 70 °C/min, −65 to +100 °C
- Temperature control
- ±1 °C after stabilization; stabilization in under 2 minutes
- Cooling
- Liquid nitrogen, direct atomization in the control plenum, with a redundant safety valve
- Heating
- 30 kW balanced nichrome wire heaters, zero-cross SCR control
- Air flow
- Adjustable plenum: multiple 3 in ports on each side direct the airflow onto the product
- Thermocouples
- Two Type T: one in the control air, one for product response
Chamber
- Interior (W × D × H)
- 24 × 24 × 45 in (610 × 610 × 1,143 mm)
- Exterior (W × D × H)
- 40 × 42 × 81 in (1,016 × 1,067 × 2,057 mm)
- Doors
- One
- Windows
- One, 12 × 12 in (305 × 305 mm), tempered multi-pane
- Lights
- Two, adjustable
- Ports
- Two 6 in for customer use
- Insulation
- Multilayer staggered insulation, for thermal and noise insulation
- Weight
- 1,000 lb (454 kg)
Utilities
- Electrical
- 480 V, 3-phase, 50 FLA
- Liquid nitrogen
- 3/8 in supply, 40–50 psig (2.8–3.4 bar)
- Compressed air
- 1/2 in, 100 psig (6.9 bar), 25 SCFM (42 m³/h), clean and dry
- Exhaust
- One 4 in exhaust ports, vented to outside
- Installation
- Unloading, rigging and utility connections are provided by the customer
Control and instrumentation
- Control
- Watlow F4T controller with Hanse ChamberCore software: programmable temperature ramps and closed-loop cascade control of the product temperature, over Ethernet
- ChamberDAQ
- 24 universal inputs on each Watlow F4T (thermocouple, RTD, mA, mV/V), with more F4Ts for more inputs, plus up to eight WebDAQ modules for 128 external thermocouple channels
Safety
- Door interlocks
- Opening a door shuts off system operation
- Emergency power off
- EPO shuts off system operation
- Over/under limit
- FM-approved, with its own sensor in the air stream
- Interlocks
- Heaters and LN2 interlocked to the fans; three-phase supply monitored for phase loss and balance
- Electrical code
- Built to NEC code with UL / CE marked components
Options
- Extended temperature — down to −150 °C and up to +400 °C, as an option or custom build.
- Humidity — direct water injection, 10 to 85% RH from 25 to 65 °C, with a capacitance sensor.
- More thermocouples — 14 more, for 16 monitored in all.
- Floor plug — an insulated plug that reduces the working volume.
- Anti-condensate heaters — for the door, windows and outer surfaces.
- LN2 system — complete installation, piping and controls.
- Vibration — add a standalone 6-DoF vibration table, or choose the VTC-1.5 HALT/HASS chamber.
Warranty and support
- 1-year equipment warranty from shipment: parts and labor for the first 90 days, then parts at no cost other than travel.
- Supported for the long term — including controller retrofits for older systems.
- Built in Allegan, Michigan — designed, fabricated and supported in the US since 1993.