Specification sheet · TC series (Thermal Chamber)
TC-9 Thermal Chamber
Liquid-nitrogen cooled thermal chamber for fast temperature cycling and thermal screening without vibration, with a 42 × 42 × 67 in (1,067 × 1,067 × 1,702 mm) interior: the width and depth of the VTC-9. Designed, built and supported in Allegan, Michigan.
- interior (W × D × H)
- 42 × 42 × 67 in (1,067 × 1,067 × 1,702 mm)
- temperature range
- −100 to +200 °C
- product change rate*
- 70 °C/min
- heaters
- 99 kW
- weight
- 3,500 lb (1,588 kg)
Thermal performance
- Temperature 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
- 99 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)
- 42 × 42 × 67 in (1,067 × 1,067 × 1,702 mm)
- Exterior (W × D × H)
- 72 × 55 × 107 in (1,829 × 1,397 × 2,718 mm)
- Doors
- Two, front and back
- Windows
- Two, 20 × 20 in (508 × 508 mm), tempered multi-pane
- Lights
- Three, adjustable
- Ports
- Three 6 in for customer use
- Insulation
- Multilayer staggered insulation, for thermal and noise insulation
- Sound level
- 73 dBA nominal at 1 m
- Weight
- 3,500 lb (1,588 kg)
Utilities
- Electrical
- 480 V, 3-phase, 150 FLA
- Liquid nitrogen
- 1 in supply, 40–50 psig (2.8–3.4 bar)
- Compressed air
- 3/4 in, 120 psig (8.3 bar), 45 SCFM (76 m³/h), clean and dry
- Exhaust
- Two 6 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
- Bi-split doors — pneumatically operated: two doors front and two rear, split in the middle, with a window in each door.
- 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-9 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.