ARES-G2 Getting Started Guide
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MISE EN GARDE: Assurez-vous que l'air de drainage circule lorsque le four est en marche. Le non
respect de cette précaution pourrait provoquer des dégâts sur les composants du four. La conduite
de drainage se raccorde à l'arrière de l'ARES-G2, au port étiqueté DRAINAGE DU FOUR.
The oven is a forced convection environmental chamber that encloses the sample. Mounted in the oven are
two resistive heaters, which are used to control the temperature of the gas flowing through them. During
testing at or above ambient temperature, either air or nitrogen gas may be input to the heaters. If test tem-
peratures must be extended to below ambient, the input to the heaters must be evaporated liquid nitrogen
(LN2) supplied by the optional cryogenic LN2 Cooler (or very cold gas supplied by the optional Chiller).
Figure 11
ARES-G2 Forced Convection Oven.
Table 1:
FCO Specifications
The forced convection oven has two forced gas gun heaters with counter-rotating air flow for a wide tem-
perature range (ambient to 600°C*) and maximum temperature stability. If you plan to sustain tempera-
tures above 450°C, the use of the heat shield is required. If you will be running at temperatures below
ambient, either the optional LN2 cooler (operation to –150°C) or the ACS-3 chiller (operation to –100°C)
can be used to extend the operational range of the oven. The forced convection oven is recommended for
polymer melts and solids, and can accommodate Cone and Plate, Parallel Plate, Torsion Rectangular and
Torsion Cylindrical geometries, as well as EVF and SER2.
NOTE
: The 600°C temperature testing is limited to two hours. The transducer may shut down if it is run
for a longer time period.
Temperature Range
with LN2 Cooler
with Chiller
with ACS-3 Chiller
Ambient to 600°C without LN2 Cooler option
–150°C to 600°C
–50°C to 600°C
–100°C to 600°C
Heating Rate
up to 60°C/min
Precision
+0.05°C
Stability
+0.1°C
Geometry Compatibility
Plates up to 50 mm diameter and torsion clamps for solid bars, EVF, SER2
Optional Accessories
LN2 Cooler, Chiller, Camera