DDS CALORIMETERS OPERATIONS MANUAL V1.1
2022
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CAL3K Advanced Bomb Calorimeters
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MAX MASS LIMIT
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The default is 1.5g. Change to suit!
31.2
HOW TO MEASURE THE WIRE+COTTON RISE
The default setting is ~0.06C. This is not a very important because it is an offset to the raw temperature
rise.
Disable the Miss-fire Limit with:
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MISSFIRE LIMIT
1
Default setting is 0.44C. Enter ‘0’, this disables the misfire limit!
Then clear the Cotton correction
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WIRE CORR 1
Enter ‘0.0’.
Prepare the vessel (without a sample) and run a determination. After the complete run read:
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READ LAST N_RISE 0
This reads the Net Rise of the last sample. Since the cotton correction=0 it is the RAW TEMPERATURE
RISE.
Enter the obtained reading with CMD=9.
31.3
HOW TO MEASURE THE GELATIN CAPSULE RISE
The gelatin capsule rise is needed when EASY SPIKING is used. In this method the sample is packed
inside the capsule and the capsule rise is deducted from the net-rise. Proceed as follows:
Disable the Miss-fire Limit with:
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MISSFIRE LIMIT
1
Default setting is 0.44C. Enter ‘0’, this disables the misfire limit!
Prepare a vessel with a gelatin capsule but without a sample and run a determination. After the run
obtain the temperature rise by:
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READ LAST N_RISE 0
This reads the Net Rise of the last sample. This is the temperature rise produced by the gelatin capsule.
Enter this value in:
29 CAPSULE RISE C
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