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When equipped with various equipment packages, the tube furnace series RS, RHTC, RHTH, and RHTV can be adapted for operation with nonflammable or flammable gasses or for vacuum operation. The different equipment packages can be delivered together with the furnace, or later as needed.
Gas Supply System 1 for simple protective gas applications (no vacuum operation)
This package represents a basic version sufficient for many applications, for operation with nonflammable protective gasses. The standard working tube made of ceramic C 530 delivered with the furnace can still be used.
- Standard working tube can be used
- 2 plugs of ceramic fibre with protective gas connections
- Gas supply system for nonflammable protective gas (Ar, N2, forming gas) with shutoff valve and flow meter with control valve (volume 50-500 l/hr), piped and ready to connect (gas intake pressure at 300 mbar to be provided by customer)
Additional equipment
- Extension of gas supply system with a second or third nonflammable type of gas
- Bottle pressure regulator for use with bottled gas
- Automatically controlled gas supply with solenoid valves on the gas supply panel, which can be switched on and off through a controller with programmable extra functions (e.g. P 330)
Gas Supply System 2 for protective gas applications with nonflammable gases/vacuum operation
For increased atmospheric purity requirements in the working tube, we recommend this gas supply system. The standard working tube is replaced by a dense working tube of ceramic C 610 or C 799 in a gas-tight design. Besides the longer working tube, the scope of delivery also includes gas-tight flanges and a corresponding bracket system in the furnace. The system can also be equipped for vacuum operation.
- Longer, gas-tight working tube of ceramic C 610 for furnaces to 1300 °C or of C 799 for temperatures above 1300 °C
- 2 vacuum-tight, water-cooled stainless steel flanges with fittings on the outlet side (cooling water supply with NW9 hose connector to be provided by the customer)
- Mounting system on furnace for the flanges
- Gas supply system for nonflammable protective gas (Ar, N2, forming gas) with shutoff valve and flow meter with control valve (volume 50-500 l/hr), gas outlet valve, piped and ready to connect (gas intake pressure at 300 mbar to be provided by customer)
Additional equipment
- Extension of gas supply system with a second or third nonflammable type of gas
- Bottle pressure regulator for use with bottled gas
- Automatically controlled gas supply with solenoid valves on the gas supply panel, which can be switched on and off through a controller with programmable extra functions (e.g. P 330)
- Water-cooled end flange with quick connectors
- Cooling unit for closed loop water circuit
- Window for charge observation in combination with gastight flanges
Vacuum Operation
- Vacuum package for evacuation of the working tube, consisting of connector for the gas outlet, 1 ball valve, manometer, 1-stage manually operated rotary vane vacuum pump with corrugated stainless steel hose connected to the gas outlet, max. attainable end pressure in working tube about 10-2 mbar
- Alternative pumps for max. final pressure of up to 10-5 mbar on request
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Gas Supply System 3 for hydrogen applications, manual operation in supervised mode
Adding gas supply system 3 to the tube furnace allows operation under a hydrogen atmosphere. During hydrogen operation, a safety pressure of approx. 30 mbar is ensured in the working tube. Surplus hydrogen is burnt off in an exhaust gas torch. The operator manually takes care of inerting the working chamber before process start, after process end, and in case of default.
- Safety system for operation with flammable gases including torch function and tube breakage monitoring (checking overpressure)
- Longer, gas-tight working tube
- 2 vacuum-tight, water-cooled stainless steel flanges (cooling water supply to be provided by customer via hose connector)
- Exhaust gas torch
- Pressure switch for monitoring the safety pressure
- Gas supply system for H2 and N2. Volume adjustment is carried out by hand (the customer provides an H2 supply at 1 bar, an N2 supply at 10 bar, an O2 supply at 6-8 bar and a propan supply at 300 mbar)
Gas Supply System 4 for hydrogen applications, fully-automatic, unattended operation
With extended safety logic and an integrated nitrogen purge container, the system can be used for fully-automatic, unattended operation. Equipped with a Safety-PLC control system, pre-purging, hydrogen inlet, operation, fault monitoring and purging at the end of the process are carried out automatically. In case of default, the tube is immediately purged with nitrogen and the system is automatically switched to a safe status.
Equipment in Addition to System 3
- Extended safety control system with emergency tube purging in case of default
- Emergency purge container
- Safety-PLC control system with touchpanel for data input
Additional equipment for systems 3 – 4
- Simplified safety package for operation when purging with hydrogen above 800 °C
- Tube can be opened at working temperature above 800 C
- Pilot flame at tube outlet
- Purging with hydrogen below 800 C not possible, locked
- Available for models RS
- Gas supply system extension for additional nonflammable gas types
- Bottle pressure reducer for use with bottled gas
- Cooling unit for closed loop water circuit
- Vacuum packages (with hydrogen operation, this package can only be used for pre-evacuation)
- PLC control system (as standard with gas supply system 4)
- Gas supply via program-dependent, controllable mass flow controllers (with PLC control system only
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