Climatic conditions

Permissible ambient temperature

-20 ... 55 °C (depending on oven temperature)

Permissible storage/transport temperature

-30 ... 70 °C

Permissible relative humidity

Max. 90%

Protection against dust and moisture

• According to EN 60529/IEC 60529

IP 65

• According to NEMA 250

NEMA 4X

Power supply

Power supply

24 V DC (18.5 ... 30.2 V)

External fuse

T2.5 A

Power consumption, typical

18 W

Power consumption, maximum

60 W

Dimensions and weights

Width x depth x height

360 x 300 x 220 mm (approx. 14" x 12" x 9")

Weight

15 kg (35 lb.)

Mounting

Installation on

Post, pipe or wall

Distance from wall or next chromatograph

300 mm (12")

Distance from ceiling or floor

200 mm (8")

Electromagnetic compatibility

Noise suppression

According to CISPR 11 / EN 55011 / DIN VDE 0875 Limit class B

EMC immunity

According to IEC 60801/DIN VDE 0843

Conducted interferences on AC supply lines

• According to Part 4 (burst)

2 kV

• According to Part 5 (ms pulses), line against line

1 kV

• According to Part 5 (ms pulses), line against ground

2 kV

Conducted interferences on signal lines

• According to Part 4 (burst)

1 kV

Immunity to static discharge

• According to Part 2 (ESD)

8 kV

Immunity to fields

• According to Part 3 and Part 6

10 V/m

Safety

Electrical safety

IEC 61010 / DIN VDE 0411

Explosion protection

ATEX II 2 G Ex d IIC T4 Gb

DMT 03 ATEX E 069 X

IEC Ex BVS 10.0004X

CLASS I DIVISION 1

GROUPS B,C,D T4

Oven

Number/type

1 / isothermal

Purging with N₂

Possible

Dimensions (D x H)

160 x 10 mm

Max. heating power

35 VA

Temperature range

60 … 165 °C

Temperature stability

± 0.1 K (60 ... 165 °C)

Temperature accuracy

± 3 K (60 ... 165 °C)

Retention time variations per 10 °C change in ambient temperature

Approx. 0.3%

Warm-up period from 30 … 100 °C

10 minutes

Columns and gases

Column type

Capillary columns 0.15 ... 0.25 mm_internal

Separating column switching

Multidimensional chromatography with backflushing and cut in live system

Multifunctional diaphragm valve

For injection and backflushing

Gas connections

Swagelok 1/8"

Pressure regulators

Max. 4 single-channel electronic pressure regulators

Solenoid valves for control of diaphragm valve

2 NC contacts, 2 NO contacts

Carrier gas

He

• Gas purity (minimum requirement)

 99,999 % (5.0)

• Solid components

< 0.1  m

• Required filtration

Degree of separation 99.99% for 0.1  m particles

• Consumption

< 35 ml/min

• Inlet pressure

500 …700 kPa

Instrument air

Not required

Sample and injection

Sample streams

3

Calibration sample streams

1

Phase

Gaseous

Permissible sample pressure

10 … 500 kPa, but at least 200 kPa below the carrier gas pressure.
NOTICE: Sample must not contain acetylene!

Sample flow

20 … 100 ml/min

Max. sample temperature

120 °C

Solid components

< 0.1  m

Required filtration

Degree of separation 99.99% for 0.1  m particles

Material with which the sample comes into contact

Stainless steel, fused silica, polyimide

Injection

"Valveless" live injection

• Controller

With multifunctional diaphragm valve

• Injection volume adjustable using switching times

From 2 ... 50  l

Detectors, calibration and performance data

Detector type

TCD, max. 8 sensors

Cell volume

0.02 µl

Calibration

Manual or automatic, single level

Repeatability for calorific value and density

 0,01 %

Accuracy for calorific value and density

 0,1 %

Linear range

Typically  10⁴

Cycle time

100/150 s

Ambient temperature influence

Negligible

Influence of vibrations

Negligible

Mean Time to Repair/MTBF

< 1 hour / 3 years (without consumables)

Electronics: Communication and analytical controller (CAC)

Microprocessor

Intel 586 architecture

Flash EPROM

128 MB

Dynamic RAM

64 MB

Operating system

Windows CE 3.0

Software

Preinstalled. Modifications or upgrades for operation PC downloadable via network or locally

Electronics: Realtime signal processor (RSP)

Microprocessor

Motorola 68376, 20 MHz

Flash EPROM

1 MB

Static RAM

1 MB

Operating system

Forth

Software

Preinstalled. Modifications or upgrades downloadable via internal service interface

Interfaces

Communication

1 x Ethernet 10BaseT/TCP/IP

Control system coupling

1 x Modbus RS 485/RS 232 RTU/ASCII

Inputs/outputs: Basic equipment

Digital outputs (relay contact 0.4 A/24 V DC)

4, 3 x samples, 1 x calibration

Digital inputs (24 V to optocoupler)

4, for 1 = sample flow; 2 = time synchronization; 3 = revision (results have no effect on average values); 4 = calibration

Status indicator

LEDs for

• Supply voltage
• Software Heartbeat
• Ready
• Maintenance request alert
• Fault
• Sample flow

LCD for

• Sample stream: S1, S2, S3, S4
• Sample components: e.g. CO₂, propane, etc.
• Measured value of sample as numeric value

Recommended operator panel

Personal computer

Desktop or laptop

Processor

At least Pentium III

Clock

 800 MHz

Interfaces

1 x Ethernet

Operating system

Windows XP, Windows 7

Software

CV Control version 1.30.0.0 and higher