Description
Often referred to as the “Skin Model“, the Sweating Guarded Hotplate measures thermal properties and water vapor resistance of fabrics and other materials under steady state conditions.
Accurate
- The humidity guard and hotplate are both made of sintered porous bronze – the most accurate simulation of human skin
- Hotplate height is adjusted by a motor drive ensuring that the plate remains level at all times
- The grooved guard plate allows for simple and precise sample loading
Conditioned Chamber
The sophisticated purpose-designed climate chamber ensures the most rigid control and monitoring of:
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Air Temperature
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Air Speed
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Relative Humidity
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Heater Power Consumption
Three Section Hotplate
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Test Plate
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Guard Section
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Bottom Plate
Each section electronically and independently maintains a constant temperature in the range of human skin (33 to 36°C)
Air speed sensor located directly above the sample
Other climate control sensors include:
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Relative Humidity
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Ambient Air Temperature
Versatile
Test samples with an area of 250 mm x 250 mm and a thickness of 70 mm can be tested
The instrument simulates both wet and dry skin conditions giving a complete sample profile
Precision
Test parameters are displayed on the instrument’s full color display at set increments, controllable by the operator.
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Thermal Resistance (Ret)
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Vapor Resistance (Rct)
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Hotplate Temperature
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Thermal Guard Temperature
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Time Remaining in Test
Intuitive software can control the display and storage of real-time results for all test methods
Intuitive
Comes with a laptop loaded with specialized Control & Analysis Software
- Easy to control and understand reports depict all critical settings
- Red/Green indicators give confirmation of test conditions at a glance
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