MTS FEC User Manual

Series FEC Environmental Chamber

Manual Title

Additional Information

Product Manual

be certain.

100-231-448 A

Trademark information MTS is a registered trademark and MTS Criterion and MTS Insight are

trademarks of MTS Systems Corporation within the United States. These trademarks may be protected in other countries.

Publication information

MANUAL PART NUMBER PUBLICATION DATE

100-231-448 A December 2011

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Preface 5

Before You Begin 5

Conventions 6

Documentation Conventions 6

Technical Support 9

How to Get Technical Support 9 Before You Contact MTS Service Representative 9 If You Contact MTS by Phone 10

Introduction 13

About This Manual 13

Inappropriate Use 13 Description 14 Specifications 16

Operating Condition Requirements 16

Model and Specifications 16

Safety Information 17

Safety 17

Hazard Placard Placement 17

Installation 19

Installing Bracket of Environmental Chamber 20 Installing Environmental Chamber 22 Adjusting Environmental Chamber Position 24 Connecting Environmental Chamber Mains Power 26 Connecting Liquid Nitrogen to the Chamber 27

Prerequisites 27

Connecting an LN2 supply tank to the chamber: 27

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Operation 29

Installing Pull Rods and Grips 30 Operation of Temperature Controller 31 Temperature Controller Common Functions 35 Test Case 40

Routine Maintenance 43

Routine Maintenance Overview Checklist 43 Troubleshooting 44

Declaration of Conformity 45

Contents

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Before You Begin

Preface

Before You Begin

Safety first! Before you use your MTS product or system, read and understand the safety

information provided with your system. Improper installation, operation, or maintenance can result in hazardous conditions that can cause severe personal injury or death, or damage to your equipment and specimen. Again, read and understand the safety information provided with your system before you continue. It is very important that you remain aware of hazards that apply to your system.

Other MTS manuals In addition to this manual, you may receive additional manuals in paper or

electronic form. Manuals located on the product information CD will contain information that

pertains to your test system, such as:

• Hydraulic and/or mechanical accessory manuals

• Assembly drawings

• Parts lists

• Operation instructions

• Preventive maintenance tasks

Controller and application software manuals are typically included on the software CD distribution disc(s).

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Conventions

Documentation Conventions

The following paragraphs describe some of the conventions that are used in your MTS manuals.

Hazard conventions Hazard notices may be embedded in this manual. These notices contain safety

information that is specific to the activity to be performed. Hazard notices immediately precede the step or procedure that may lead to an associated hazard. Read all hazard notices carefully and follow all directions and recommendations. Three different levels of hazard notices may appear in your manuals. Following are examples of all three levels.

DANGER

Danger notices indicate the presence of a hazard with a high level of risk which, if ignored, will result in death, severe personal injury, or substantial property damage.

WARNING

Warning notices indicate the presence of a hazard with a medium level of risk which, if ignored, can result in death, severe personal injury, or substantial property damage.

CAUTION

Caution notices indicate the presence of a hazard with a low level of risk which, if ignored, could cause moderate or minor personal injury or equipment damage, or could endanger test integrity.

Notes Notes provide additional information about operating your system or highlight

easily overlooked items. For example:

Note Resources that are put back on the hardware lists show up at the end of

the list.

Special terms The first occurrence of special terms is shown in italics.

Illustrations Illustrations appear in this manual to clarify text. They are examples only and do

not necessarily represent your actual system configuration, test application, or software.

Electronic manual

conventions

This manual is available as an electronic document in the Portable Document File (PDF) format. It can be viewed on any computer that has Adobe Acrobat Reader installed.

Preface

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Documentation Conventions

Hypertext links The electronic document has many hypertext links displayed in a blue font. All

blue words in the body text, along with all contents entries and index page numbers, are hypertext links. When you click a hypertext link, the application jumps to the corresponding topic.

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Technical Support

How to Get Technical Support

Start with your

manuals

Technical support

methods

The manuals supplied by MTS provide most of the information you need to use and maintain your equipment. If your equipment includes software, look for online help and README files that contain additional product inform ation.

If you cannot find answers to your technical questions from these sources, you can use the Internet, e-mail, telephone, or fax to contact MTS for assistance.

MTS provides a full range of support services after your system is installed. If you have any questions about a system or product, contact Technical Support in one of the following ways.

Outside the U.S. For technical support outside the United States, contact your local sales and

service office. For a list of worldwide sales and service locations and contact information, use the Global MTS link at the MTS web site:

www.mts.com > Global MTS > (choose your region in the right-hand column) > (choose the location closest to you)

Before You Contact MTS Service Representative

MTS can help you more efficiently if you have the following information available when you contact us for support.

Know your contact

number and system

number

The contact number contains your company number and identifies your equipment type (such as material testing or simulation). The number is typically written on a label on your equipment before the system leaves MTS. If you do not know your MTS contact number, contact your sales engineer.

When you have more than one MTS system, the system model number and series number identifies your system. You can find your these number in your order paperwork or directly on your equipment.

Identify the problem Describe the problem and know the answers to the following questions:

• How long and how often has the problem occurred?

• Can you reproduce the problem?

• Were any hardware or software changes made to the system before the

problem started?

• What are the equipment model numbers?

• What is the controller model (if applicable)?

• What is the system configuration?

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If You Contact MTS by Phone

Know relevant

computer information

Know relevant

software information

For a computer problem, have the following information available:

• Manufacturer’s name and model number

• Operating software type and service patch information

• Amount of system memory

• Amount of free space on the hard drive where the application resides

• Current status of hard-drive fragmentation

• Connection status to a corporate network

For software application problems, have the following information available:

• The software application’s name, version number, build number, and (if

available) software patch number. This information can typically be found in the About selection in the Help menu.

• The names of other applications on your computer, such as:

– Anti-virus software – Screen savers – Keyboard enhancers – Print spoolers – Messaging applications

If You Contact MTS by Phone

A Call Center agent registers your call before connecting you with a technical support specialist. The agent asks you for your:

• Contact number

• Name

• Company name

• Company address

• Phone number where you can be reached

If your issue has a notification number, please provide that number. A new issue will be assigned a unique notification number.

Technical Support

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If You Contact MTS by Phone

Identify system type To enable the Call Center agent to connect you with the most qualified technical

support specialist available, identify your system as one of the following types:

• Electromechanical material test system

• Hydromechanical material test system

• Vehicle test system

• Vehicle component test system

• Aero test system

Be prepared to

troubleshoot

Write down relevant

information

After you call MTS logs and tracks all calls to ensure that you receive assistance for your

Prepare to perform troubleshooting while on the phone:

• Call from a telephone close to the system so that you can implement

suggestions made over the phone.

• Have the original operating and application software media available.

• If you are not familiar with all aspects of the equipment operation, have an

experienced user nearby to assist you.

In case Technical Support must call you:

• Verify the notification number.

• Record the name of the person who helped you.

• Write down any specific instructions.

problem or request. If you have questions about the status of your problem or have additional information to report, please contact Technical Support again and provide your original notification number.

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Introduction

About This Manual

Purpose The purpose of this manual is to help you understand your environmental

Inappropriate Use

Contents Description 14

About This Manual

chamber, its capabilities, and operating requirements. This manual provides information for MTS Series FEC Environmental Chamber. Read each section carefully and refer to the manual whenever you need assistance.

Before you attempt to use the MTS Series FEC Environmental Chamber, read and understand this manual. Improper installation or operation of this product can result in hazardous conditions that can cause severe personal injury or death, and damage your equipment and specimen.

Specifications 16

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Description

Series FEC environmental chambers are used for testing the mechanical properties of metal and nonmetal materials (for example: magnesium alloy, plastic, and rubber.) under high and low temperature conditions. Environmental chambers can be used with Electromechanical universal testing machine.

The MTS Series FEC Environmental Chambers let you test materials and components within a range of temperatures, from

Cooling is accomplished with the use of liquid nitrogen introduced to the chamber. Heating is accomplished with electrical heating elements. An electric

fan and baffle diffuse the heat for uniform temperatures. A customer-specified temperature controller (Eurotherm) is mounted in the electrical box.

-70 ~ 350°C (- 94 ~ 662°F).

Cabinet

Observation Window

Bracket

Introduction

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Description

Test Space

Movable Wheels

Electric Controls

Motor, Heating and

Refrigeration pipe

Liquid Nitrogen Interface

Bracket

Cabinet The surface of the cabinet is made of painted mild-steel plate, the inner wall of

the cabinet is made of stainless steel making it temperature-resistant. The front side of the cabinet has a door with an observation window, which you can observe tests under illumination from the lamp that is installed on the inner wall of the cabinet. Cooling is accomplished with the use of liquid nitrogen introduced to the chamber. Heating is accomplished with one electrical heating element. An electric fan and baffle diffuse the heat for uniform temperatures.

Temperature control

system

Bracket for

environmental

chamber

The temperature controller unit is integrated into the backside of the cabinet, which allows you to perform controller adjustment easily. The temperature control system uses a Eurotherm high-precision temperature controller, and a solid state relay as an executing element.

The bracket can be dismantled or assembled easily.You can move the chamber back from the test zone of testing machine via rollers on the bottom of the cabinet.

Note FEC serial chamber can only be used on MTS frames. When you want to

use it for other purpose, you should be aware of the chamber overturn risk due to external force.

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