Laboratory ovens, also known as ventilated ovens, are versatile pieces of equipment used in various industries and laboratories for heating, drying, sterilizing, and other thermal processes. They provide precise and uniform temperature control, crucial for diverse applications such as material testing, drying samples, and sterilizing glassware.
Here’s a more detailed look at their uses:
1. Drying and Heating:
- Drying samples: Removing moisture from various materials, such as soils, sediments, and biological samples.
- Heating glassware: Preparing glassware for autoclaving or other procedures.
- Heating materials for testing: Heating materials to a specific temperature before testing their properties, like tensile strength.
2. Sterilization:
- Sterilizing lab equipment: Removing microbial contaminants from glassware and other lab supplies.
- Hot air sterilization: Using high temperatures to kill microorganisms in a hot air oven.
3. Material Testing and Analysis:
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Determining material properties:Heating samples to specific temperatures to test their properties, such as tensile strength, deformation, and resilience.
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Testing for moisture content:Drying materials to determine their moisture content, which is crucial in industries like food processing and construction.
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Annealing:Heating metals to a specific temperature and then cooling them slowly to improve their ductility and other properties.
Whether for use in simple drying processes, ageing, curing or general investigations, Scientific ovens provide the ideal solution for diverse thermal applications.
Features: (Standard)
- Choice of 5 different capacities
- 430 Stainless Steel body construction with 304 stainless steel interior
- Powder coated mild steel door and control panel
- Robust slam lock door handle
- Fitted with adjustable hydraulic safety thermostat
NOTE:
- Temperature variation figures are based on no load conditions at 100C
- Supplied with 2 shelves
- General purpose oven with a hydraulic thermostat control ideal for applications where accuracy is not critical
- Operating temperature +50C to 250C based on an ambient of 25C
Features: (Digital)
- Electronic P.I.D temperature control with digital indication of set and process value
- High accuracy PT100 temperature sensor
- Solid state control relay for optimum reliability and rapid response
- Operating temperature 50C to 250C based on an ambient of 25C
- Digital display of set and actual temperature to 0.1C
- Temperature variation at a point +-0.3C
Volumes:
- 40L
- 80L
- 160L
- 240L
- 400L