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OptiMax HFCal

Turning OptiMax into a Calorimeter.

Upgrade your synthesis workstation

With just a few simple steps you can extend your OM to a powerful reaction calorimeter. The package is Plug&Play and installed in minutes.

Non-scaleable conditions become visible

OptiMax™ HFCal provides you with the answers to bring chemical processes into production quickly and safely avoiding failures at scale

Calorimetry – simple and accurate

Powerful heating and cooling combined with the Plug&Play calorimetry module guarantee the determination of accurate and repeatable heat information

▲Reaction Calorimeters
Specifications - Upgrade Kit OptiMax HFCal
Dimensions (WxDxH)
120 mm x 40 mm x 170 mm
Precision Heat Transfer
Typically +/- 3%
Accuracy and Precision Specific Heat
Typically +/-10%
Accuracy Heat Flow
Isothermal conditions: ± 3 % to 5 %; Non-isothermal conditions: ± 5 % to 10%; Based on comparison of qr_hf with qc resp. ∫qr_hf with ∫ qc
Calorimetry Type
Heat Flow
Material Number(s)
30050150

Documentation

Product Brochures

OptiMax Product Catalog
OptiMax Product Catalog

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Installation Instructions

OptiMax HFCal Quick Start Guide
OptiMax HFCal Quick Start Guide

Software

iControl - Single Instrument License
iControl - Single Instrument License
iControl Single License
Software Touchscreen ALR Site Lic-1Yr
Software Touchscreen ALR Site Lic-1Yr
iC Data Center for OM/EM-1 Year

Applications

Heat Transfer and Process Scale-up
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Extended Product Information

OptiMax HFCal User Manual
OptiMax HFCal User Manual (pdf)

Accessories

Specifications

Thermostat 
HeatingElectrical
CoolingPeltier
Cooling Performance0°C   35 W 
20°C 65 W
40°C   95 W
Temperature Range-40°C to 180°C (jacket temperature)
Control Modesisothermal and isoperibolic, constant or ramp, reflux, distillation & crystallization
Stirring30 rpm to 1200 rpm
DimensionsThermostat: 388 mm x 414 mm x 539 mm
Power Supply100 V to 240 V AC, 50 Hz to 60 Hz, 1300 VA
OperationiControl software for calorimetric applications
Graphical touchscreen and/or iControl Software		 
  
Reactors 
TypeSingle piece or two piece (with bottom drain valve)
Volume1000 mL
Pressure50 mbar to 1 bar
MaterialDuran® glass
StirrerPitch-blade (glass, Alloy 22)
Anchor (glass, Alloy 22)
Half-moon (PTFE for single piece reactor)
  
Calorimetry 
TypeHeat Flow
Calibration HeaterMax. 20 W
Precision Heat TransferTypically ± 3%
Accuracy and Precision Specific HeatTypically ± 10%
Accuracy Heat FlowTypically ± 3% to 5%, under isothermal conditions
Typically ± 5% to 10%, under non-isothermal conditions
Sensitivity≤0.1 W measured as standard deviation of qr under steady state conditions.
Peak-to-peak noise is ≤ approximately 0.4 W.
  
HFCal Module 
Power and Data InterfaceDirect connection to CAN interface of standard OptiMax,
no additional power supply or PC connection required
Data LoggingVia iControl Software
Dimensions120 mm x 40 mm x 170 mm
  
SoftwareiControl 5.2 or higher required, HFCal license

Consumables

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