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Key
Features:
- Key Analysis
Functions include Quartz Inversion Slopes and QI Index, maximum/minimum
temperature reached, Heat Work Index, time at temperature, slope calculation,
rise and fall calculation, peak difference, view data, and alarms for
the entire kiln or by zone.
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Wizards
– walk you through all the major software functions, and simplify
setups and analysis
- Variable
Push Rate Scale
– lets you monitor variable push rates throughout the run
- Probe
positioning in 3D
–see exactly where thermocouples are, even between brick packs
- Profile
animation
– a 'video' of the heat pattern around the kiln car throughout
the run
- Multiple
Paqfile Viewing – tab quickly from file to file and make detailed
comparisons
- Mimic
Positioning
– shows exact position of burners, fans, etc. in relation to the
profile
- Kiln
Start and End
– a quick and easy way to see the relevant profile information
- Context
Sensitive Help
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Analysis
Functions
For each thermocouple the following is calculated:
- Quartz Inversion
Slopes & QI Index displays the QI Slope (rate of heating and
cooling), and also displays an index which takes into account irregularities
of the slope as the product heats or cools around the QI Point. For
example as a product passes through cooling jets, an uneven cooling
slope through QI can cause cracking or 'dunting'.
- Heat Work Index
provides a numerical indication of firing hardness. It can be considered
as an alternative to the Bullers ring, and, provides a means of comparing
achieved and target quality. It can be used as a quality control tool.
A weighted integration of the area under the actual time/temperature
curve is calculated and normalized to produce an equivalent one hour
firing schedule.
- Max/Min
shows the maximum, mean, and minimum temperatures at the precise time
they were reached. The standard deviation and the deviation from set
temperature are also shown.
- Time at Temperature
shows the time spent above pre-determined temperature thresholds.
- Rise / Fall
calculates the rates of heating and cooling for each probe over user-defined
temperature ranges, and the time the temperature is within each range.
- Slope
calculates the maximum rate of heating and cooling for each probe, the
times at which these occurred, and the average rate of change of temperature
for each probe.
- Peak Difference
identifies the two probes with the biggest temperature difference within
the profile and the time when that occured. It can therefore be used
to identify where the worst imbalances of heating are occurring around
a kiln car.
- View Data
shows the raw temperature and time data for each thermocouple throughout
the run.
- Alarms:
All the above functions have alarms that can be set in real time to
warn you if the firing process is going out of control.
- Area Under Curve calculates the area under the curve for each thermocouple, giving the result in ºC hours.
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Wizards
Simply select the Wizard
for the task you want to perform. Wizards make the software intuitive to
use, even for infrequent operators.
Wizards also cut down
on training requirements. They are designed to guide you step by step
through a particular process, while at each step giving you the opportunity
to 'back up' to the previous step if you realize you have made a mistake.
The Wizard menu shown pops up as soon as you start the software. Wizards
are available to help you to help you: open a file; set-up a process file;
set up your kiln, product or recipe; create an ideal curve; reset or download
the data logger.
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Variable
Push Rate Scale
If the push rate changes
while the test car is in the kiln, Insight software can continue to record
your temperature profile. Variable push rate settings can accommodate
as many changes in push rate speed as you want. This means that you can
accurately locate faults such as a burner failure, even if the push rate
changes throughout the trial.
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Probe
positioning in 3D
With Insight it's
possible to see exactly where probes have been positioned in relation
to your profile. Even if thermocouples have been set at different positions
within the brick packs anywhere on the kiln car, you can 'rotate' the
car mimic to get a good visual view of the heat balance around the car
in 3D.
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Profile
Animation
Profile animation
gives a visual impression of the heating and cooling at each thermocouple
position throughout the process. Watch the thermal balance change
around the kiln car as it progresses through the kiln. The color
of the area around each thermocouple changes as the temperature
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Multiple
Paqfile Viewing
Tab quickly from file to file and make detailed comparisons. This new
facility of Insight software makes comparison of different files easier
than ever before. For example, Paqfiles of the same product fired in
different kilns can be easily compared by switching backwards and forwards
without closing the files down.
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Mimic
Positioning
Mimics, representing
burners, cooling jets, fans, etc., can be set up below the kiln
profile graph to show their position relative to the kiln profile.
Mimics can now be positioned at both sides and the top of the kiln
to give a true representation of their actual position. Setting
up couldn't be easier. A mimic can be dragged onto the graph, inserted
into a table, or rules can be used to precisely position multiple
mimics at regular intervals such as burners, fans, etc.
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Kiln
Start and End
It is easy to set up a process zoom and see only the data you want to
see on the screen. Drag the cursor to where the firing process starts
and ends and the full profile will automatically fill the screen, maximising
the graphical data. This allows you to ignore the time before the system
enters the kiln and after the system exits the kiln.
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Context
Sensitive Help
Insight software is now supplied with context sensitive help. This means
that on most screens there now appears a help button. Pressing this button
takes you directly to the area of help specific to the function being
viewed.
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