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| Technical
Specifications - PREMIER
ART (Fully Automatic High Volume Fibre Tester) |
| Application
Results |
| Length
Characteristics |
Upper
Half Mean Length, Mean Length, 2.5 % Span Length, 50%
Span Length, (all in inches and mm)
Uniformity Ratio, Uniformity Index (both in %)
Short Fibre index |
| Strength
Characteristics |
Bundle
Strength (in g/tex), Elongation (in %) |
| Fineness
Characteristics |
Micronaire
Value |
| Colour
Characteristics |
%
Reflectance (Rd)
Degree of yellowness (+ b)
Colour grade
(based on Upland Old, Upland New, Pima and User defined
grade charts) |
| Trash
Characteristics |
No.
of Trash particles
% Trash area
Leaf Grade (1. USDA 2. Based on user definition) |
| Maturity
Characteristics |
Maturity
estimate |
| Graphical
|
Fibrogram
Force – Elongation curve |
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| Application
Range |
| Cotton
Fibre samples subject to the following valid ranges |
| Upper
Half Mean Length |
16
mm to 40mm |
| Strength |
Fibres
with UHML 18mm to 40 mm up to strength value 339.4 g f
|
| Micronaire |
2.5 to 6.0 (sample size : 8.5 to 11.5 grams) |
| Color |
Rd:
50 to 90; +b: 4 to 15 |
| Trash
|
Min
particle size: 0.2 sq mm |
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| Measurement
Principle |
| Length
& length uniformity |
| Length
& length uniformity |
Optical |
| Bundle
strength & Elongation |
Constant
Rate of Elongation |
| Micronaire |
Air flow |
| Color
& Trash |
Optical |
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| Configuration
Options |
Modules
for testing length (L), strength (S), Mic (M), Colour (C) and
Trash (T) in the following configurations:
a. 1 LS + M + C
b. 1 LS + M + C/T
c. 2 LS + M + C/T
d. 2 LS + M + C |
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| Module
Options |
| Module |
Trash |
| Software |
BALESMART
– Software for Bale Management |
| Hardware |
Barcode
Reader |
|
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| Testing
Speed |
Up
to 150 samples per hour with one operator
One sample refers 1 LSM, 2 C/T for 1 LS Module and 2 LSCT, 1
M for 2 LS module |
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| Calibration
|
Instrument
calibrated using internationally accepted USDA Cottons.
At field calibration possible with any user defined cottons
with known values |
| |
| User
Interface |
| Reports |
All
measured characteristics in numerical and graphical format |
| Front
End Language |
English |
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| Dimensions |
| Top
View |
Front
View |
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| Power
|
| Consumption |
1.2
KW |
| UPS
(on-line) |
2
KVA, Single Phase |
Non
UPS Supply
(3 KW) min |
3
phase |
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| Compressed
Air |
| Compressor
+ Drier |
6 - 7 bar |
| Consumption |
80
– 100 litres per min. |
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| Ambient
Conditions |
| Relative
Humidity |
65
± 2% |
| Temperature |
27
± 2° C for tropical countries
20 ± 2° C for temperate countries |
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| Note:
Technical Specifications subject to change without notice |
