Equipment » Fundamentals
Mini tiltable rotary kiln

Application area:
- Aluminium Recycling
- Salzschmelzen/Salzschlacken Eigenschaften
Performance data
- max. Temperature 1300 ° C
- tiltable angle: 0-65 ° to the vertical
- outter crucible: graphite, ØInside = 65 mm, height = 250 mm.
- Current line 32A
- 4-40 revolutions min-1
- Power 2 kW furnace
- Inert gas influence argon, nitrogen, 10 l / min
- Graphite crucible material
Contact person
M.Sc. Dorothea Schneider geb. Kenn
Naberther furnace – chamber furnace

Application area:
- Melting metal, burning of glas, porcelain and stoneware
Performance data
- Resistance furnace – five sited heater
- Heater programable
- Maximum temperature: 1300°C
- Air dicharge opening in center of the furnace cover for a constant air exhaust
- Dimensions : heigth x width x deepth 460 x 400x 530
- Volume: 100 l
Contact person
M.Sc. Alexander Specht
Nabertherm furnace

Application area:
- Metal and salt melting
Performance data
- Resistance furnace
- Diameter of shank:
Φ
= 18 cm height= 13 cm - Heater programable, Maximum temperature: 1200°C
- Inert gas atmosphere possible
- Application of thermowell possible
Contact person
M.Sc. Hanwen Chung
SOLO furnace

Application area:
- Muffle can be insert into the furnace chamber by pivot arm
- Heat-treating-furnace up to 1550°C
- Different gas atomosphere possible: Ar, CO
- Dimension of furnace chamber: height x width x depth 200 mm x 270 mm x 450 mm
Performance data
- Seven resistance heating elements made of MoSi2
- Heating power: 14 kW
- Continuously adjustable temperature control
- Different temperature profile adjustable
Contact person
M.Sc. Fiona Pickart
Tammann-furnace

Application area:
- Application in high temperature range (max. 2000°C)
- Equilibrium experiments
Performance data
- Inert atmosphere
- Resistance heated
- Open and closed operation possible
- Maximum temperature 2000°C
- Programmable temperature profile
Contact person
M.Sc. Fiona Pickart
Measuring instrument for surface tension

Application area:
- Measuring the surface tension of liquid metals, salts and slags, essential in refining and recycling processes
Performance data
- Acuracy of measurement 2-10 %
- Temperature rang up to 1600 °C
- Heating rate 3-5 K/min
- Sample volume from 50 ml
- Two-capillary methode applicable
- Sources of measurement error: Inaccuracies of capillary diameter and capillary imersion depth
Contact person
Dr.-Ing. Hugo Lucas
Measurement instrument of wetting angle

Application area:
- Measuring of wetting angle between liquid and solid
Performance data
- Possible gas atmosphere: H2, N2, Ar, air
- Temperature: up to 1000°C
- Photo/video recording of liquid drops
- Automatic/manual measuring of wetting angle
Contact person
Dr.-Ing. Hugo Lucas
Density measurement device

Application area:
- Density measurement of liquid metals, salts und slag,necessary for the investigation of phase separation and determination of the dynamic and kinematic vicosity
Performance data
- Accuracy of the method 0,1-1%
- Temperature range up to 1500 °C
- Heating rate 3-5 K/min
- Minimum sample size 50ml
- Choice of material (wire and test sample) important
- Sources of measurement error: Surface tension of the melt and thermal expansion of the test sample
Contact person
Dr.-Ing. Hugo Lucas