Chapter 2 Introduction; Features And Benefits; Intended Use; Non-Intended Use - Thermo Scientific Lindberg/Blue M Mini-Mite TF55030 Installation And Operating Manual

Mini-mite Tube Furnace
Introduction
The Lindberg/Blue M Mini-Mite™ Tube Furnaces are a family of ultra lightweight,
economical laboratory tube furnaces. The low thermal mass Moldatherm ®
insulation/heating element provides fast duty cycles, energy conservation and efficient
programming. Refer to Table 1 "Lindberg/Blue M Mini-Mite TF55030 and TF55035
Series Moldatherm Tube Furnaces" for specifications.

Features and Benefits

Controlled heat-up rate eliminates thermal shock to materials.
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Quick heat-up and cool-down rates.
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Energy efficient Moldatherm insulation suitable for high interior-exterior temperature
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differential. The unit is rated for a maximum operating temperature of 1100°C.
When fitted with a process tube can be used with atmospheres other than air.
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Digital instrumentation for precise temperature setpoint and display. Microprocessor
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automatically optimizes control parameters during furnace operation.
Main power ON/OFF switch on control panel and act as disconnecting device from
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Mains Power
Type K Thermocouple.
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Intended Use

This furnace is intended as a general purpose laboratory, ashing and heat treating furnace
at 1100°C for continuous (over 3 hours) or intermittent (under 3 hours) use, for light
industrial and laboratory applications only. The furnace is designed for thermal technology
applications in laboratories, such as those found in manufacturing trades and industry,
schools, universities and biology. It is used for ageing, analysis, tempering, decomposing,
baking, annealing, hardening, soldering, oxidizing, reducing, incineration and preheating.
This tube furnace is suited for use with process tubes with 25.4 mm / 1 inch diameter,
e.g. for heating under inert gas atmosphere. Please note that tubes are not provided by
Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Non-Intended Use

This furnace is not intended for the following:
To heat up food.
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For drying or heat treatment of substances which release gases or vapors into the
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atmosphere that are flammable or dangerously explosive when mixed with air.
This furnace is equally unsuitable for the heat treatment of combustible dusts and
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fibrous materials.
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