Norecs HumiStat User manual

Oslo Science Park
Gaustadalleen 21
NO-0349 Oslo
Norway

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HumiStat Manual




Oslo Science Park
Gaustadalleen 21
NO-0349 Oslo
Norway

227
Contents
............................................................................................................................................
 ............................................................................................................... 
 ................................................................................................................................................................... 
 ......................................................................................................................................
  .........................................................................................................................................................
 .................................................................................................................................................. 
 ......................................................................................................................................................
  ................................................................................................................................................
 ..................................................................................................................................................
 .....................................................................................................................................................
  ............................................................................................................................................................
 .......................................................................................................................................................
 ......................................................................................................................................
 .......................................................................................................................
 ..................................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................................................................
  .....................................................................................................................................
  ............................................................................................................................
  ........................................................................................................................................ 
 .................................................................................................................................................... 
  ....................................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................
 ........................................................................................................................................
  ........................................................................................................................................
  ............................................................................................................................................
  .................................................................................................................................................. 
  ...................................................................................................................................................
  ...................................................................................................................................................
..................................................................................................................................................................
  .............................................................................................................................................................
 ............................................................................................................................................
  .................................................................................................................................................................
  ..............................................................................................................
  ..........................................................................................................................................................
 ............................................................................................................................................................
 ................................................................................................................................................... 

Oslo Science Park
Gaustadalleen 21
NO-0349 Oslo
Norway

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  ...................................................................................................................................
  ................................................................................................................................. 
  ............................................................................................................................................. 
  ................................................................................................................................ 
  ..........................................................................................................................................
 ...........................................................................................................................................
 ...........................................................................................................................
 ..............................................................................................................................
  ............................................................................................................................................................ 
  .....................................................................................................................
 .......................................................................................................................................................
 ............................................................................................................................... 
  ......................................................................................................................................
 .....................................................................................................................................................................
 .......................................................................................................................................................... 
 -................................................................................................................ 
  .................................................................................................................................... 
.............................................................................................................................................................. 
  ......................................................................................................................................
  ...................................................................................................................................................... 
  .........................................................................................................................................
  .............................................................................................................................................................. 
 .............................................................................................................................................................
 ...................................................................................................................................................
 ........................................................................................................................................................... 
 ................................................................................................................................................................. 
  ...............................................................................................................................................

Oslo Science Park
Gaustadalleen 21
NO-0349 Oslo
Norway

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1Introduction to HumiStat







1.1 Operating principle in layman’s terms








Oslo Science Park
Gaustadalleen 21
NO-0349 Oslo
Norway

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2Unpacking

2.1 The three components


2.2 Humidifier





2.2.1 Input gas(es)




2.2.2 Input fluid




2.2.3 PID controller




2.3 Heated gas line










Oslo Science Park
Gaustadalleen 21
NO-0349 Oslo
Norway

627
2.4 Power supply


-





-
-


2.5 Software 


-

--

2.5.1 Setup tab

2.5.2 Pump & fluid details

-


2.5.3 Mixture design and operation

2.5.4 Debug & Development




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

--






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



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














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
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


Oslo Science Park
Gaustadalleen 21
NO-0349 Oslo
Norway
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3.1 External fluid container
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






3.2 Priming or changing the fluid


-





3.3 Bending the fluid line



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3.4 Pressure relief





-







-







-




3.5 Condensation
-





-



Oslo Science Park
Gaustadalleen 21
NO-0349 Oslo
Norway
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



Oslo Science Park
Gaustadalleen 21
NO-0349 Oslo
Norway
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4Software features
4.1 Mixture calculations 










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
-

-




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



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









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







4.1.1 Relative humidity
-


4.1.2 Saved program






4.2 Fluid designer




















Oslo Science Park
Gaustadalleen 21
NO-0349 Oslo
Norway

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4.3 Pump log tab



4.4 Fluid content



Oslo Science Park
Gaustadalleen 21
NO-0349 Oslo
Norway

1427
5Operation
5.1 Modes




5.2 Segment program





5.3 Stop


5.4 Accuracy, stability and settling times
5.5 Accuracy

-




5.6 Stability 







5.7 Settling times



-



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




-


5.8 Fluid delivery line valve 


-


















5.9 Low fluid concentrations










Oslo Science Park
Gaustadalleen 21
NO-0349 Oslo
Norway
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
-
-
-
-

-
-


-




-



5.10 Normal humidity

5.11 High fluid concentrations










5.12 Junction insulation






-


Oslo Science Park
Gaustadalleen 21
NO-0349 Oslo
Norway
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
5.13 Flushing the mixer



1. 
2. 

3. 
4. 

5. 
5.14 Heated gas line temperature




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6Advanced features in the .ini file



[Syringe]
Volume Index=0
Steps=192000
MaxSpeed=48000
[Logging]
Type[Off|File|Live]=Off
[Graph]
Points=700
Average sample size=358
[MFCA]
DynamicRangeCull=20
[MFCB]
DynamicRangeCull=10
[Custom flow conditions]
TemperatureC=75
PressuremBar=1500
[Fluid]
Mixture name=Water pure
Mixture custom density=0.997735023498535
Mixture molar mass=18.0152797698975
Max PPM=1000000
Mix1ID=gH2O
Mix1Mass=1000
Mix2ID=
Mix2Mass=0
Mix3ID=
Mix3Mass=0
Mix4ID=
Mix4Mass=0
6.1 Logging




6.2 Moving average of flow of gas A




6.3 Flow graph



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6.4 Minimum flow range limit




6.5 Syringe volume index






Index
Syringe volume, µL
0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7




Oslo Science Park
Gaustadalleen 21
NO-0349 Oslo
Norway

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7Use tips
7.1 Fuel cells

7.2 Chemical gradient - crossover valve




7.3 Custom gas supply line
-








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