Cyclone

When performance is paramount

A range of high-performance thermal and environmental chambers with laminar airflow across the internal volume – ideal for demanding test regimes where precise control of temperature and (optionally) humidity is needed under high load conditions.

Typical Applications

Rapid temperature cycling to thermally stress materials and components
Burn-in and life testing of electronic components (including powered cycling)
Temperature/humidity testing under fixed or cyclic conditions, satisfying numerous IEC 60068 test requirements plus a wide range of equivalent specifications

Advantages

Wide Range of Internal Sizes

Internal sizes from 218ltrs to 3000ltrs, to suit your requirement, as well as custom internal size, if required.

Wide Temperature and Humidity Ranges

Temperature ranges of +180°C to either -40°C or -70°C are available and even +250°C with our Evaporator Protection feature. Liquid Nitrogen chambers are available with ranges up to +250°C to -100°C. Mechanically cooled chambers can be fitted with humidity covering all areas (10% to 98%RH, 10 to 100°C)

High Performance even under Load

Cyclone chambers have a high laminar airflow, providing excellent thermal performance over the whole interior of the chamber, even under densely packed conditions. In addition, the thermal plants are sized to perform under loaded conditions.

SIMPLEtouch Programmer

All chambers fitted as standard with our latest SIMPLEtouch programmer for ease of use and a host of features, including remote monitoring &/or control of the chamber using an industry standard MODbus interface.

Capacitive Humidity Probe

No maintenance capacitive probes fitted as standard on the temperature/humidity models.

Extensive range of Options

Including windows, standard and specially designed ports, product rotation systems, dry-air or N2 feeds, LN2 Boost cooling, glove ports, safety interlock on door, and much more.

Suitable for Testing most Standards

Suitable for testing most environmental standards such as IEC 60068, etc.

SIMPLEtouch

Touch Screen Programmer

Easy set-up and monitoring of chamber conditions, simplifies programming of complex cycles… read more

Cyclone Thermal Chambers

Choose from three different cooling mechanisms depending on your requirements.

Compressor Cooling

Refrigerant gases in a closed-loop system are repeatedly compressed and expanded to cool the air in the chamber (same principle as domestic refrigerators)
Maximum temperature = +180°C; minimum temperature = -40°C (single-stage compression) or -70°C (multi-stage or cascade compression)
Temperature ramp rate = 1-2°C/min with load (standard); high performance models achieve up to 15°C/min
Offers reliable continuous operation with no ancillary services required
Ideal for testing electronic assemblies with higher heat dissipation

Standard Models

High Performance Models (Cyclone-S)

Direct Liquid Nitrogen (LN₂) Cooling (Stressmaster Chambers)

Range of LN₂-cooled chambers with same dimensions and volumes as standard model range above
Liquid nitrogen injected directly into the chamber to rapidly cool the interior
Maximum temperature = +250°C; minimum temperature = -70°C
Temperature ramp rates up to 60°C/min
Ideal for thermal shocking of materials in accelerated life testing
Requires continuous supply of LN₂ and safe venting of nitrogen gas during operation
Caution – reduced oxygen levels can occur inside the chamber

Forced Ambient Air Cooling

Range of heat-only chambers (ovens) with same dimensions and volumes as ranges above (model numbering TC Slimline 300 FAC, etc)
Controlled cooling to avoid thermal shocking of components under test
Maximum temperature = +250°C; minimum temperature = ambient + 20°C

Cyclone Environmental Chambers

Combine temperature cycling with precise control of the relative humidity.

Same cooling mechanism, temperature ranges and ramp rates as compressor-cooled thermal chambers
Maximum temperature = +180°C; minimum temperatures = -40°C (single-stage compression) or -70°C (multi-stage or cascade compression)
Water vapour added to air from heated water bath and removed through condensation on cooled copper coil
As standard, achieves humidity conditions within region A in chart below; can be modified to meet regions B and C if required (amend model number to TH(AB)C/TH(AC)C/TH(ABC)C as appropriate)

Standard Models

High Performance Models

Humidity – Standard Operating Regions

Cyclone-V Vibration Testing Systems

Combines vibration testing with temperature cycling to meet AGREE test requirements
Components under test connect to vibration tester through silicone gasket in floor of chamber
Replace gasket with steel panel (supplied) to return chamber to normal operation