TE 76 TWO STATION RECIPROCATING VACUUM TRIBOMETER




  • Description

    The TE 76 is a two-station, vertical axis, long stroke reciprocating tribometer, which combines the reciprocating drive mechanism and fixed specimen mounting from the TE 77 High Frequency Friction Machine with a UHV test chamber.


    The test assembly is located vertically above the reciprocating drive assembly and comprises two fixed specimen pads, each mounted on flexures, with movement in the friction direction resisted by piezo-electric force transducers. The pads have fluid passages allowing the samples to be heated or cooled by circulation of a heat transfer medium.


    The fixed specimen assemblies are mounted on vacuum rated linear slide bearings allowing horizontal freedom of movement. Load is applied to either side of the moving specimens by squeezing the two fixed specimen assemblies together, by means of a servo controlled pneumatic bellows, with force transducer feedback. This arrangement ensures that there is no bending moment acting on the moving specimen arm.
    Feed-throughs for load application and reciprocating motion are sealed with edge-welded stainless steel bellows, thus eliminating any requirement for sliding seals.

    Control and Data Acquisition

    Control and data acquisition are implemented via host PC running COMPEND 2020 Windows compatible software, in conjunction with a Phoenix Tribology USB micro-controller interface.
    Automatic control is implemented via user programmable test sequences. Manual control is implemented using on screen toggles. Data is stored to hard disc in either .csv or .tsv file formats.

  • Technical Specifications

    Contact Configurations: Point Contact
    Line Contact
    Area Contact
    Load Range: 1 to 100 N
    Laboratory Chiller: -35°C to 150°C
    Temperature Sensor: PT-100
    Frequency Range: 2 to 25 Hz
    Stroke Range: See following tables
    Friction Transducer: Piezo-Electric Type
    Interface: Serial Link Interface Module
    Software: COMPEND 2000
    Motor: 1.1 kW a.c. vector motor, 2048 ppr encoder
    Stroke Range
    Continuously Variable Cam – 0 to 12.5 mm
    Angle – degrees: Minimum – mm Maximum – mm
    0 0 2
    18 1.04 3.04
    36 2.65 4.65
    54 4.25 6.25
    72 5.75 7.75
    90 7.09 9.09
    108 8.24 10.24
    126 9.17 11.17
    144 9.85 11.85
    162 10.26 12.26
    180 10.4 12.4
    Step Variable 0 to 12.5 mm:
    Angle – degrees: Nominal Stroke – mm
    0 0
    18 1.94
    36 3.83
    54 5.63
    72 7.29
    90 8.77
    108 10.03
    126 11.05
    144 11.79
    162 12.25
    180 12.5
    Step Variable 12.5 to 25 mm:
    Angle – degrees: Nominal Stroke – mm
    0 12.5
    18 13.05
    36 14.26
    54 15.97
    72 17.89
    90 19.8
    108 21.54
    126 23
    144 24.09
    162 24.77
    180 25
    Test Chamber
    Pressure: Atmospheric to 100 Picobar (10-5 Pa)
    Environment: Air, inert gas or vacuum
    Material: 304 stainless steel
    Surface Treatment: Glass bead blasted
    Viewports: Fused Silica
    Electrical Feedthrough: 1 kVolts , 15 Ampere
    Coaxial Feedthrough: BNC through Flange
    Thermocouple: Type K through Flange
    Vacuum Transducer: Cold Cathode and Pirani
    Laboratory Chiller
    Fluid Temperature: -35°C to +150°C.
    Automatically Controlled Parameters Frequency
    Load
    Temperature
    Chamber Pressure
    Test Duration
    Manually Controlled Parameter Stroke
    Measured Parameters Friction
    Load
    Temperature
    Chamber Pressure
    Frequency
    Friction Coefficient
    .
    Services
    Electricity: 220/240 V, single phase, 50/60 Hz, with neutral and earth, 4.5 kW
    Clean, dry air: 4 cfm at 8 bar (120 psi)

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