About the Mass Loss Calorimeter (MLC)
- The MLC is a device used to characterize the thermal degradation of materials, specifically the mass loss due to an incident heat flux and ignition event.
- The MLC is composed of two major components: The heating coil that heats the sample and the load cell that records mass loss data
Setting up the MLC
- Plug the orange cord into the 30 Amp outlet.
- Connect a laptop with the AED software to the load cell.
Using the AED Panel
The AED Panel is the primary program to obtain mass loss data from the MCL
- Go to the Start Menu and find the "AED_PanelE3_V3" program
- When open, in the Select Communication mode (bus) drop-down menu choose the "PC-COMport (main channel, RS232 or RS485)" option