Environmental Chambers that Give you the Technical Edge
Maximum Environmental Testing Flexibility
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Portable Environmental Conditioners The PCU-Series On-The-Spot Environmental Conditioning for Maximum Testing Flexibility
Russells PCU- Series, portable conditioning units give you the maximum environmental testing flexibility.
These are environmental testing chambers that we have developed over the years since our inception in 1972 to provide innovative, practical solutions for our customers. If you have a box or chamber with no heating or cooling, our portable units will easily roll up to your box. We then transfer the conditioned air via ductwork. Your Russells portable conditioner will have a wide variety of temperature and humidity control uses in your lab and in the field including:
- Vibration Testing
- Automotive “Squeak and Rattle” Testing
- Custom Test Enclosures
- Environmental Stress Screening (ESS)
- Material Testing
- Spot Heating and Cooling
- Environmental Forced Air for Avionics Testing
- Ordinance Temperature Conditioning
- Elite PCU’s double as a stand alone test chamber
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Benefits of Russells Environmental Chambers
Test chambers from Russells Technical Products give you our combination of years of design, application, and manufacturing experience backed by an experienced service group to meet your testing needs. The fastest technology and state-of-the-art instrumentation are incorporated into every chamber we build. Competent design, practical application, on-time delivery, and qualified service are but a few of the benefits that Russells customers expect and receive.
A Russells application engineer can assist you in selecting the portable conditioning unit configuration, options, and size that’s best for you, custom designed to your exact specifications.
Performance
- Temperature range for mechanical refrigeration, single stage: -4°F/-20°C to 350°F/177°C
- Temperature range for mechanical cascade and LN2 refrigeration: -100°F/-73°C to 350°F/177°C
Humidity (PCUD Models)
- 20%RH to 95%RH in the range bounded by an 185°F/85°C maximum temperature and a 40°F/4°C minimum dewpoint.
Russells PCU’s are available in a variety of air flow, cooling and heating capacities. A Russells application engineer can assist you in selecting the chamber configuration and size that is most economical for your testing needs. Let Russells give you the competitive edge!
PCU-Series Portable Environmental Conditioners
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Elite GB-16-5-5-Wc-PCU
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PCUD-2400-LTC-LN2-EP
Standard Features
- PCU liner is continuous TIG welded 300 series stainless steel.
- Non-setting oven grade fiberglass insulation, 0.25 K factor.
- Welded structural steel frame.
- Service panels removable with ¼ turn fasteners.
- Fan motors externally located.
- Silicone door gaskets.
- Heavy duty casters.
- Microprocessor temperature programmer controller.
- Solid state humidity sensor on humidity models.
Cooling
- Low or zero ozone depletion refrigerants.
- Cascade or liquid nitrogen cooling.
- Cyrogenic service control solenoid valve on LN2 models.
- Energy saving refrigeration bypass capacity control.
- Low stage desuperheater on cascade models.
- Oil pressure switches.
- Compressor suction and discharge pressure switches.
- Water cooled condenser on mechanical refrigeration models.
- Vapor tank and condenser ASME certified.
- Compressor overload protection.
- High stage compressor crankcase heater.
- Compressor head fans.
- Low stage oil separator.
- All piping joints silfos or silver soldered.
- Stainless steel compressor condensate pans.
Electrical
- All wiring meets NEC standards.
- 120 volt control circuit transformer.
- Fully enclosed electrical panel.
- All circuits fused or circuit breaker protected.
- Full system function switches w/ system status pilot lights.
- All wiring numbered or color coded.
- High Temperature limit safety.
- Master heating circuit contactor.
Optional Accessories
- Insulated flexible air ducts.
- 208, 230, or 460 volts power.
- Refrigeration sound deadening package.
- Air cooled condenser.
- Boost cooling system, LN2 or CO2.
- Running timer meter.
- Electrical disconnect switch.
- Humidity water demineralizer on humidity models.
- Explosion proof models.
Optional Instrumentation
- Product safeguard redundant over/under temperature limit.
- Circular or electronic chart recorders.
- Computer communications, networking, data‐logging software.