AutoPore V

Features and Benefits

• Provides rapid, detailed intrusion and extrusion analysis over a wide range of pore sizes.
• Nineteen standard penetrometer sizes and configurations allow analysis of a wide variety of sample sizes and shapes.
• New safety enhances set a new benchmark in operator safety.
• Scanning and equilibration modes of operation allow for rapid or more detailed analyses, respectively.
• MicroActive software allows for rapid modification of reporting ranges.
• Includes user-defined advanced reporting capabilities using Python scripts

Specifications

Electrical

Voltage	100/120/220/240 VAC ± 10%
Frequency	50 or 60 Hz
Power	500 VA maximum

 

Gas

Nitrogen or other clean, dry gas at 50 psig (345 kPa)

 

High Pressure Model 9605

Measurement	From atmospheric pressure to 33,000 psia
Resolution	0.165 psia from 3,300 psia to 33,000 psia
Transducer Accuracy	±0 .1% of full scale (transducer manufacturer’s specifications)
Transducer Hysteresis	0.05% of full scale
Pore Diameter Range	6 to 0.005 μm
Servo Control Precision	0.5% of target, min 5 psia, no overshoot

 

High Pressure Model 9620

Measurement	From atmospheric pressure to 60,000 psia
Resolution	0.03 psia from atmospheric pressure to 60,000 psia
Transducer Accuracy	± 0.1% of full scale (transducer manufacturer’s specifications)
Transducer Hysteresis	0.05% of full scale
Pore Diameter Range	6 to 0.003 μm
Servo Control Precision	0.5% of target, min 5 psia, no overshoot

 

Intrusion

Resolution	Better than 0.1 all
Accuracy	± 1% of maximum penetrometer stem volume

 

Low Pressure

Measurement	0.2 to 50 psia (345 kPa)
Resolution	0.00025 psi
Pore Diameter Range	500 to 3.6 μm
Transducer Accuracy	± 1% of full scale (transducer manufacturer’s specifications)
Servo Control Precision	1% of target, min, .05 psia, no overshoot

 

Penetrometers

Stem Intrusion Volumes	0.38, 1.1, 1.7, 3.1, and 3.9 cc
Sample Size	Maximum: a cylinder 2.54 cm diameter × 2.54 cm long (1 in. diameter × 1 in. long)

 

Physical

Height	143 cm (56.25 in.)
Width	54.3 cm (21.38 in.)
Depth	78 cm (30.75 in.)
Weight	250 kg (550 lb)

 

 

* Due to continuous improvements, specifications are subject to change without notice.

Configuration

 

Four Models

The AutoPore V is available in four models to best match the needs of individual quality assurance and research labs

 

	9605	9620
Low Pressure	4 ports	4 ports
High Pressure	2 ports @ 33,000 psia	2 ports @ 60,000 psia

 

	9600	9610
Low Pressure	2 ports	2 ports
High Pressure	1 port @ 33,000 psia	1 port @ 60,000 psia

 

Penetrometers

Partial List

Model#	Size	Stem Volume	Medium	Typical Use
01	15 cc	0.392	Solid	refractories, low-porosity solid rocks/cores, low porosity solid polymers
02	15 cc	0.392	Powder	low-porosity powders, gravel, irregular rock shapes
03	15 cc	1.131	Solid	medium-porosity rocks/cores, solid materials
04	15 cc	1.131	Powder	medium-porosity rocks, solid materials, fumed silica
07	5 cc	0.392	Solid	paper, flexible polymer/membrane sheets, pharma tablets
08	5 cc	0.392	Powder	silicates, catalysts, powders (general use), pharma powders
09	5 cc	1.131	Solid	medium/high-porosity sheet-form materials (paper, polymer, etc.), pharma tablets
10	5 cc	1.131	Powder	silica-alumina, silicates, zeolites, catalysts, powders (general use), pharma powders
14	3 cc	0.412	Powder	powders (general use), materials with low quantity available
24	15 cc	3.263	Solid	high-porosity rock/cores, low-density/high-porosity foams
25	15 cc	4.185	Solid	high-porosity material with large volume

Accessories

Quote accessories

Applications

Pharmaceuticals:

Porosity and surface area play major roles in the purification, processing, blending, tableting, and packaging of pharmaceutical products as well as a drug’s useful shelf life, its dissolution rate, and bio-availability.

Ceramics:

Pore area and porosity affect the curing and bonding of greenware and influence strength, texture, appearance, and density of finished goods.

Adsorbents:

Knowledge of pore area, total pore volume, and pore size distribution is important for quality control of industrial adsorbents and in the development of separation processes. Porosity and surface area characteristics determine the selectivity of an adsorbent.

Catalyst:

The active surface area and pore structure of catalysts influence production rates. Limiting the pore size allows only molecules of desired sizes to enter and exit, creating a selective catalyst that will produce primarily the desired product.

Aerospace:

Surface area and porosity of heat shields and insulating materials affect weight and function.

Fuel Cells:

Fuel cell electrodes require controlled porosity with high surface area to produce adequate power density.

Geoscience:

Porosity is important in groundwater hydrology and petroleum exploration because it relates to the quantity of fluid that a structure can contain as well as how much effort will be required to extract it.

Filtration:

Pore size, pore volume, pore shape, and pore tortuosity are of interest to filter manufacturers. Often, pore shape has a more direct effect upon filtration than pore size because it strongly correlates with filtration performance and fouling.

Construction Materials:

Diffusion, permeability, and capillary flow play important roles in the degradation processes in concrete, cement, and other construction materials.

Paper:

The porosity of print media coating is important in offset printing where it affects blistering, ink receptivity, and ink holdout.

Medical Implants:

Surface area and porosity of heat shields and insulating materials affect weight and function.

Microactive For Autopore

 

 

Intelligent, Intuitive, Interactive

MicroActive software greatly improves the functionality, convenience, diagnostics, and data interpretation that establish the new standard for high-performance results in mercury porosimetry.

 

Method Wizard

Build a method through an interactive step-by-step script. Eases method creation and new user introduction to the operation of the AutoPore V

 

Mercury Density Calculation

Unlike competitive systems that use mercury density at ambient temperature only, the AutoPore V automatically measures the actual mercury temperature for accurate density calculations under operation conditions.

 

User-Defined Reports and Report Options

You can quickly create custom advanced reports to meet your specific needs using Python scripting. New report options permit automatic report conversion to PDF or spreadsheet formats.

 

Post-Analysis Parameter Change

Allows analysis parameters (stem volume, maximum head
pressure, pen constant) to be changed or corrected post analysis, eliminating re-running samples due to error.

 

Reverberi Method Data Reduction

Receive information on the distribution of pore shape. The method yields a three-dimensional array of cavity size and throat size vs. volume.

 

Diagnostic Dashboard

Real-time monitoring of critical system components for preventative maintenance and trouble shooting

 

Enhanced Penetrometer Calibration

Simplifies penetrometer calibration through automated calculations either volumetrically or gravimetrically

 

Overlay Multiple Runs and Gas Adsorption Data

MicroActive for Autopore V provides the ability to overlay up to 20 runs. Included is the option to import pore size distributions from gas adsorption isotherms to provide analysis data in the micro to macropore range in a single report

 

Intelligent Data Reporting

Warnings are supplied automatically when suspect data are collected

 

Variety of Available Plots

Pore volume, pore area, and pore size plots are available as well as the ability to calculate total intrusion volume, total pore (surface) area, median pore diameters, average pore diameters, bulk or envelope density, and apparent (skeletal) density

 

Reports Include:

• Summary
• Tabular Report
• Cumulative Volume vs Size
• Incremental Volume vs Size
• Cumulative Area vs Size
• Cumulative Volume vs Pressure
• Incremental Volume vs Pressure
• Differential Volume vs Size 1
• Log Difference Volume vs Size
• Differential Reference % Volume vs Size
• Out Spec. % Volume vs Pressure
• Differential Volume vs Size 2
• Material Compressibility
• Cavity to Throat Size Ratio
• Fractal Dimension
• Mayer-Stowe Particle Size
• Tortuousity
• Permeability
• Reverberi
• Advanced Report System