CalCommander software for Cement and Concrete calorimetry
The CalCommander software was designed for the needs of cement & concrete scientists and quality control professionals, giving them the means needs to innovate faster and streamline every day tasks by cutting back on traditional physical performance testing. CalCommander can be used to predict or model compressive strength gain and setting times, and even provide an optimum sulfate addition level, thereby saving time and costs associated with other testing methods.
CalCommander 2 for Isothermal calorimeters
Works with all Calmetrix I-Cal models (I-Cal, I-Cal HPC, I-Cal Flex and I-Cal Ultra)
Logger
Logger operates your calorimetry equipment. You can start/stop logging and capture relevant data for your experiment that will be stored along with the heat curve. I-Cal Logger logs and displays Power, Energy as absolute values, or by unit weight of cement or mass of cementitious material. You can also create interim reports while logging data.
AE "Activation Energy"
Activation energy is often used in maturity-based predictions to infer propensity of cracking or compressive strength gain. I-Cal AE determines the activation energy of a predominantly portland cement-based mix, or a high volume pozzolan mix, or even alkali-activated systems such as geopolymers.
I-Cal AE also draws the Arrhenius plot, which quickly characterizes the behavoir of a specific mix and its sensitivity to temperature variations.
Reports
Reports is used to retrieve curves from past experiments, zoom in on parts of the curve for more detailed analysis, create comprehensive reports or save graphs as images. Graphs can be shown as Power, Energy or Power and Energy normalized by unit weight of cement or cementitious material. You can also export data into a format compatible with spreadsheet applications such as Microsoft Excel or OpenOffice.
HoH
HoH is used to determine the exact value of heat of hydration of a cement or cementitious system. The user has the option to use input fields, calculationsa and reporting that are conveniently designed for use with ASTM C1702 and EN-196-11
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Set
Set lets you infer setting times directly from calorimetry curves. Based on the proven "fractions" method, it is quick to set up and easy to use. Users can create correlation files for given mix designs to fine tune results. The software also providees a graphic representation of the window of finishability for each mix.
SO3
SO3 is an application that uses calorimetry curves for sulfate optimization of cement. It bases itself on ASTM C563, using heat of hydration as a proxy for compressive strength.
I-Cal SO3 makes continuous quality control for SO3 content incredibly easy for the cement plant, as it avoids labor intensive and costly compressive strength testing.
Strength
Strength can be used in two ways:
a. estimate compressive strength in the absence of any physical testing via a correlation between a given mix's calorimetry curve and compressive strength values.
b. make physical compressive strength testing for a few curing ages and use the calorimetry curve to estimate strength at other curing ages. This helps to reduce the cost burden of physical testing.
R3 Reactivity
Whoever has done RILEM R3 / ASTM C1897 testing has come across many test results that tare off because of a changing baseline offset. This requires time consuming work for baseline adjustments in the data. The R3 Reactivity makes this correction an easy one-click exercise, saving hours of work and yielding nmore excat results
QC "Quality Control"
The QC software analyzes calorimetry curves by characterizing each curve through specific points (inflexion points, sulfate depletion point, max. peak, etc.). The software automatically finds these points and traces trendlines for repeat tests over time, making it easy to monitor the quality and consistency of a cment, cement blend, alternative binder or concrete.
ThermoCal 2 for Semi-adiabatic Calorimeters
Works with Calmetrix F-Cal 8100 and later models
TC2 Logger
The Logger application operates your calorimetry equipment. You can start/stop logging and capture relevant data for your experiment that will be stored along with the heat curve. You can also create interim reports while logging data.
TC2 Reports
Reports is used to retrieve curves from past experiments, zoom in on parts of the curve for more detailed analysis, create comprehensive reports or save graphs as images. You can also export data into a format compatible with spreadsheet applications such as Microsoft Excel or OpenOffice.
TC2 Set
TC2 Set's functionality is to infer setting times directly from calorimetry curves. Based on the proven "fractions" method, It is quick to set up and easy to use. Users can create correlation files for given mix designs to fine tune results.The software also provides a graphic representation of the window of finishability for each mix.
TC2 Strength
The Strength application can be used in two ways:
a. establish a correlation between a your standard mixes' calorimetry curve and compressive strength values. This correlation can later be used to predict compressive strength.for this particular mix
b. make physical compressive strength testing for a few curing ages and use the calorimetry curve to estimate strength at other curing ages (this can be done with any mix, without prior correlation)
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