A Multifunctional Combination Incubator
Energy, precision, and multi-functionality have become primary considerations in incubators. For example, if a part of an apparatus must be insulated, while other parts do not, then the specific part can be placed in the multi-functional incubator proposed in this paper to avoid wasting energy. The...
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| description | Energy, precision, and multi-functionality have become primary considerations in incubators. For example, if a part of an apparatus must be insulated, while other parts do not, then the specific part can be placed in the multi-functional incubator proposed in this paper to avoid wasting energy. The proposed incubator is composed of various parts including a platform, which is provided for debugging parts to meet the working accuracy of parts. The light windows are adjustable in height to accommodate different heights of light. The incubator is black to prevent stray light in optical experiments. This design can not only insulate but also debug optical or non-optical parts according working accuracy of parts. In this paper, an example incubator is used for an optical experiment was given and the incubator was optimized several times. The temperature fluctuations of the box of the third optimized incubator reached <inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>0.045</mn><msup><mspace width="0.166667em"></mspace><mo>∘</mo></msup><mi mathvariant="normal">C</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>. To reduce the temperature fluctuations, the relationship between the ambient and target temperature as well as the temperature fluctuations of the box were analyzed, and a formula was proposed. A further experiment provided evidence for this relationship. Based on the formula, the SLITA (small optimized incubator placed in large optimized incubator with the same target temperature) method for improving insulation accuracy was further proposed, and an incubator was designed using this method. The temperature fluctuations were <inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>0.000014</mn><msup><mspace width="0.166667em"></mspace><mo>∘</mo></msup><mi mathvariant="normal">C</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> by simulation, which was reduced 98.6% compared to previous incubators. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-28e042538d204e81ac47194eea66f79f2023-11-21T00:56:57ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732020-12-011324662210.3390/en13246622A Multifunctional Combination IncubatorShaoying Li0Zhongquan Qu1Zhiming Song2School of Astronomy and Space Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaSchool of Astronomy and Space Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaInstitute of Intelligent Application, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, 237 Longquan Road, Kunming 650221, ChinaEnergy, precision, and multi-functionality have become primary considerations in incubators. For example, if a part of an apparatus must be insulated, while other parts do not, then the specific part can be placed in the multi-functional incubator proposed in this paper to avoid wasting energy. The proposed incubator is composed of various parts including a platform, which is provided for debugging parts to meet the working accuracy of parts. The light windows are adjustable in height to accommodate different heights of light. The incubator is black to prevent stray light in optical experiments. This design can not only insulate but also debug optical or non-optical parts according working accuracy of parts. In this paper, an example incubator is used for an optical experiment was given and the incubator was optimized several times. The temperature fluctuations of the box of the third optimized incubator reached <inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>0.045</mn><msup><mspace width="0.166667em"></mspace><mo>∘</mo></msup><mi mathvariant="normal">C</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>. To reduce the temperature fluctuations, the relationship between the ambient and target temperature as well as the temperature fluctuations of the box were analyzed, and a formula was proposed. A further experiment provided evidence for this relationship. Based on the formula, the SLITA (small optimized incubator placed in large optimized incubator with the same target temperature) method for improving insulation accuracy was further proposed, and an incubator was designed using this method. The temperature fluctuations were <inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>0.000014</mn><msup><mspace width="0.166667em"></mspace><mo>∘</mo></msup><mi mathvariant="normal">C</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> by simulation, which was reduced 98.6% compared to previous incubators.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/24/6622combination incubatoradjustable light windowdebugging platformtemperature fluctuationsoptimized incubatorSLITA |
| spellingShingle | Shaoying Li Zhongquan Qu Zhiming Song A Multifunctional Combination Incubator Energies combination incubator adjustable light window debugging platform temperature fluctuations optimized incubator SLITA |
| title | A Multifunctional Combination Incubator |
| title_full | A Multifunctional Combination Incubator |
| title_fullStr | A Multifunctional Combination Incubator |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Multifunctional Combination Incubator |
| title_short | A Multifunctional Combination Incubator |
| title_sort | multifunctional combination incubator |
| topic | combination incubator adjustable light window debugging platform temperature fluctuations optimized incubator SLITA |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/24/6622 |
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