No. 965: A high-temperature cabinet oven from Grieve

No. 965 is a 1350°F (~733°C) electrically-heated cabinet oven from Grieve, currently used heat treating titanium at the customer’s facility. Workspace of this unit measures 24″W × 24″D × 24″H. 30KW are installed in nickel chrome wire coils, supported by a stainless steel frame, to heat the oven, while a 1300CFM, 1-1/2HP alloy recirculating blower provides horizontal airflow to the workload. 
This Grieve cabinet oven features 11″ thick insulated walls, comprising 2″ of 1900°F (~1038°C) block and 9″ of 10 lb/cf density rockwool insulation, as well as an aluminized steel exterior, Type 304 2B finish stainless steel interior, plus inner and outer door gaskets, with the inner gasket sealing directly against the door plug and the outer gasket sealing directly against the face of the oven for optimum seal integrity.
Oven controls on No. 965 include a digital indicating temperature controller, manual reset excess temperature controller with separate contactors, recirculating blower airflow safety switch, 10″ diameter circular chart temperature recorder, plus an SCR power controller and fused disconnect switch.
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