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VARIOS Automated thermal dryout curves

Updated:2025-03-13

Brand: METER
Model: VARIOS
Description: VARIOS generates thermal dryout curves automatically, so you can focus on other tasks. No manual process of getting the soil in and out of the oven. No repeated manual weighing of the sample. It's all
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VARIOS Automated thermal dryout curves Description：

User's Manual

Thermal conductivity—simplified

Constructing a thermal dryout curve is a painstaking process with the potential for human error. Time and effort go into acquiring and setting up the right components, plus you spend hours mixing samples, taking measurements, and fitting the data into a curve. What if you could have something more accurate, more reliable—and more automated? You can. Introducing VARIOS.

Get more done by getting automated

Remove the tedium and the human error out of thermal dryout curves with VARIOS. It automatically generates complete, high-resolution dry down curves with less effort and less cost, so you can focus on what you love.

Engineered for accuracy

VARIOS was specifically designed to create thousands of thermal dryout curves for the 400 mile Suedlink underground cable installation in Germany. So it’s engineered to be accurate, affordable, and low maintenance. It combines legendary TEMPOS and HYPROP technology to measure thermal conductivity as a function of soil water content. And it’s easy. Just insert the needle into a saturated soil sample, and put it on the balance. VARIOS automatically makes hundreds of precision thermal conductivity measurements while the water evaporates from the sample. The mean water content is calculated based on a continuous recording of the sample weight change. Powerful software does all the calculations, visualization, and fitting automatically, reducing the possibility of error.

Reliable and compliant all-in-one solution

The IEEE 442-2017 and ASTM D5334 compliant VARIOS uses the transient line heat source method. That means it’s a reliable measurement with short heating phases and low heating power. This reduces water movement due to heating and convection and reduces the measurement time. It automatically corrects for temperature drift, and heating power and time can be optimized for specific materials or properties. Plus, every dryout curve has hundreds of data points, so you get the detailed information you need to make the right decisions. And VARIOS is an all-in-one solution. It comes with everything you need to make complete thermal dryout curves including cables, installation tool, and software. There’s nothing else like it on the market.

Features：

Low cost, flexible, robust, and easy to use

Automated measurement saves time and effort

Continuous and precise weight measurements make it possible for a direct correlation between thermal conductivity and water content

Ability to define relevant parameters for your specific application

Two measurement methods: continuous and point by point

Space saving design and ability to measure smaller samples

All in-one, user-friendly data acquisition and evaluation software

Conforms to industry standards IEEE 442-2017 and ASTM D5334

Reliable measurement with short heating phases and low heating power

Temperature measurement accuracy +/- 0.1 °C and resolution 0.01 °C

Automatic temperature drift correction

High measurement accuracy and wide range of application with adjustable measurements

Heating power and time can be optimized for specific materials/properties

Can perform parallel weight measurements

VARIOS Automated thermal dryout curves Specifications：

Measurement Specifications	Thermal Conductivity	Range: TC-S70 sensor 1.3–10.3 [W/m] TC-S100 sensor 0.8–6.0 [W/m]
	Thermal Conductivity	Accuracy: ±5%
	Temperature Sensor	Storage/Drying Range: –50 to +120 °C
		Operation Range: –40 to 85 °C
		Resolution: 0.01 °C
		Accuracy: ±0.1 °C
	Heater Current	Range: 20–200 mA
		Resolution: 10 μA
		Accuracy: ±0.05%
	Heater Power	Range: 0.5–20 W/m (depending on sensor needle)
		Resolution: 20 mW/m
		Accuracy: ±0.1%
Communication Specifications	Power Requirements	12 V / 1 A
Communication Specifications	Computer Compatibility	Microsoft® Windows® 10 operating system or newer
Physical Specifications	Dimensions	Length: 162.0 mm (6.38 in) Width: 185.0 mm (7.28 in) Height: 30.0 mm (1.18 in)
	TC-S70 Sensor Dimensions寸	Length: 114.0 mm (4.49 in) Width: 19.4 mm (0.76 in) Height: 13.25 mm (0.52 in)
	TC-S100 Sensor Dimensions	Length: 144.0 mm (5.67 in) Width: 19.4 mm (0.76 in) Height: 13.25 mm (0.52 in)
HYPROP Balance Specifications	Connection to Computer	USB
	Weighing Range	2,200 g
	Readout	0.01 g
	Reproducibility	0.01 g
	Linearity	0.01 g
	Adjustment	Internally
Other	Compliance	EM ISO/IEC 17050:2010 (CE Mark)