Decagon Devices KD2 Pro - Organizing Saved Data

KD2 Pro 4 THE KD2 PRO UTILITY
4.4 Organizing Saved Data
Measurement Data from the KD2 Pro saves in the same basic struc-
ture regardless of the file format chosen. You can choose to download
summary data or all measurement data. A description of each type
of download follows.
Clicking the Download button or choosing “Download Summary
Data” from the File menu creates a file with the following columns:
• Measurement Time - Shows date and time of the reading.
• Sensor - The model number of the sensor used for this reading.
• K (Thermal Conductivity) - as
W
(m∗k)
or
BT U
(hr∗ft∗
◦
F )
.
• ρ (Thermal Resistivity) - as
◦
C ∗
cm
W
or
hr∗ft∗
◦
F
BT U
.
•
◦
C (Specific Heat) - as
MJ
(m
3
∗K)
or
BT U
(
◦
F ∗ft
3
)
.
• D (Thermal Diffusivity) - as
mm
2
s
or
ft
2
hr
(dual-needle sensors
only).
Note: Columns for Specific Heat and Thermal Diffusivity are
only included when the downloaded data contains measurements
made with SH-1.
• Err- Quality of fit of the data to the KD2 Pro theoretical model.
• Temp(0) - Initial temperature of the sample as
◦
C or
◦
F.
• Sample ID - If saved with the measurement.
• Read Time - as minutes from the start of heating. The interval
between readings is also Read Time (in sec).
• Power Mode - Power mode selected during measurement.
Choosing “Download All Data” from the File menu creates a file with
all the data included in the summary file (listed above) and adds the
following columns:
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