Active Periodic Cooling (Apc) - cimuka CT Serie Manual Del Usuario

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Active Periodic Cooling (APC)

CAUTION!
Active periodic cooling function is for professional users. If needed, please seek assistance from your vendor. Results
can change for a variety of reasons including poultry species, egg size, and room conditions. Improper cooling can result in late
hatching and chick loss.
In natural incubation, most birds leave the nest for a period of time at least one time after first week of the incubation. Eggs cool and dehumidify
during this period. Active periodic cooling (APC) lets you mimic this natural behavior.
Researches show that periodic cooling of goose, duck and even chicken eggs during incubation has positive effects in hatch rates and chick quality.
Periodic cooling is very important for most of goose types. Without periodic cooling, goose egg hatch rates can decrease up to 20-30%. Many
breeders manually cool the eggs by taking them out of the incubator and letting them cool in hatchery room conditions and sprays eggs with warm
water, then place eggs in the incubator again.
To automate the process, Cimuka uses Active Periodic Cooling (APC) with 2 different modes to simulate natural behavior. All alarms for
temperature and humidity will be off during this time. After APC is complete, temperature and humidity will return to preset standards.
1. (clt) Cooling for a time mode
System turns off heat and humidity (for models with humidifier) for an adjusted time.
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2. (clS) Cooling for a set mode
System turns off heat and humidity (for models with humidifier) and drops temperature up to an adjusted temperature set point and
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keeps the temperature at this point for an adjusted time.
Models include 2 more modes:
1. Humidification mode (for models with humidifier) – before cooling period ends, high humidity is applied
2. Fan assistant cooling mode (for models with cooling fan) - reaches desired cooling temperature faster
Cimuka 's advanced incubator controller lets user to change all parameters with Active Periodic Cooling (APC) menu to try and achieve best hatch
rates for different poultry specie's eggs.
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