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The following are a list of our test facilities available for hire at
our Cambridge site:
Environmental Testing Chamber No 1
- Industrial Equipment Chamber
- Size 4.9H x 4.5W x 11.9L m
- Door size 4.60H x 3.05W m
- Floor 150mm reinforced concrete
- Drainage 100mm central drain
- Refrigeration main system
- 2x 5hp
- Auxiliary booster 1x 7hp
- Auxiliary booster 1x 5hp
- Auxiliary booster 1x 3hp
- Temperature range -25 to +50°C
- Max extraction 20 kW at -15°C
- Temperature control RMC hot gas modulating valve ± 0.25°C
SCADA control system
- Chamber temperature Vehicle in room typically 1°C spread 6kW heat load chamber at 0°C
- Air circulation
- 7 x 250 mm evaporator fans
- 2 x 600 mm side wall fans
- 4 x 380 mm portable with speed control
- Airspeed 1-2 m/s
- Air freshening 600 mm roof extractor for fan with controller
- Fume extraction 125 mm exhaust extractor
- Relative humidity 50-100% rh Lucus Daw Ultrasonic
- Power supply
- 110/240V/415V 50Hz main
- 110/230/440V 60Hz converters
- Water supply 15mm rising main
- Compressed air supply 20m3/hr 100psi
- Solar arrays 8 @4kW & 1 @ 8.5kW
- Fixed instrumentation
- Temperature measurement
- Fluke Data logger 2240B
- 100 type "T" thermocouples
- 3x Pressure
- Power measurement
- 3 Phase Class 1
- Northern Design Powerminder
- Volts each phase
- Amps each phase
- Power factor
- Instant power
- Cumulative power RS232 interface
- Printer
- Single phase Class 1
- Northern Design Multicube 485
- Cumulative power
- Thermal test equipment
- Pulsing P.I.D. controller and heater
- Adjustable air circulation
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Environmental Testing Chamber No 2
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- Capable of taking largest permissible road vehicles
- Size 4.9H x 4.6W x 17.1L metres
- Door size 4.67H x 4.57W metres
- Floor 150mm reinforced concrete
- Drainage 100mm central drain
- Refrigeration main system
- 2 x 13hp scroll’s
- Auxiliary booster 1 x 7hp recip
- Auxiliary booster 1x 5hp scroll
- Temperature range
- -10 to +55°C (no heat load)
- +30°C 60kW (heat load)
- -10°C 10kW (heat load)
- Max extraction 60 kW at 10°C
- Temperature control hot gas modulating valve ±0.25°C
- SCADA control system
- Chamber temperature Vehicle in room typically 1°C spread
- Air circulation
- 11 x 250mm evaporator fans
- 12 x 500 mm wall fans
- Airspeed 1-2 m/s or less
- Air freshening 600mm roof extractor fan
- Fume extraction 100mm exhaust extractor
- Relative humidity 50-100% rh Lucus Daw Ultrasonic
- Power supply
- 240V/415V 50Hz main
- 440V 60Hz converter
- Solar arrays 8 @4kW & 1 @ 8.5kW
- Water supply 15mm rising main
- Compressed air supply 20m3/hr 100psi
- Liquid nitrogen supply Air Products 6.5M3 LN tank
- Fixed instrumentation
- Temperature measurement
- Fluke data logger 2280B
- 40 4 wire pt100 (0.1 DIN)
- 100 type "T" thermocouples
- Yokogawa LR8100
- Six channel chart recorder
- Power measurement
- 3 Phase Class 1 Northern Design Powerminder
- Volts each phase
- Amps each phase
- Power factor
- Instant power
- Cumulative power
- Printer
- Single phase Class 1
- 2 x Northern Design PM 390
- Cumulative power
- Thermal test equipment
- Pulsing P.I.D. controller and heater
- Adjustable air circulation
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Environmental Testing Chamber No 3
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- Calorimeter Chamber
- Size 5H x 3.9W x 7.8L metres
- Door size 3.94H x 3.434W metres
- Floor 150mm reinforced concrete
- Drainage 100mm central drain
- Refrigeration Main system 1 x 5hp
- Booster 1 x 5hp
- Temperature range 0 to +50°C
- Max extraction 60 kW at 30°C
- 0°C @25°C ambient 5.0kW load
- Temperature control Cal 9900 controller/ hot gas
- Chamber temperature calorimeter in room 1°C
- 3kW heat load chamber at 0°C
- Air circulation
- 2 x 250mm evaporator fans
- 6 x 500mm side wall fans
- Airspeed 1-2 m/s
- Air freshening 50mm extractor fan with controller
- Fume extraction Portable 100mm extractor
- Relative humidity 50-100% rh Lucus Daw Ultrasonic
- Power supply 240V/415V 50Hz main
- 440V 60Hz converter
- Water supply 15mm main
- Compressed air supply 20m3/hr 100psi
- Fixed Instrumentation
- Temperature measurement
- Solartron 3530 Orion Data Logger
- 60 type "T" thermocouples 3 pressure transducers
- Tekman 5 channel model 900 chart recorder
- Power measurement
- 3 Phase Class 1 Northern Design Powerminder
- Volts each phase
- Amps each phase
- Power factor
- Instant power
- Cumulative power
- Printer
- Single phase Class 1 Northern Design WM 302 pulsing
- Cumulative power
- Printer
- Thermal test equipment Pulsing P.I.D controller and heater
- Adjustable air circulation
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Environmental Testing Chamber No 4
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- Supermarket Cabinet Test Chamber (EN441)
- Size 3.8W x 5.45L x 2.75H metres
- Door size 2.2H x 2.2W metres
- Floor 150mm concrete
- Drainage 2x 150mm drains
- Refrigeration 5hp recipl compressor
- Remote condensing unit 15kw @-5.0°C +30°C (cabinets)
- Heating 10kw Electrical
- Defrost system Automatic timed electrical
- Temperature range +50 to 0°C - higher by arrangement
- Temperature control Omron IMO Jaguar inverter drive.
- Air circulation 0.1 – 0.2 m/s
- Relative humidity 50-100% rh
- Power supply 110V, 240V, 415 3 phase 50Hz
- Water supply 15mm supply
- Compressed air 20 m3/hr 100 psi
- Fixed instrumentation
- Fluke data logger Temperature, pressure, humidity
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Environmental Testing Chamber No 5
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- General Purpose Test Chamber
- Size 2.25H x 2.25W x 5.1L metres
- Door size 2.25H x 2.25W metres
- Floor 80mm polyurethane foam aluminium floor
- Refrigeration 7.5hp compressor
- Defrost system Timed and on demand hot gas & electric
- Temperature range low: +30 to -30°C (controlled), -40°C (min)
- Temperature range high: +85 to +25°C
- Max extraction 12kW at 10°C
- Temperature control Suction modulation
- Chamber temperature ±1°C spread
- Air circulation 3 x 200mm evaporator fans
- Air freshening 0 to 120m3/hr
- Relative humidity 30-100%
- Power supply 240V/415V 50Hz main
- 440V 60Hz converter
- Water supply 15mm
- Compressed air supply 20m3/hr
- Instrumentation Fluke data logger. Temperature, pressure, humidity.
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Environmental Testing Chamber No 6
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- Instrumentation Test Chamber
- Size 0.5W x 0.7D x 1.5H metres
- Door size 1.5H x 0.5W metres
- Floor stainless steel finish
- Drainage Tray to drain
- Refrigeration
- 1.0hp hermetic compressor + 2hp boost
- Defrost system Auto / Manual hotgas
- Temperature range +80 to -40°C
- Temperature control Cal 3300 controller hotgas/electrical
- Air circulation 1 x 1500mm evaporator fan and booster
- Relative humidity 30-100%
- Fixed instrumentation Fluke data logger
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Environmental Testing Chamber No 7
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- Ultra Low Temperature Test Chamber
- Size 0.72W x 0.5D x 1.22H metres
- Door size 1.2H x 0.72W metres
- Floor Styrene finish
- Drainage n/a
- Refrigeration Cascade hermetic compressors
- Defrost system Auto
- Temperature range -50 to -85°C
- Temperature control off/on
- Air circulation none (refrigerated skin)
- Relative humidity n/a
- Fixed instrumentation Fluke data logger
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