Climate chamber and thermal manikin

Climate chamber:

  • 3 x 3 x 2.44 m (L x W x H)
  • Each surface can be separately heated or cooled (4 walls, ceiling, floor)
  • Ventilation system for both heating and cooling
  • Tracks on the ceiling to mount various sensor

Breathing thermal manikin (nicknamed 'Feelix'):

  • Simulates heat generation from the human body
  • 22 body segments, separately controllable
  • Male body geometry (standing body height: 1.76 m)
  • Different control modes: surface temperature, heat flux, or comfort mode.
  • Breathing system with air heater and humidifier
  • Connections to introduce tracer gas or particles into the exhaled air 

Tracer gas system:

  • INNOVA Multipoint doser and sampler
  • INNOVA Photoacoustic gas monitor
  • Doses and samples tracer gas from up to 6 locations
  • Simultaneous measurement of up to 5 gases plus water vapor
  • The dosing/sampling tubes up to 50 m

Atomizer aerosol generator:

  • Various particle material: DEHS, PAO (Emery 3004), paraffin oil, salt solutions, suspensions (PSL, ISO 12103-1 A1 Ultra Fine Test Dust)
  • Particle size range of 0.02 - 20 µm
  • Volumetric flowrate of 20 - 250 L/h

Aerodynamic particle sizer (APS): 

  • Aerodynamic particle size range of 0.5 - 20 μm; optical detection (PSL equivalent) range of 0.37 - 20 μm
  • High size resolution with 52 size channels
  • Flow rate of 5.0 L/min
  • Detection of airborne solids and nonvolatile liquids

Indoor environment sensors: 

  • Air and surface temperature sensors (NTC, thermal couples)
  • Globe thermometers (with Pt100 elements)
  • Omni-directional hotwire anemometers
  • Bi-directional anemometers
  • Air humidity sensors
  • Heat flux plates

Particle Streak Tracking (PST):  

  • Measures and visualizes airflow
  • Utilizes helium-filled soap bubbles
  • Pulsing LED light plane
  • High-resolution camera

Thermography camera:

  • 320 x 240 pixel
  • Wide-angle lens
  • Telephoto lens