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Environmental Exposure Lab

The Environmental Exposure Lab has equipment to expose sensors and electronics for rough external stress of various kinds.

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Equipment

Climatic chambers

With possibilities for in-situ logging of temperature, voltage, current and resistance.

Climatic chamber: ACS Angelantoni SU250C

  • Combined cycling of temperature and humidity
  • Temperature cycling: -75 °C to +180 °C
  • Humidity cycling: 10-98% RH
  • Heating rate: 5 °C/min
  • Cooling rate: 2.5 °C/min

Climatic shock-chamber: Heraeus HT 7012 S2

  • Temperature shock-cycling between lower and upper chambers
  • Temperature range lower chamber: -70 °C to +70 °C
  • Temperature range upper chamber: +50 °C to +220 °C
  • Transfertime between chambers: 7 sec.

Thermal cycling chamber Weiss Teknik:

  • -30 °C to 150 °C
  • Dwell times can be programmed in 15 minute increments
  • Volume: 20 L

A variety of furnaces for high temperature storage

  • RT – 300 °C
  • RT – 600 °C with programmable ramp rates and dwell times (Carbolite furnace, 30 L)

Uniform temperature hot plate

Programmable hot plate with lid (PZ 28-3TD)

  • Annealing of samples
  • Max temperature 600 °C

Shaker: Accurately controllable vibration exposure

  • Multiple Simulation Modes: Swept Sine, Random and Classical Shock
  • Calibrated and Certified External Reference Accelerometer
  • LDS COMET Shaker Control System
  • Shaker Control SW w. GUI and Datalogging

PA1000L Amplifier:
- Class AB Linear Amplifier, Air Cooled
- 1.4kVA @ 20Hz → 14kHz
- 54A Peak, 18A RMS
- 37kg
Shaker 455/6:
- Max Acceleration: 117g
- Peak Force: 489N (Force Cooled )
- Frequency Range: 5Hz → 7.5kHz
- Displacement: 19mm
- 82 kg

High pressure and temperature tank

  • Tank: Length 5 m, Diameter 0.75 m
  • Sample: Length 3.5 m, Diameter 0.3 m
  • Applied pressure in chamber: 0-1200 bar
  • Applied secondary pressure: 0-760 bar
  • Temperature: 20-200 °C
  • Power for heating: 30 kW, Air for cooling: 600 m3/h
  • Possibilities for axial compressive or tensile force
  • Compressive force: + 1200 tons, Tensile force -1000 tons.
  • Stamp displacement: +/- 50 mm, stamp speed 7 mm/min

3 x High pressure and high temperature chamber

Test chamber with 21-pins electrical connector.
Operates @1000 bar, 200 °C
Silicone oil pressure fluid used

 

Contact information

Visiting adress Forskningsveien 1B