Climate Chamber

During the development process of new instrumentation testing a variety of tests on subsystem level is performed. A lot of these tests require temperature cycling but do not require vacuum. This allows to test these subsystems in dedicated system so called climate chambers.

Spacelab has such a climate chamber available for tests with quick turnaround time where no vacuum environment is needed. Our climate chamber is an SD-302 chamber from Associated Environmental Systems.

Technical specifications

Dimensions Chamber (inside)

$400 mm$ length, $370 mm$ wide, 380mm high

Pressure

Atmosphere, optional $N_2$ purging

Temperature

$-65°C$ to $+200°C$

Logging

Manual

Flanges

Feed Throughs

Opening with $50 mm$ diameter and $130 mm$ depth

Dimensions Mounting Plate

$350 mm$ width, $350 mm$ length

Material Mounting Plate

Aluminum

Pattern Mounting Plate

Flat surface no holes

Two boxes attached to each other side-by-side. The white box on the left has the control panel with a display and operating buttons. In front of the box is a yellow warning sign. The metallic box on the right is open - the chamber inside with a PCB and other wires visible. — SD-302 Atmospheric Chamber to subject test articles to temperature cycling without vacuum generation

Photos: Annelie Klint Nilsson, IRF