Psychrometric Test Room
Climatic Testing Systems, Inc. (CTS) designs and manufactures Psychrometric Test Rooms, in accordance with ASHRAE Standard 37, that are used by air conditioner manufacturers to determine the thermal performance of unitary air conditioners, split systems and heat pumps.
Dual, environmentally controlled rooms are used to simulate indoor and outdoor conditions. The Air Enthalpy Method is used to determine unit capacities and obtain heat balances. Code Testers utilizing AMCA nozzles and designed specifically to ASHRAE Standards, are used to provide accurate determination of the test unit air flows and outlet air conditions.CTS control software allows the user to perform all the ARI standard tests.
CTS offers Psychometric Test Rooms up to 150 Ton capacity with a 10:1 turndown range for each facility.
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| Parameter | Range | Stability |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor Dry Bulb Temperature | 40 to 104°F 4 to 40°C | ± 0.2°F ±0.1°C |
| Indoor Dew Point Temperature | 35 to 86°F 2 to 30°C | ± 0.3°F ± 0.2°C |
| Outdoor Dry Bulb Temperature | -20 to 131°F -26 to 55°C | ± 0.2°F ± 0.1°C |
| Outdoor Dew Point Temperature | 5 to 95°F -15 to 35°C | ± 0.3°F ± 0.2°C |
| Indoor and Outdoor Room Air Flows | Up to 20,000 cfm Up to 34,000 m3/hr | ± 5% |
| Unit Under Test Voltage | 90 to 600V | ± 1% |
| Heat Balance | 3% or better | |
| Repeatability | 1% or better |
- Indoor/Outdoor Room Design
- Full Conditioning Capacity in each room, removing need for reversal of UUT in partition wall
- Cost efficient central refrigeration system
- Re-circulating air blowers in each room to maintain temperature uniformity during low airflow testing
- Indoor Room Code Tester
- Outdoor Room Code Tester
- Microprocessor Controlled Variable Voltage Transformer to control power to UUT
- Computerized Data Acquisition and Control System using LabView
- Conformance with ASHRAE 37 and AHRI 210/240 and AHRI 340/360
- Editing of test programs
- Automatic test sequencing
- Loop calibration and calibration reports
- Hardware checkout routine
- Stability monitoring
- Real-time tolerance adjustments
- Real-time history graphing capability
- Automatic test report generation
- Data file management
- 3% agreement or better, indoor code tester to outdoor code tester
- 1% repeatability of test results