Design of an advanced hot box-cold box with full climatic control to test heat, air and moisture transport through real scale building elements

Daems, David; Tilmans, Antoine; Mets, Timo De; Loncour, Xavier

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202017219008

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“…To overcome these issues, laboratory measurements can come in handy, as it allows well-specified and controlled boundary conditions. From this perspective, within the HAMSTER project (2016-2022) a unique and versatile bi-climatic chamber, called HAMSTER, has been designed and built [5]. This paper first presents the HAMSTER test facility and its innovative features.…”

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HAMSTER Test Facility – Features and future Potential of a unique bi-climatic Chamber

Vereecken,

Prignon,

Tilmans

et al. 2023

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The HAMSTER project (2016-2022) aimed at designing, building, and validating a bi-climatic chamber. The test facility developed within the project, called the HAMSTER test facility, is a recent versatile bi-climatic chamber that is made to study the dynamic heat, air and moisture performance of building components of realistic size. The hot chamber is furthermore thoughtfully designed to conduct accurate stationary thermal transmittance tests according to the standards. Realistic climatic conditions, like rain, sun, and pressure differences, can be reproduced in the cold chamber so that many different tests can be performed using HAMSTER. After 6 years facing numerous challenges, this new testing facility has been installed at the Buildwise laboratory in Brussels, Belgium.

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HAMSTER Test Facility – Features and future Potential of a unique bi-climatic Chamber

Vereecken,

Prignon,

Tilmans

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“…In order to execute well-specified experiments, with well-considered controlled boundary conditions, laboratory experiments are preferable. In this context, within the HAMSTER project (2016-2022) a unique and multifunctional hot box-cold box test facility has been designed [3] and built at the Buildwise laboratory in Brussels, Belgium.…”

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A multi-functional hot box-cold box for heat, air and moisture studies on full-scale building components: feature overview and onset to validation

Vereecken¹,

Prignon²,

Tilmans³

et al. 2023

A Multi-Functional Hot Box-Cold Box for Heat, Air and Moisture Studies on Full-Scale Building Components: Feature Overview and

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Experimental studies on the heat, air and moisture (HAM) performance of building components can offer extremely valuable knowledge for the construction of energy efficient buildings as well as for the renovation of existing buildings. To this aim, within the HAMSTER (acronym for "Heat, Air and Moisture Specialised Test facility for building Elements of Real size") project a unique hot box-cold box has been designed and built in Brussels, Belgium. The test facility enables well-controlled experimental studies on the HAM performance of real scale building components and nodes, and is hence highly valuable for future research projects. This work presents the features of the HAMSTER test setup and the main validation tests the facility is subjected to prior to commissioning. Peer-review under the responsibility of the organizing committee of the ICMB23.

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Design of an advanced hot box-cold box with full climatic control to test heat, air and moisture transport through real scale building elements

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HAMSTER Test Facility – Features and future Potential of a unique bi-climatic Chamber

HAMSTER Test Facility – Features and future Potential of a unique bi-climatic Chamber

A multi-functional hot box-cold box for heat, air and moisture studies on full-scale building components: feature overview and onset to validation

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