Custom Environmental Simulation Chamber for the Automobile Industry
1. Introduction
In the highly competitive automobile industry, vehicles and their components must possess excellent performance, reliability, and durability to meet the growing demands of consumers and stringent industry standards. The custom environmental simulation chamber emerges as an indispensable tool for automobile manufacturers, component suppliers, and research institutions. It can simulate various extreme environmental conditions that automobiles may encounter during actual use, enabling enterprises to comprehensively evaluate product performance, drive technological innovation, and ensure that automotive products can operate safely and stably in all kinds of complex environments.
Temperature Simulation: The test chamber can achieve an extremely wide temperature range, usually from - 40°C to 150°C. It can precisely simulate temperature conditions ranging from the frigid Arctic regions to the sweltering deserts. The temperature control accuracy can reach ±0.5°C, ensuring that automotive components and complete vehicles can withstand drastic temperature changes in real - world scenarios. For example, it can test the heat - resistance performance of engines during high - temperature and high - load operation, as well as the charge - discharge performance of batteries in low - temperature environments.
Humidity Simulation: The humidity adjustment range is 20%RH to 95%RH, with an accuracy control of ±3%RH. High - humidity environments may cause corrosion of metal components and short - circuits in electronic components, while low - humidity environments may lead to material cracking and other issues. By precisely simulating different humidity conditions, it can effectively test the moisture resistance of automotive interior materials, the moisture - proof performance of electrical systems, and the corrosion resistance of metal components.
Vibration and Shock Simulation: Adopting advanced vibration and shock - generating devices, it can simulate the vibrations and shocks that automobiles experience when driving on different road conditions. The vibration frequency can be adjusted between 1Hz and 2000Hz, and the shock acceleration can be precisely controlled. This can effectively test the structural strength and connection reliability of automotive components, ensuring that all components will not loosen or be damaged when driving on bumpy roads.
2.2 Customized Design and Flexible Configuration
Size Customization: According to customer requirements, the internal dimensions of the test chamber can be customized. The length, width, and height can be flexibly adjusted within the ranges of 0.4m to 2m, 0.4m to 2m, and 0.5 m to 2m respectively, to meet the testing needs of automotive components of different sizes or complete vehicles. Whether it is a small electronic sensor or a large - scale engine, chassis, etc., they can be properly placed and tested in the test chamber.
Customized Fixtures and Tooling: To ensure the stability and accuracy of test samples during the test process, customized fixtures and tooling can be designed according to the shape, size, and testing requirements of different automotive components. For example, for the testing of automotive seats, a special seat - fixing fixture can be designed to accurately simulate the stress conditions in actual use scenarios when simulating vibrations and temperature changes.
Functional Module Expansion: The test chamber has good expandability, and various functional modules can be added according to special customer needs. For example, a salt - spray test module can be added to simulate the corrosion effect of high - salinity air in coastal areas on automotive metal components; a dust - sand test module can be added to test the sealing performance of automobiles and the dust - resistance of components in desert and other dusty environments.
2.3 Advanced Monitoring and Control Systems
Real - Time Data Collection: The test chamber is equipped with high - precision sensors that can collect a variety of parameters in real - time, such as temperature, humidity, light intensity, vibration, and pressure. These data are transmitted to the control center through the data collection system. The data collection frequency can be adjusted between [Min Freq]Hz and [Max Freq]Hz according to testing requirements, ensuring that any subtle changes during the test process can be accurately recorded.
Intelligent Control System: Adopting an advanced intelligent control system, operators can easily set various test parameters and test procedures through the human - machine interface to achieve automated control of the test process. The system also has functions of fault diagnosis and alarm. Once abnormal situations are detected during the test process, such as temperature runaway or equipment failure, it can immediately issue an alarm and take corresponding protective measures to ensure the safety and reliability of the test process.
3. Technical Parameters
Model
JTC-80
JTC-150
JTC-225
JTC-408
JTC-800
JTC-1000
Inside dimension(W x D x H)cm
40 x 50 x40
50 x 60 x 50
50 x 75 x 60
60 x 85 x 80
100 x 100 x 80
100 x 100 x 100
Outside dimension(W x D x H) cm
95 x 140 x 95
105 x 150 x 105
105 x 165 x 115
115 x 175 x 140
155 x 190 x 140
155 x 190 x 160
Internal material
#304 Stainless Steel
External material
Powder coated #304 Stainless Steel
Temperature range
+ 150℃~ - 70 ℃
Humidity range
10% ~ 98% R. H
Temperature Uniformity ℃
0.01
Humidity Uniformity % R. H.
0.1
Temperature stability ℃
±0.3
Humidity stability % R. H.
±2
High temperature ℃
100
100
100
100
100
100
Heating time (min)
20
30
30
30
30
30
Low temperature
0, -40, -70
0, -40, -70
0, -40, -70
0, -40, -70
0, -40, -70
0, -40, -70
Cooling time (min)
20, 50, 70
20, 50, 70
20, 50, 70
20, 50, 70
20, 50, 70
20, 50, 70
Air circulation system
Mechanical convection system
Cooling system
Imported compressor, fin evaporator, gas condenser
Heating system
Sus304 Stainless steel High-speed heater
Humidification system
Steam Generator
Humidification water supply
Reservoir, Sensor-controller solenoid valve, recovery-recycle system
Controller
Touch panel
Electrical power requirements
Please contact us for requirements of specific models
Circuit system load protection, compressor load protection, control system load protection, humidifier load protection, overtemperature load protection, fault warning light
4. Benefits for the Automobile Industry
4.1 Improve Product Quality and Reliability
Comprehensive Performance Evaluation: By simulating various extreme environmental conditions, automobile manufacturers can comprehensively evaluate the performance of automotive components and complete vehicles in the product R & D stage, and discover potential design defects and qu