Custom 3,600 L Climatic Chamber for Pilkington

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Il Disgelo supplied and configured a custom 3,600-litre climatic chamber for Pilkington, designed for temperature and humidity testing of materials and components.

The solution operates across a temperature range from −55 °C to +150 °C, with relative humidity control from 10% to 98% RH.

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Developed solution

The chamber features a two-stage refrigeration system with a remote condenser, designed to provide stable and continuous operation throughout the test cycles.

The configuration includes:

• 3,600 L useful volume;
• temperature range from −55 °C to +150 °C;
• relative humidity from 10% to 98% RH;
• heating rate up to 3.5 °C/min;
• cooling rate up to 2.5 °C/min;
• two-stage refrigeration system;
• remote condenser;
• 400 V three-phase power supply;
• maximum installed power of 39 kW.

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Main technical specifications

• useful volume: 3,600 L;
• internal dimensions: 2,000 × 1,500 × 1,200 mm;
• external dimensions: approximately 3,400 × 2,150 × 2,000 mm;
• temperature range: −55/+150 °C;
• relative humidity: 10–98% RH;
• heating rate: 3.5 °C/min;
• cooling rate: 2.5 °C/min;
• maximum power: 39 kW;
• power supply: 400 V, three-phase + neutral + ground.

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Result

Pilkington now has a large-capacity climatic chamber configured to reproduce controlled temperature and humidity conditions.

Its large test volume and refrigeration performance enable reliable and repeatable climatic testing of sizeable samples and components.