Italian 
The DOT Calorimeter Indoor / Outdoor by Il Disgelo is a custom Walk-In calorimetric chamber designed for the thermal and energy characterization of building-envelope components, transparent elements, active envelope systems, solar and photovoltaic panels, HVAC systems and other technical equipment.
The system can be configured with two independent climatic environments, Indoor and Outdoor, separated by an insulated removable partition. This architecture makes it possible to expose the two sides of the DUT to different temperature and humidity conditions at the same time, reproducing controlled and repeatable environmental conditions during the test.
The climatic conditioning system can integrate temperature and humidity control, indirect thermoregulation circuits, refrigeration, electric heating, steam humidification and dehumidification, while dedicated instrumentation allows the thermal power exchanged during the test to be measured and calculated.
Depending on the application, the chamber can also integrate hydronic loops, radiant panels, solar simulation systems, dedicated measurement instrumentation and data acquisition, creating a complete calorimetric test platform developed around the DUT and the required test methodology.
Are designed to ensure:
- independent control of different climatic environments;
- precise temperature and humidity management;
- controlled Indoor / Outdoor test conditions;
- measurement of thermal power exchanged by the DUT;
- stable and repeatable environmental conditions;
- integration of hydronic calorimetric circuits;
- management of active thermal loads;
- programmable climatic cycles and test profiles;
- integration of insulated partitions and dedicated DUT structures;
- integration of radiant systems and solar simulation;
- acquisition and recording of test parameters;
- integration with external measuring and acquisition systems;
- fully custom-engineered configurations.
The system is suitable for building-envelope characterization, windows and façades, HVAC equipment, heat pumps, chillers, solar and photovoltaic systems, thermal systems, environmental comfort studies, research, development and energy performance validation.
Each DOT Calorimeter is developed according to the specific application, defining chamber configuration, climatic conditions, DUT dimensions, thermal loads, hydronic circuits, measurement instrumentation, radiant conditions, solar simulation and control architecture.
- Type: custom Walk-In calorimetric chamber
- Configuration: one or more independent climatic environments, including Indoor / Outdoor setups
- Usable volume: fully configurable
- Internal dimensions: defined according to customer specifications
- Temperature range: configurable according to the required test method
- Relative humidity: available depending on configuration, up to 20–95% RH
- Stability and uniformity: defined according to test requirements and requested performance
- Heat dissipation capacity: sized according to the DUT and application
- Environment separation: insulated partitions and dedicated specimen structures, according to configuration
- Air treatment: independent for each climatic environment
- Cooling system: direct refrigeration system or indirect circuit with heat-transfer fluid
- Heating system: electric or thermoregulated systems according to project requirements
- Humidification and dehumidification: available according to configuration
- Hydronic circuits: integrable for thermal power measurement and control
- Instrumentation: temperature, humidity, flow, pressure and energy measurement according to application
- Radiant systems: available with independent zone control
- Solar simulation: integrable through controlled and dimmable irradiation systems
- Control system: PLC with touch-panel interface and DOT / CliMaLogic software
- Programming: customizable climatic cycles, time profiles and test sequences
- Data logging: acquisition and export of the main test parameters
- Connectivity: Ethernet, USB and industrial communication protocols according to configuration
- Remote supervision: available
- Integration: configurable for DUTs, HVAC systems, hydronic circuits, measuring instruments and external equipment
Configurable Data
The specifications shown represent the range of solutions that can be developed and do not constitute a standard product range. Each DOT Calorimeter is fully custom-engineered according to the dimensions and type of DUT, number of climatic environments, temperature and humidity ranges, heat dissipation capacity, hydronic circuits, radiant systems, solar simulation, measuring instrumentation, data acquisition requirements and the specific test methodology requested by the customer.
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