Laboratory for Building Physics

Civil Engineering Department

Dummy für Messgeräte sitzt auf einem Stuhl — © Oliver Schneider

The Laboratory for Building Physics of the Department of Civil Engineering provided software for modelling, mobile measuring devices for monitoring and stationary laboratory set-ups for detailed investigations for topics in classical building physics and building climatology. The laboratory is not only used for teaching purposes, but also within research projects or for contract research.

Utilisation & Equipment

The laboratory is not only used for teaching purposes, but also within research projects or for contract research.

Type	Parameters	mobile sensors
thermal	air / liquid / material temperature	thermocouple, PT100, Ntc
	surface temperature	thermocouple, PT100, infrared detector
	globe temperature	globe sensor (sphere)
	heat flow	calibrated heat flow plates
hygric	humidity	capacitive sensors, minilogger
	material moisture	gravimetric, capacitive, conductivity, dielectric/microwave
	condensate / condensation	condensation sensor (conductivity)
	sorption capacity	ultrasonic evaporator
	rainfall	RAINCAP system
Radiation / optical	solar radiation (direct, diffuse)	pyranometer
	ultraviolet (UV)	UV sensor
	long-wave infrared (IR far)	pyrgeometer
	visible light (vis)	luxmeter (indoor and outdoor)
	brightness distribution (vis)	calibrated 180° SW optics
heating / ventilation	air velocity, direction	hot-wire anemometer, ultrasonic Doppler anemometer
	pressure ratios	absolute and differential pressure
	flow measurement	flow controller (various gases), flow meter H2O
	heat quantity measurement	heat meter (mechanical flow measurement/ differential temp.)
	gas sensors	CO2 (IR absorption method)
	air exchange measurement	blower door, tracer gas metering & detection system (CO2, N2O, H2O)
Acoustics	airborne sound	2-channel level meter and real-time analyser
discrete	contact (open / close)	reed contacts
	speed, pulse measurement	pulse counter
	electrical transducers	Electricity/ voltage/ resistance

	Problem	Laboratory set-up
thermal	see monitoring / mobile measurement technology	no stationary laboratory tests
hygric	drying / humidification processes	alternating climate chamber with weighing and humidity sensors
	sorption properties	interchangeable climate chamber with weighing (mass comparator)
Radiation / optical	transmission / reflection / absorption	spectrometer UV / VIS / IR 280-2500nm (LAMBDA 950)
		"photomultiplier / PbS detector, 80 mm and 150 mm Ullbricht sphere".
heating / ventilation	see monitoring / mobile measurement technology	no stationary laboratory tests
acoustical	see monitoring / mobile measurement technology	no stationary laboratory tests