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Laboratory for Building Physics

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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

Contact

Professor of Building Physics and Building Climatology
Head of Building Physics laboratory