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Enclosure Design

The Enclosure is made out of Rigid Insulation to limit transfer of energy solely through the tested material. It is two inches thick on all sides, and overlapped to prevent air leaks. This design uses two layers of 1 inch rigid insulation, however you can also make it out of 2 inch thick insulation or however you want to design it. All that matters is that there is a controlled space that can hold heat.
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Mock - up

The mockup is just the box cut in half to illustrate the idea in more clarity, and show the relationship between the sensors. The surface temperature sensor rests on top of the material being tested and the air temperature sensor sits inside the sealed space. The idea is that as the tested material is heated, it will reject some of the energy from the lamp, and allow that to warm up the interior space. In order to only test the temperature of the tested material there is a layer of protective rigid insulation to block the direct heat from the lamp.
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​Controls (electronics)

***Final script


    

DHT 11 ( air temperature ) - inside of box


    
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Thermistor sensor  ( surface temperature ) - outside of box


    
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LCD display


    
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DHT11 + Thermistor + LCD display


    

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  • Projects
    • Environment Box
    • Passive Refrigeration
    • Water Cooling
    • Fog Catching
    • Roof Geometries
    • Optimal Insulation
    • Cooler Windcatcher
    • Green Machine
    • Mitigating Humidity
    • Convective Air Flow
    • Styrene Reuse
    • Thermal Reflection
    • ETFE Rigidification
    • Phase Change Materials
    • Polar Reflection
    • Cavity Depth Variation
    • Vapor Permeability
    • Algae Facade
    • Moisture Buffering
    • Engineered Geometries
    • Recycled Desiccant Materials
    • Living Wall
    • Solar Shading Facades
    • SHADESin.reACTION
    • Low-Fab Dehumidification
    • Breathing Wall
    • Urban Heat Island
    • Acoustical Design
    • Latent Heat of PCM's
    • Insulative Qualities of Air
  • About
  • Lectures
    • Building Science Basics I
    • Building Science Basics II
    • Research & Literature Review
    • Scales of Fabrication
    • Electronics
    • Methodology
    • Graphical Excellence
    • Moving Graphics
  • Assignments
    • 1: Research Proposal
    • 2: Prototype
    • 3: Data
    • 4: Design Proposal
    • Presentation & Paper
  • Workshops
    • Thermal Scavenger Hunt
    • Balance Point Game
    • Advanced Shop Training
    • Basic Electronics
    • Advanced Electronics
    • Excel & Illustrator
    • Data Visualization
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  • Syllabus
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