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2.2 Experimental research methods 47<br />

2.2 Experimental research methods<br />

2.2.1 Experimental apparatus<br />

A schematic diagram <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> experimental apparatus <strong>and</strong> instrumentation is shown in Fig.<br />

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Fig. 2.5: Sketch <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> experimental set-up.<br />

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The tested Poroton-T9 (1) is insulated with 15 cm polystyrene foam sheets <strong>and</strong> 5 cm<br />

mineral wool (2). An exp<strong>and</strong>ed chamber (3) is fitted tightly to <strong>the</strong> brick. This construction<br />

is connected with <strong>the</strong> axial fan (4) via plastic ducts. They are joined in a close-loop circuit.<br />

An electronic frequency controller (5), which operates <strong>the</strong> fan, is used to adjust <strong>the</strong> air flow<br />

rate. The circulating air is heated by an electrical resistance heater (6). A digital PID<br />

<strong>the</strong>rmo-regulator (7) is used to control <strong>the</strong> air temperature with an accuracy <strong>of</strong> ± 0.3 K. A<br />

sensor <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> temperature regulator is placed inside <strong>the</strong> exp<strong>and</strong>ed chamber (3). The<br />

volumetric rate <strong>of</strong> air flow is measured by <strong>the</strong> vane-anemometer (8), which is mounted<br />

inside <strong>the</strong> outlet duct. The temperature is measured by Pt100 resistance sensors <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

results are recorded by a 20-channel data logger (9). Apart from that, <strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong>rmal<br />

anemometer is used to measure <strong>the</strong> air velocity inside <strong>the</strong> chamber <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> temperature<br />

field on <strong>the</strong> external surface <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> insulation is monitored by a calibrated infrared<br />

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θout<br />

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θh θc

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