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Relative humidity management in a climatic chamber
Project Description
Need to inject steam into a climatic chamber to increase the humidity level while controlling that the temperature inside does not exceed 50ºC.
Original situation:
Challenges posed by the client:
The customer required a steam generation system for their climatic chamber for endurance and durability testing under extreme conditions. The specific challenges were:
- Instantaneous Alternation: Need to alternate rapidly between the generation of salt spray and high humidity, always maintaining a relative humidity above 96%.
- Temperature Control: Ensure that steam saturation does not raise the chamber temperature above 50ºC during the tests.
- Accuracy and Stability: Provide precise and stable control of humidity and temperature to ensure consistent and accurate test conditions.
- Compact Integration: Integrate the steam system into the existing infrastructure efficiently and without taking up too much space.
Proposed solution:
Customized steam solution developed by Giconmes.
Proposed solution:
- 5kW steam generator: low capacity electric generator. Provides accurate steam production to maintain relative humidity above 96%.
- Temperature probe: The integrated temperature probe continuously monitors and adjusts the temperature inside the climatic chamber, preventing any increase above the 50°C limit. This precise control ensures that steam saturation does not cause overheating, maintaining a safe and constant environment for testing.
- Humidity probe: The humidity probe provides accurate monitoring of relative humidity, ensuring that it is always maintained above 96%. This system allows for efficient switching between steam modes of operation, ensuring accurate and consistent climatic conditions during testing.
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We understand that many questions arise. Here are some of the most common ones.
There are no pollutant emissions beyond those produced in the electricity production process, therefore, they can become neutral depending on the electricity mix.
Electric steam boilers are the present and the future.
Perfectly.
It is even recommended for maximum efficiency.
There is no problem in remote control as long as the current regulations are respected.
A steam generator is a pressurized equipment that, together with the piping network it affects, is subject to regulatory control and complementary technical instructions, according to Regulation published in Royal Decree 809/2021, of September 21.
Its maintenance is divided into a part of simple compliance by the owner:
- Know and apply the manufacturer’s instructions regarding use, safety measures, and maintenance.
- Not to put the installation into service or prevent the operation of pressure equipment if the requirements of the Regulation are not met.
- Having at least the following documentation for the pressure equipment while they are installed: Declaration of conformity, manufacturer’s instructions (if applicable), and, if necessary, installation certificate, along with other supporting documentation (such as installation project, record of the last periodic inspection, certifications of equipment repairs or modifications, and any other documentation required by the relevant technical instruction complementary to this regulation). For detailed contents, refer to Annex IV of the regulation. Making this documentation available to the competent authority of the autonomous community and the companies responsible for maintenance, repair, or periodic inspections.
- Use the pressure equipment within its intended operating limits as specified by the manufacturer and take it out of service if it no longer meets the necessary safety requirements.
- Perform maintenance on the installations, pressure equipment, safety accessories, and control devices in accordance with the operating conditions and manufacturer’s instructions, and examine them at least once a year.
- Arranging for the necessary periodic inspections as required by Article 6 of the regulation.
- Having and maintaining an up-to-date record of pressure equipment categories I to IV, as defined in RD 709/2015, of July 24, or equipment similar to these categories according to Article 3.2 of the regulation, as well as their installations.
It is known that by applying a heat source to water, it is transformed into steam from the boiling point and at atmospheric pressure.
From this point on, depending on the required degree of saturation of the steam for its correct application, we will have to increase the pressure in order to obtain a higher temperature.
To change the temperature and degree of saturation of the steam, we must always modify the pressure.
It is a unit of pressure equivalent to 1 kg/cm2, 0.98 atmospheres, or 14.50 PSI.
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