Laboratory equipment :
Hydraulic press, climatic chamber, differential microcalorometer, spectrometer, Flow Sorb II 2300 apparatus, UNIPAN calorimetric set, Pull-Off DYNA Z-15 instrument, "Plynometre" type apparatus, wool and polystyrene ripper, FEUTRON type 3001 climatic chamber, Maar apparatus, PEM 22 muffle furnace, KC-100/200 heat chamber, SPT 200 vacuum dryer, ZMGi 250 ripper, EDT 1600 hydraulic press, laser condensation test system, laser system for testing moisture of samples, digital system for surface roughness testing, laser ablation test system, laser system for turbulent flow testing.
The above-mentioned laboratory equipment is used for: strength, durability and insulation tests, phase transformation tests, absorption tests, tests of the specific surface of materials and phase transformations and specific heat of materials, testing the adhesion of building mortars and resistance to scrubbing paints, testing thermal insulation materials and aging tests of materials.
The development of new materials used in building partitions to prevent thermal and chemical degradation of the façade requires material testing. One of the devices that allow to determine the physical parameters of materials by accelerated methods is the Automatic, gravimetric sorption analyser.
Research on the resistance of façade materials and the elimination of hazards associated with atmospheric and biological phenomena requires the use of accelerated aging simulation methods. For testing the resistance of jointless ETICS (External Thermal Insulation Composite System) thermal insulation systems to rapid temperature changes (thermal shock), cyclic freezing-thawing, hail, condensation of water vapor and biological hazards in the form of algae and fungi, artificial weather chambers are needed. The use of additives and admixtures such as: phase-variable PCM materials, super-absorbent SAP polymers, Glass Bubbles, polymer microspheres and hydrophobic mineral fillers, in order to improve durability and obtain the desired functional characteristics, e.g. adjustable dynamic thermal properties, increased frost resistance and / or water vapor permeability. For the above tests, the following are used: Air-rain chamber, HOTBOX chamber - a chamber for testing thermal resistance and average heat transfer coefficient of building partition elements and a chamber for testing climate change on research walls on a large scale.
Test chambers:
Air-rain chamber for testing the tightness of construction joinery (device for testing window and door joinery).
HOTBOX chamber - a chamber for testing the thermal resistance and average heat transfer coefficient of building partition elements (a device for thermal testing of building materials and window joinery). Measuring range R: 0.10 - 8.00 m²×K/W; At: 0.12 – 3.70 W/m²×K. Sample surface: 150 x 200 cm.
Apparatus for testing climate change on research walls with dimensions of 2.0m × 2.5m (large-scale testing of ETICS thermal insulation systems or façade materials). The dimensions of the wall are as follows: - area - 6 m2, - width - 2.50 m, height - 2.00 m. The device provides for the execution of cycles: Heating-sprinkling (heat-rain) cycles of thermal insulation systems on a real scale.