Digitalization of on-site characterization of climatic chambers

Abstract

The implementation of a software tool applied to the characterization of climatic chambers is presented and discussed. INTA took part in the design and development of the algorithms for the automatic identification of stabilization periods of physical parameters measured based on defined acceptance criteria and the application of mathematical and statistical analysis for the interpretation of the results obtained. The new operational procedure implemented at INTA is presented as an innovation in the service offered by the laboratory to its clients, allowing them to improve the efficiency of their production processes. It enables the remote calibration of climatic chambers and other thermal facilities of the Institute in different locations in Spain, without the need to move calibration technicians, resulting in increased efficiency in the use of human resources and cost savings.