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Thermal Test Chamber

This student team will help design, test, and build a modular in height thermal test chamber for use in testing composite rods at elevated temperatures. The chamber should be modular in 2-foot sections with additional various heights, up to 110 inches while being insulated enough to prevent thermal instability inside the chamber. The chamber should have convection heating through a self-contained heating element and controller powerful enough to provide stable temperatures in the range of 225F minimum with 250F as nominal the temperature. The chamber should also have a pivoting front door to help load and unload test specimens as well as several clear viewing windows to allow observation of the specimen during testing. At minimum specimen viewing should be done at the top and bottom modals with one in the center if the full length isn't possible due to insulation purposes. The team will work to create a fully designed, built, and tested solution to meet criteria.