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Environmental Chamber

Category: Industrial Equipment
Small Business Set-Aside: TBD
Estimated Value: $4M
NAICS Code: 334515 / 334519
Expected Issue Date: October 29, 2024
Expected Award Date: November 15, 2024
Contact Name: Laura Hyden
Contact Email: hydenln@ornl.gov

Company requires the design and installation of a 60,000 to 300,000 Btu/h automated air enthalpy chamber.  For the operation of this apparatus, the upper chamber will be operated over an ambient temperature range of -32 to 66°C (-25 to 150°F) and the lower chamber must simulate a wide range of indoor temperatures from 7 to 66°C (45 to 150°F). The chamber is to be a stacked configuration with an overall height of 26 feet with the upper chamber 14 feet tall and the lower chamber 12 feet tall. The floor area for both upper and lower chambers is to be 22 feet by 22 feet. The facility shall conform to the instruments and test requirements and provide the conditions specified in the following standards. The facility will use either the Outdoor Air Enthalpy or the Refrigerant Enthalpy method as the Standard Test Method secondary check to the performance results as prescribed in ASHRAE 37.

AHRI 210/240 – 2017 with specific requirements in Section 5, Appendices C, D, E, and F
AHRI 210/240 - 2023 with specific requirements in Section 5, Appendices C, D, E, and F
AHRI 340/360 – 2019 with specific requirements in Section 5, Appendices C and E
AHRI 340/360 – 2022 with specific requirements in Section 5, Appendices C and E
ASHRAE 37 - 2009 with specific requirements in Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 12   
ASHRAE 41.1 – 2020, 41.2 – 2022, 41.3 – 2022, 41.4 – 2015, 41.6 – 2021, 41.7 – 2021, 41.8 – 2016, 41.10 – 2020, and 41.11 – 2020  
DOE Appendix M – 2021 with specific requirements in Sections 2 and 3
DOE Appendix M1 – 2021 with specific requirements in Sections 2 and 3

Airflow tunnels (code testers) should be supplied for both chamber rooms. The code testers should be integrated with the automated end-to-end DAS and provide required level of accuracy, ease of use and reliability. The code testers shall be designed and constructed in accordance with ASHRAE 37 by the Seller. 

Statement of Work