Construction of the new UNC dual Aerosol chamber Constructed in 2002 and took about 1 year to...

Construction of the new UNC dual Aerosol chamber

• Constructed in 2002 and took about 1 year to complete

• The dual chamber is Quonset hut in design, width = 8.53 m

length = 9.75 m

height = 3.89 m

The total chamber volume is ~270m3

• The walls of the chamber are made of 5 mil FEP Teflon film and are attached on 1.22 m centers to 4.81 cm o.d. round tubular metal frames that form the superstructure of the chamber.

• A suspended 5 mil FEP Teflon film (type C) curtain, (Livingstone Plastics, Charlotte, NC) bisects the chamber to form two chamber halves.

Building a platform

Building the frame

• The small superstructure frame creates very little shadowing of the sunlight entering the chamber and also provides a very durable structure.

Orientation to the sun is very important

Frame attachment to platform

Sealing the joints

Bracing

Floor

Intake ducts

Mixing Fans

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Entry door

Exhaust port

Attaching Film

Attaching Film

Finished

Three UNC chambers

Injection of liquids

Sampling directly under chamber

GAS phase NO-O3 titration

Auto sampling GCs for VOC analysis