Trained support and operation staff able to develop fixturing, integration, and test plans to meet your project needs.
Contact Us for Work Requests/Inquiries
For more information, contact the Physics Testing Center at phys-testing@divms.uiowa.edu.
Located in B01 & 108 Van Allen Hall
Thermal Vacuum Test Chamber
Wide Temperature Range Vacuum Testing
The Thermal Vacuum Chamber is used for testing spacecraft components under simulated environmental space conditions such as cold or high temperatures.
- Pressures as low as 107 Torr
- Chamber Temperature: -195 to =150 C
- Liquid Nitrogen cooled radiative shroud
- Cold Fixture: ~4 K
- TQCM contamination monitor
- Working Volume: 5' x 2' x 22" (1525 x 610 x 560 mm)
- LabVIEW monitoring software
- 5 independent temperature sub-zones
- 48 Temperature monitoring channels
- 82 Instrument signal channels
- 4 RF channels in SMA
Small Vacuum Test Chamber
Vacuum:
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High Vacuum (<10-6 Torr)
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Dry scroll pump for oil-free rough pumping
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Turbopump to achieve high vacuum
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Nitrogen backfill with options for higher purity gases
Test Volume:
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Test volume of 23 x 17 x 15”
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Aluminum plate with standard hole pattern to mount UUT
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Optional CQCM
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Note: This may reduce allowable UUT height
Temperature Control:
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Thermal platen
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-100 to 260C
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Chamber walls
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+35 to 220C
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11 available thermocouples
Electrical:
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Various CF/KF feedthrough options available
Facilities
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Chamber door inside ISO7 softwall cleantent with ESD flooring
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Feedthroughs all outside the cleantent to allow operator to monitor UUT in a normal lab environment
Other:
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Optional CQCM for real-time contamination measurements
Vibration Testing
The vibration table is used for testing spacecraft components under a simulated controlled environment to reproduce events such as a rocket launch, sine, random shock, etc.
Mass Properties
The MOI Tester is a gravity-driven pendulum.
Thermal Testing
Ambient pressure thermal testing from 190 to -70 C is used for environmental testing.
EMI/EMC Testing
This spaceflight hardware testing ensures the reliable operation of electronic systems, prevents interference that could compromise mission-critical communications, and safeguards against potential malfunctions caused by electromagnetic disturbances in the harsh and complex environment of space.
