Testing | Checking | Measuring

Using our specialized wind tunnel, we can conduct precise analyses of flow noise in accordance with DIN EN ISO 7235. The low-noise air flow allows us to precisely measure the aerodynamic noise generated on surfaces. This helps optimize components for use in ventilation and process air applications. Our tests provide crucial data for improving silencers and other components. We offer comprehensive solutions, particularly in the fields of fluid mechanics and aerodynamics, quality assurance and certification, as well as industrial applications and environmental technology. Our services are designed to optimize products with regard to noise emissions and efficiency. With our outstanding testing facility, we help companies perfect their components in terms of sound attenuation and airflow. We use the latest equipment and maximum precision to ensure that the results meet our high quality standards.

Determination of the U-value of glazing, including existing buildings and prototypes, by analyzing filling gas, functional layers and geometry.

Within the scope of the High Performance Indoor Environment (HiPIE) research and development initiative, we at Fraunhofer IBP have built a test environment in which ambient conditions can be varied quickly and easily. This allows us to study human responses such as perception, sensation, experience, and behavior. In addition, using the lab, we can evaluate cause-effect relationships scientifically, quickly and inexpensively. In a freely-configurable space measuring approx. 45 square meters, we can specifically adjust the physical environmental conditions such as acoustics, lighting, room climate and air quality.

At Fraunhofer IBP in the Acoustic Department's acoustically optimized semi-anechoic chamber, you have the opportunity to carry out precise sound measurements under optimal conditions. This chamber simulates the acoustic conditions of a free field above a reflecting plane and makes it possible to accurately determine the radiated sound power and directional characteristics of sound sources. Thanks to the special sound-absorbing materials that line the walls and ceilings, reflections are minimized, and an authentic free field is created.

The true density of a material is defined as the mass of the dry material related to the volume of the solid matrix, which means minus the free accessible pore volume. The pore volume of the material sample is measured the heliumpycnometer. The porosity of a material can be calculated by knowing the bulk and true density.

In our installation testing facility, the noise from sanitary and water installations can be precisely determined using lightweight dry construction installation walls. The testing facility consists of two rooms, one above the other, which can each be subdivided into a total of four rooms by a (lightweight) installation wall. It thus corresponds to a section of a typical residential building with two residential units above each other with lightweight installation walls. Thanks to the way the rooms are arranged – bathroom above bathroom, each with adjoining living room – it is possible to measure the airborne and structure-borne sound generated by installations in one’s own and other people's living areas (requiring noise protection). In conjunction with the roof and drainage system under the testing facility, installations that extend over several floors, such as waste water systems (according to DIN EN 14366-1), drinking water systems or building service equipment, can also be tested.

The P2 wall test stand at Fraunhofer IBP is specifically designed to determine the sound insulation of wall constructions in accordance with DIN EN ISO 10140-2. Equipped with two surrounding joints to effectively suppress flanking transmissions, it enables reliable testing of highly sound-insulating building components, such as cinema partition walls or installation walls. The test stand allows wall constructions to be mounted up to the bare ceiling or below a lintel with integrated Halfen channels. Its large test opening and drivable equipment provide maximum flexibility for analyzing solid and lightweight walls, mobile partition walls, and facade elements. A standout feature of the P2 test stand is its ability to precisely evaluate sound insulation at low frequencies – a crucial factor for achieving acoustic excellence.

Determination of dew water on the surface of exterior finishes caused by nocturnal long-wave radiation.