CONTROLLED RAIN AND FOG TESTING APPARATUS

摘要

A rain and fog testing apparatus, comprising a fluid channel that runs between a first fluid channel valve and a second fluid channel valve and has at least one dispersion head fluidly coupled to the fluid channel. A liquid pump can be fluidly coupled to the fluid channel at an output end. A liquid heater may also be fluidly coupled to the system along with a controller that provides electrical control of the first fluid channel valve, the second fluid channel valve, the dispersion head, the liquid pump, and the heater. Further, the second fluid channel valve is capable of fluidly coupling a first fluid channel to a plurality of fluid channels and the controller can adjusts the orientation of the first fluid channel valve, the second fluid channel valve, the dispersion head, the liquid pump, and the liquid heater to create a simulation of a plurality of rain or fog events.

主权项

1. A rain and fog testing apparatus, comprising:
a fluid channel that runs between a first fluid channel valve and a second fluid channel valve and has a plurality of dispersion heads fluidly coupled to the fluid channel, wherein each said dispersion heads are configured to selectively produce a spray pattern in a pattern such that said spray pattern does result in a gap in the spray pattern over a predetermined volume of area comprising a test area, said spray pattern is configured to have at least some overlap so as to result in substantial uniformity in the spray pattern over the test area; a liquid pump fluidly coupled to the fluid channel at an output end; a liquid heater; and a controller that provides electrical control of the first fluid channel valve, the second fluid channel valve, the plurality of dispersion heads, the liquid pump, and the heater; wherein the second fluid channel valve is configured to fluidly coupling a first fluid channel to a plurality of fluid channels; wherein the controller adjusts the orientation of the first fluid channel valve, the second fluid channel valve, the plurality of dispersion heads, the liquid pump, and the liquid heater to create a rain or fog output approximating a spray pattern simulation of one of a plurality of rain or fog events over said test area.