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Unique test building for army equipment
Experimental laboratory building providing hot and cold rooms for testing mechanized equipment under conditions ranging from those of tropics to arctic has been built for U S Army armored force; cold room, which has separate air conditioning system, has 28-in. thick floor, 20-in. walls, and 20-in. ceiling, including 12 in. of cork all around; walls of hot room are of thinner construction and insulated with mineral wool.
Unique test building for army equipment
Experimental laboratory building providing hot and cold rooms for testing mechanized equipment under conditions ranging from those of tropics to arctic has been built for U S Army armored force; cold room, which has separate air conditioning system, has 28-in. thick floor, 20-in. walls, and 20-in. ceiling, including 12 in. of cork all around; walls of hot room are of thinner construction and insulated with mineral wool.
Unique test building for army equipment
Eng News-Rec
Engineering News-Record ; 131
1943
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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