Calibration and Humidity Generation


Calibration and Humidity GenerationOur humidity generators and calibration systems all use the same basic components and humidity generation principles. Clean oil-free compressed air or inert gas is fed into a pressure swing dryer, where virtually all the moisture from the gas is removed. The dryer uses high efficiency desiccant material and the two-column principle ensures a continuous supply of ultra dry gas to the generator.

Dry gas or air is fed into the humidity generator. All Michell generators work on the same basic divided flow principle. The feed gas is split into two flow paths, one of which is saturated by bubbling through water under precisely controlled conditions. The resulting saturated gas is then re-mixed volumetrically with the dry flow to produce an output at the required humidity level. Manual and automatic versions are available with either flowmeter, push-button, or full computer control.

The humidified gas or air is then passed over the sensor(s) under test. Depending upon the type of sensor to be tested, this calibration gas may be supplied either through a sensor sample housing or into an environmentally controlled chamber. Temperature control is particularly important for relative humidity sensor calibration, but is also necessary when dew point sensors are calibrated.

Our systems can be configured to exactly suit your needs. The final element in a humidity calibration system is the traceable reference dew point meter. All our systems are specified with an appropriate cooled mirror dew point meter that may be used to verify the generated humidity and temperature conditions. These instruments are supplied with traceability to NIST and NPL Standards.

HG-1 HG-1
The HG-1 is a high precision, portable humidity calibrator. Using Michell’s Optidew Cooled...
HG-10 HG-10
The HG-10 is a completely automatic temperature and humidity calibration system, which can be...
Pressure Swing Dryers Pressure Swing Dryers
The PSD-Series is designed specifically for calibration applications. It utilises two desiccant...
OptiCal OptiCal
OptiCal offers the opportunity to provide local calibration of RH sensors that is directly...
DCS DCS
The DCS is a dew-point calibration system designed for the calibration, verification and...
DG-1, DG-2, DG-3, DG-4 and VDS DG-1, DG-2, DG-3, DG-4 and VDS
A range of humidity and dew-point generators offering ease of use, fast response for humidity...
S503 S503
Humidity calibrator...
S904 S904
Relative humidity and temperature calibrator...