Portable test system for uniform chemical concentration testing of personal protection products and method of use

1. An apparatus for testing protective devices, comprising:

an enclosure body comprising an air-inflatable support structure that receives an air-transferable chemical and air within an interior of the air-inflatable support structure to inflate the air-inflatable support structure to support and maintain a substantially rigid structural integrity of the enclosure body, the enclosure body having an enclosed interior when the air-inflatable support structure is inflated;

a nozzle connected to the air-inflatable support structure, wherein the nozzle releases the air and the air-transferable chemical from the interior of the air-inflatable support structure into the interior of the enclosure body for a selected period of time as a concentration of the air-transferable chemical in the interior of the enclosure body is at a steady state of uniformity; and

a panel integrated into the enclosure body that passively releases air and air-transferable chemical from the interior of the enclosure body.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the air-transferable chemical comprises an aerosol.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the air-transferable chemical comprises a vapor.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the nozzle directs the air-transferable chemical at a selected location in the enclosure body.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the enclosure body is portable.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said air-inflatable support structure comprises elongated air-inflatable beams.

7. A test chamber system, comprising:

an enclosure body comprising an air-inflatable support structure;

a device for supplying an air-transferable chemical;

a fan or blower operatively connected to the air-inflatable support structure and the device, wherein the fan or blower transfers the air-transferable chemical and air into an interior of the air-inflatable support structure;

at least one nozzle connected to the air-inflatable support structure, wherein the at least one nozzle opens causing the air-transferable chemical and the air to exit the interior of the air-inflatable support structure and enter into an interior of the enclosure body;

a sensor in the enclosure body that detects whether a concentration of the air-transferable chemical in the enclosure body is at a steady state of uniformity; and

a panel integrated into the enclosure body that releases air from the interior of the enclosure body.

8. The test chamber system of claim 7 , wherein the air in the interior of the air-inflatable support structure retains an inflation of the air-inflatable support structure that permits the enclosure body to retain structural rigidity.

9. The test chamber system of claim 7 , wherein the panel comprises a plurality of holes.

10. The test chamber system of claim 7 , wherein the panel comprises a covering that controls an amount of air released from the interior of the enclosure body.

11. The test chamber system of claim 7 , wherein the panel directs a portion of the air and a portion of the air-transferable chemical out of the interior of the enclosure body.

12. The test chamber system of claim 7 , wherein the panel comprises a carbon laced mesh panel.

13. A method for testing protective devices, comprising:

directing air and an air-transferable chemical into an interior of an air-inflatable support structure of an enclosure body, the enclosure body having an interior;

releasing some of the air and the air-transferable chemical from the interior of the air-inflatable support structure into the interior of the enclosure body;

selectively releasing air from the interior of the enclosure body;

determining whether a concentration of the air-transferable chemical in the interior of the enclosure body is at a steady state of uniformity; and

performing a diagnostic test procedure on a protective device in the interior of the enclosure body while the concentration of the air-transferable chemical in the enclosure body is at a steady state of uniformity.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the air and the air-transferable chemical directed into the interior of the air-inflatable support structure is at a pressure and volume of at least a minimum level necessary to retain a structural rigidity of the air-inflatable support structure.

15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising mixing the air-transferable chemical and the air to achieve the steady state of uniformity of concentration of the air transferable chemical in the air.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the mixing comprises mixing the air-transferable chemical and the air prior to directing the air-transferable chemical and air into the air-inflatable support structure.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the mixing comprises mixing the air-transferable chemical and the air in the interior of the air-inflatable support structure.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the mixing comprises mixing the air-transferable chemical and the air after releasing the air-transferable chemical and the air into the enclosure body.

19. The method of claim 13 , comprising controlling an amount of the air-transferable chemical directed into the air-inflatable support structure and released into the interior of the enclosure body.

20. The method of claim 13 , comprising selectively releasing enclosed air and the air-transferable chemical from the enclosure body.