Measurement Testing

Mjr · Site Admin Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 294

Dayton T. Brown's web site gives solid examples of the kind of Environmental Tests often required in various industries.

Altitude: DTB's testing facilities simulate altitudes from Death Valley at -14.1 meters (-282 feet), to outer space at 122,000 meters (400,000 feet. or 1x10E-6 Torr).

Temperature and Humidity: Within chambers varying from 0.06 cubic meters (3500 cubic ft.), DTB can generate temperatures as cold as an evening on Mars or as hot as a morning on Mercury. Relative humidity can range from desert, 2%, to a tropical forest, 100%.

Sunshine, Rain or Ice: Steady state or diurnal cycles--DTB can produce any sunlight delivery or intensity to meet technical requirements. Need rain? DTB will give you a spring drizzle, torrential wind driven rain, or anything else including freezing rain and ice.

Salt Fog and Spray: Accelerated corrosion atmospheres for the effects of salt and sea mist are applied to items as large as a pick-up truck. Other contaminants can be added according to desired conditions.

Sand and Dust: DTB can recreate a desert storm or the air blast from aircraft with the wind driven abrasion and erosion of sand and dust, combined with actual temperatures.

Fungus: In hot and humid environments, fungus can cause equipment damage and create a health liability. DTB will simulate these ill effects in a controlled environment.

Explosive: Assure the safety of a component exposed to explosive vapors or in another dangerous environments.