Environmental testing is the measurement of the performance of equipment under specified environmental conditions. This can include the following:
* High and low extreme temperatures
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Temperature cycling
Temperature cycling (or thermal cycling, or temperature cycle) is the process of cycling through two temperature extremes, typically at relatively high rates of change. It is an environmental stress test used in evaluating product reliability as w ...
* Sand and dust exposure
* Salt spray
* High and low humidity
* Wet environments
* Deep water submersion
* Corrosive material exposure
* Algae and microbial exposure
* Shock and vibrations, including gun fire
* High and low pressure
* Pressure cycling
* Electromagnetic interference
Such tests are most commonly performed on equipment used in military, maritime, aeronautical and space applications.
Standards
Environmental test standards include:
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MIL-STD-810
MIL-STD-810, U.S. Department of Defense Test Method Standard, Environmental Engineering Considerations and Laboratory Tests, is a United States Military Standard that specifies environmental tests to determine whether equipment is suitably desig ...
* MIL-HDBK-2036
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IEC 60068
IEC 60068 is an international standard for the environmental testing of electrotechnical products that is published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).
IEC 60068 is a collection of methods for environmental testing of electron ...
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IEC 60945
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC; ) is an international standards organization that prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies. IEC standards cover a vast range of ...
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RTCA DO-160
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MIL-STD-461
MIL-STD-461 is a United States Military Standard
A United States defense standard, often called a military standard, "MIL-STD", "MIL-SPEC", or (informally) "MilSpecs", is used to help achieve standardization objectives by the United States Depa ...
See also
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Environmental stress screening
Environmental stress screening (ESS) refers to the process of exposing a newly manufactured or repaired product or component (typically electronic) to stresses such as thermal cycling and vibration in order to force latent defects to manifest the ...
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Environmental test chambers
An environmental chamber, also called a climatic chamber or climate chamber, is an enclosure used to test the effects of specified environmental conditions on biological items, industrial products, materials, and electronic devices and component ...
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Direct Field Acoustic Testing
Direct-field acoustic testing, (DFAT), is a technique used for acoustic testing of aerospace structures by subjecting them to sound waves created by an array of acoustic drivers. The method uses electro-dynamic acoustic loudspeakers, arranged aro ...
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Technischer Überwachungsverein
References
External links
*{{Commonscatinline, Environmental testing
Testing
Test(s), testing, or TEST may refer to:
* Test (assessment), an educational assessment intended to measure the respondents' knowledge or other abilities
Arts and entertainment
* ''Test'' (2013 film), an American film
* ''Test'' (2014 film) ...
Reliability engineering