Environmental Testing Techniques for Electronics and Materials

PrefaceAcknowledgementsChapter 1. The Need for Environmental Testing The Role of an Environmental Test Department General Procedure in TestingChapter 2. General Environmental Conditions Climatic Conditions The Upper Atmosphere Environment Classes of Environment Environmental StressesChapter 3. Test Planning, Test Methods and Instrumentation Designing an Environmental Test Plan Methods for the Environmental Testing of Components and Materials Instrumentation and Control of Test Chambers Shock and Vibration Test Instrumentation Requirements for Specification WritingChapter 4. High Humidity Environment The Problems of the Humidity Environment Humidity Testing Comparison Between the Natural and Synthetic Tropical Tests Composition of the Water Used in Humidity Chambers A Device for Permeability Rate Measurement Dehumidification Evaluation of Plastics in High Temperatures and Humidity Design of a 500 ft3 Tropical Test ChamberChapter 5. Galvanic Corrosion Problems Galvanic Design of Facilities for the Salt Spray Corrosion Test Corrosion in Communication EquipmentsChapter 6. High Temperature Environments Air Temperature and Solar Radiation Effects Effects on Equipment Electronic Materials at Elevated Temperatures Environmental Testing of Gears at Elevated Temperatures Temperature Measuring Techniques Temperature Indicating Devices Thermistors Design of High Temperature Test Chambers A Chamber for the Study of Human Thermal Tolerance Laboratory Simulation of Solar Radiation Simulation of Aerodynamic Heating by Pyrotechnics Simulation of an Aircraft Flight ProfileChapter 7. Low Temperature Environments Effects of Low Temperature Design of Low Temperature Test Chambers Low Temperature Control by a Thermistor Testing Pneumatic Components at Low TemperatureChapter 8. Mechanical and Associated Hazards and Their Effects Shock Vibration Mechanical Design of Equipments Design of a 500 lb 10-120 c/s Vibration Machine Random Vibration Testing Combined Environments Testing Combination of Vibration and Sustained Acceleration Selection of Components by Vibration Testing The Air Shock Tube as a Testing Facility Missile Equipment and Component Testing on Rocket Sleds Vibration and Shock Peak Reading Meter Mechanical Evaluation of Soldered JointsChapter 9. Transport Hazards and Packaging Techniques Climatic Hazards Equipment Transit Fragility Assessment Torsion Bar Cushioning Units Transit Shock Recorder Bulk Packaging Material Evaluation of Packaging Testing Systems Impact Testing Machines Calibration of Impact Testing Equipment Transit Packaging Materials Measurement of the Dynamic Properties of Packaging Materials Dynamic Performance of Cushioning Materials at Low TemperaturesChapter 10. Long Term Storage Effects of Storage Environments on Equipment Reliability Effect of Storage on Cushioning Materials Controlled Venting of Containers Breathing Tube DesiccatorsChapter 11. High Altitude and Space Environments Consideration of the Environments Arcing at High Altitudes Analysis and Elimination of Corona Effects Leak Detection Using a Radioactive Gas Measurement of Gas Pressure Part 2: Simulation of Space Environments Radiation Environment in Space Thermal Environment in Space Orbital Simulations Simulating the Thermal-Vacuum Environment of a Satellite Environmental Test Specifications for Satellites Effects of Ultra-Violet and Vacuum Environments on Plastics.Chapter 12. Nuclear Radiation Environments Effects of Nuclear Radiation on Electronic Components and Materials Transient Radiation, Effects and TestsChapter 13.