Dynamic temperature controlled accelerated weathering test apparatus
US6659638B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 17, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N17/002
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An accelerated weathering test apparatus for concentrating solar radiation upon at least one test specimen including a target board, a reflector device, an air circulation device, a feedback device, an input device and a controller. Ambient air is circulated over the target board to cool the test specimens. The controller continuously sets a dynamic set point based on the reference signal from the input device which is representative of a complex temperature cycle of a material end-use application and adjusts the rate of air circulation based on a test signal from the feedback device.
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