Preliminary Design Guide for Arctic Equipment

Abstract

Designing equipment for arctic environments requires special considerations from the design engineer. Low temperatures and harsh environments place special demands on equipment and components. Many materials in common use will experience drastic changes in physical properties, resulting in catastrophic failure of the systems in which they are incorporated. Components may no longer meet original specifications, and instrumentation may not work properly. This design guide should familiarize the design engineer with the factors that must be considered when designing for the Arctic environment. A list of environmental factors and how they may affect a design is first presented. Then, a general design procedure is presented and a detailed analysis of problems and solutions for materials, components and systems follows. Keywords: Cold regions; Low temperature; Metals plastics elastomers; Oils greases fuels gases; Electrical equipment; Electronic equipment; Adverse conditions; Military equipment design.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA209455

Entities

People

  • James S. Morse
  • Michael R. Walsh

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical And Dental Materials
  • Chemistry
  • Circuit Analysis
  • Civil Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Metal Matrix Composites
  • Plastics
  • Semiconductors
  • Transducers
  • Transition Temperature

Readers

  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Software Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics