Upgrade and Operation of the DNA Dust Erosion Test Facility

Abstract

This report summarizes the technical effort on the Upgrade and Operation of the DNA Dust Erosion Test Facility in Santa Ana, California. This facility has logged approximately 3,000 hours of test time which includes over 1,500 dust exposures involving over 500 test specimen arrays. Test support has been provided to a variety of customers including government agencies, directed contractors and industry. Also a number of facility upgrades have been installed and new test procedures developed. Upgrades have included relocation of the facility and expansion of laboratory floor space, the development and installation of a Laser Doppler Velocimeter (LDV) for particle velocity calibration, expansion of post test analysis capabilities, extension of critical component service life, enhancement of facility performance capabilities, development of specimen temperature control system, installation of a computer based data acquisition system and the development of test procedures to measure specimen mass loss histories and haze build-up in transparencies. (mm)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA229428

Entities

People

  • Robert G. Oeding

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Beds (Process Engineering)
  • Composite Materials
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Data Acquisition
  • Governments
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Measurement
  • Particle Size
  • Photography
  • Surface Temperature
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Methods

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  • Systems Analysis and Design

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  • Directed Energy
  • Space
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