We will be elaborating Mean Time Between Failure and Mean Time to Repair in this article. We will be examining their effects on Reliability, Availability, otherwise as known as RAMs analysis.
We will be putting Method 527 on the spotlight in this article. This method refers to TWR Method 525, Shock Method 516.6 and Electromechanical Vibration Method 514.6 which we previously covered in our blog. References are placed in the article where they are needed. It is advised to read our article and refer to the previous article for comprehensive knowledge upon subjects.
This is a short 7 page non-tailorable test method. The purpose of this test method is to replicate the railroad car impact conditions that occur during the life of transport of systems, subsystems and units, hereafter called materiel, and the tiedown arrangements during the specified logistic conditions.
This test method discusses TWR from a single-exciter/single-axis (SESA) perspective. Although much of the philosophy and terminology in TWR testing is common between SESA, multiple-exciter/single-axis (MESA), and, multiple-exciter/multiple-axis (MEMA), this method will be limited to SESA testing. Multiple-exciter TWR applications are addressed in Method 527.
The purpose of this test is to determine the ability of materiel to withstand: The effects of moisture phase changes between liquid and solid, in or on materiel, as the ambient temperature cycles through the freeze point; The effects of moisture induced by transfer from a cold-to-warm or warm-to-cold environment.
This test method is one of the complex test method which consists of more than one environmental effects combined. The vibroacoustic/temperature procedure is performed to determine the synergistic effects of vibration, acoustic noise, and temperature on externally carried aircraft stores during captive carry flight.
Ballistic shock is a high-level shock that generally results from the impact of projectiles or ordnance on armored combat vehicles. Armored combat vehicles must survive the shocks resulting from large caliber non-perforating projectile impacts, mine blasts, and overhead artillery attacks, while still retaining their combat mission capabilities.
Simulating real-world settings is crucial for collecting valuable information about how devices behave in a range of contexts. These items and components must typically perform well in a variety of altitudes, temperatures, and humidity levels.
Gunfire shock tests are performed to provide a degree of confidence that materiel can structurally and functionally withstand the relatively infrequent, short-duration transient high rate repetitive shock input encountered in operational environments during the firing of guns.
The acidic atmosphere test used for determine the resistance of materials and protective coatings to corrosive atmospheres, and when necessary, to determine its effect on operational capabilities. This test method used when the requirements documents state that the materiel is likely to be stored or operated in areas where acidic atmospheres exist, such as industrial areas or near the exhausts of any fuel-burning device.