Tests Required.Part

Corrosion Resistance. The environment to which a plated part is to be exposed should be a part of any definition of corrosion resistance. Problems arise in testing a part in its intended environment in part because of the long time period required. In many plating processes, corrosion resistance is direcdy proportional to the plate thickness, so a specification on plate thickness is a much faster method of indirectiy measuring corrosion resistance. In specifying a corrosion resistance requirement for the production of plated goods, accelerated tests are used especially if plate thicknesses caimot be related to corrosion protection. 

Part AT This part contains testing requirements and procedures. 

Arrester Testing and Standards Regulatory and approval agencies and insurers impose acceptance testing requirements, sometimes as part of certification standards. The user may also request testing to demonstrate specific performance needs, just as the manufacturer can help develop standards. These interrelationships have resulted in several new and updated performance test procedures. Listing of an arrester by a testing laboratoiy refers only to performance under a defined set of test conditions. The flame arrester user should develop specific application requirements based on the service involved and the safety and risk criteria adopted. 

The impulse test is basically an in-house coil insulation withstand test for surge voltages and forms a part of the test requirement for HT machines with resin-rich formed coils of 2.4 kV and above. Once the machine is assembled, such a test is unnecessary, as it may not be able to reveal deficiencies, if any, in the insulation of the coils deep inside the slots. Moreover, if a failure is noticed on the assembled machine, there is no option but to scrap the whole winding. 

This part considers reactive power control with the use of shunt and series capacitors. The controls may be manual or automatic through electromagnetic or static devices. Protection of capacitors and capacitor banks as well as design, manufacturing and test requirements, installation and maintenance are also covered, the main thrust being on the application of power capacitors. 

The performanee tests must be run as mueh as possible to meet the ASME performanee eodes. These eodes are very well written and fully delineate the tests required. Meetings should be held in advanee with the vendors to deeide whieh part of the eode would not be valid and what assumptions and eorreetion faetors must be undertaken to meet the various power and effieieney guarantees. The determination of speeial data or verifieation of partieular guarantees, whieh are outside the seope of the eodes, should be made only after written agreement of both parties to the test, espeeially regarding methods of measurement and eomputation, whieh should be eompletely deseribed in the test report. 

As a part of the lubrication program, oil should be periodically tested. The testing requires drawing oil from the system for a laboratory analysis. The usual tests conducted to determine the condition of oils include viscosity, pH and neutralization number, precipitation, color and odor, and a check for foreign particles in the oil. The results should be reviewed and compared with new oil characteristics to determine the life characteristics of the oil. 

SBS. These now have a major market share, partieularly in developing eountries. Traditional formulas have been based on 10-20 parts of SEES, 50-70 parts of an aliphatic tackifier, and 20-30 parts of oil. Formulas with SIS or SBS have more diffieulty passing transfer tests, requiring considerable formulation to meet all the requirements above. Successful formulas rely on higher softening point polymers, by virtue of higher molecular weight styrene end blocks. 

You may find that the only way you can put your product on the market is by having it tested by an independent test authority. You may need a license to manufacture it or to supply it to certain countries and this may only be granted after independent certification. Some verification requirements only apply to the type of product/service, others to the process or each batch of product, and others to each product or service delivery. Some requirements can only be verified under actual conditions of use. Others can be verified by analysis or similarity with other products that have been thoroughly tested (see Part 2 Chapter 4). The range is so widespread it is not possible in this book to explore all examples, but as you can see, this small and innocuous requirement contains... 

The requirements pertain to your customer verifying product purchased by you either at your supplier or on your premises. Verification of purchased product is normally carried out by the supplier before or after receipt as part of the purchasing process but may also be carried out by the customer. However, due to the standard locating most of the inspection and test requirements in clause 4.10, the receipt inspection requirements are displaced. 

The standard provides a choice as to whether you define the inspections and tests required in a quality plan or in documented procedures. You may of course need to do both. As the quality system is often designed to accommodate all products and services you supply, it may not specify inspections and tests which are needed for particular products. This is one of the roles of the quality plan. Within such a plan you should identify the verification stages during product development, production, installation, and servicing as applicable. These stages will vary depending on the product, so your quality plan will be product, contract, or project specific (see Part 2 Chapter 2). There may... 

Although there is much controversy over using animals in tests such as these, the information is an essential part of the legal testing required when new chemicals are introduced onto the market in significant quantities. These and other toxicity test results are used to help develop Material Safety Data Sheets, establish Occupational Exposure Limits and guidelines for use of appropriate safety equipment. 

The homogeneity of the product should be addressed. The adequacy of mixing processes should be shown (and confirmed with appropriate process validation data) and potential segregation discussed (as affected by surface properties, crystallinity, particle size, etc.). The Ph Eur uniformity of content requirements should apply to the dosage forms and uniformity of distribution needs to be shown between batches and within batches. The need for appropriate routine tests as part of the release specification should be discussed. 

The primary goal of this series of chapters is to describe the statistical tests required to determine the magnitude of the random (i.e., precision and accuracy) and systematic (i.e., bias) error contributions due to choosing Analytical METHODS A or B, and/or the location/operator where each standard method is performed. The statistical analysis for this series of articles consists of five main parts as ... 

Prior to initial operation, each piping installation, including components and workmanship, shall be examined in accordance with the applicable requirements of Part GR and the specific requirements of Part IP or PL, and to any greater extent specified by the engineering design. Weld joints not included in the extent of examinations required by Part IP or PL or by the engineering design are acceptable if they pass VT and the leak test required by para. GR-4.10. 

ISO 8361-2 1991 Thermoplastics pipes and fittings - Water absorption - Part 2 Test conditions for unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U) pipes and fittings ISO 9393-2 1997 Thermoplastics valves - Pressure test methods and requirements - Part 2 Test conditions and basic requirements for PE, PP, PVC-U and PVDF valves ISO 9852 1995 Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U) pipes - Dichloromethane resistance at specified temperature (DCMT) - Test method ISO 9853 1991 Injection-moulded unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U) fittings for pressure pipe systems - Crushing test... 

Inspection and testing requirements are covered in detail. Most vessels are required to be hydrostatic-tested (generally with water) at 1.3 times the maximum allowable working pressure. Some enameled (glass-lined) vessels are permitted to be hydrostatic-tested at lower pressures. Pneumatic tests are permitted and are carried to at least IV4 times the maximum allowable working pressure, and there is provision for proof testing when the strength of the vessel or any of its parts cannot be computed with satisfactory assurance of accuracy. Pneumatic or proof tests are rarely conducted. 

Generally, any of these filters satisfied the requirements for collection of most of the particulates to be analyzed. However, certain analytes and their associated analytical methods gave better results with alternative filters. The filter cassette was also tested as part of the total sampling device. Some substances were partially collected on the cassette, and the substance had to be rinsed from the cassette with solvent to avoid loss. 

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