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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2011
Henry K. Hardcastle, Iii, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Richard Schultz, Niles, IL (US);
Henry K. Hardcastle, III, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Richard Schultz, Niles, IL (US);
Atlas Materials Testing Technologies, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for accurate service life prediction by exposing a test specimen to operating parameters of a multi-variable micro-environment cycle in an accelerated weathering test apparatus including an irradiance source, a temperature adjustment source and a moisture adjustment source connected to a controller to: expose the test specimen to the operating parameters of the multi-variable micro-environment cycle recreated in the test chamber; monitor the exposure of the test specimen to the multi-variable micro-environment cycle to generate run-time variables; and adjust the run-time variables to reconcile to the operating parameters.