510.7 SAND AND DUST CONTENTS Paragraph Page
| 1. | SCOPE | 1 |
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| 1.1 | PURPOSE | 1 |
| 1.2 | APPLICATION | 1 |
| 1.3 | LIMITATIONS | 1 |
| 2. | TAILORING GUIDANCE | 1 |
| 2.1 | SELECTING THE SAND AND DUST METHOD | 1 |
| 2.1.1 | EFFECTS OF SAND AND DUST ENVIRONMENTS | 2 |
| 2.1.2 | SEQUENCE AMONG OTHER METHODS | 2 |
| 2.2 | SELECTING PROCEDURES | 2 |
| 2.2.1 | PROCEDURE SELECTION CONSIDERATIONS | 2 |
| 2.2.2 | DIFFERENCE AMONG PROCEDURES | 3 |
| 2.3 | DETERMINE TEST LEVELS AND CONDITIONS | 3 |
| 2.3.1 | IDENTIFY CLIMATIC CONDITIONS | 3 |
| 2.3.2 | DETERMINE EXPOSURE CONDITIONS | 3 |
| 2.3.3 | TEST ITEM CONFIGURATION | 3 |
| 3. | INFORMATION REQUIRED | 3 |
| 3.1 | PRETEST | 3 |
| 3.2 | DURING TEST | 4 |
| 3.3 | POST-TEST | 5 |
| 4. | TEST PROCESS | 5 |
| 4.1 | PROCEDURE I - BLOWING DUST | 5 |
| 4.1.1 | TEST LEVELS AND CONDITIONS | 5 |
| 4.1.1.1 | TEMPERATURE | 5 |
| 4.1.1.2 | RELATIVE HUMIDITY | 5 |
| 4.1.1.3 | AIR VELOCITY | 5 |
| 4.1.1.4 | DUST COMPOSITION | 6 |
| 4.1.1.5 | DUST CONCENTRATIONS | 7 |
| 4.1.1.6 | ORIENTATION | 7 |
| 4.1.1.7 | DURATION | 7 |
| 4.1.1.8 | OPERATION DURING TEST | 7 |
| 4.1.2 | INFORMATION REQUIRED - REFER TO PARAGRAPHS 3.1 TO 3.3 | 8 |
| 4.1.3 | TEST DETAILS | 8 |
| 4.1.3.1 | TEST FACILITY | 8 |
| 4.1.3.2 | CONTROLS | 8 |
| 4.1.3.3 | TEST INTERRUPTION | 9 |
| 4.1.4 | TEST EXECUTION | 9 |
| 4.1.4.1 | PREPARATION FOR TEST | 9 |
| 4.1.4.2 | TEST PROCEDURE I. BLOWING DUST | 10 |
| 4.2 | PROCEDURE II - BLOWING SAND | 11 |
| 4.2.1 | TEST LEVELS AND CONDITIONS | 11 |
CONTENTS - Continued
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| 4.2.1.1 | TEMPERATURE | 11 |
| 4.2.1.2 | AIR VELOCITY | 11 |
| 4.2.1.3 | SAND COMPOSITION | 12 |
| 4.2.1.4 | SAND CONCENTRATIONS | 12 |
| 4.2.1.5 | ORIENTATION | 12 |
| 4.2.1.6 | DURATION | 12 |
| 4.2.1.7 | OPERATION DURING TEST | 12 |
| 4.2.2 | INFORMATION REQUIRED - REFER TO PARAGRAPHS 3.1 TO 3.3 | 13 |
| 4.2.3 | TEST DETAILS | 13 |
| 4.2.3.1 | TEST FACILITY | 13 |
| 4.2.3.2 | CONTROLS | 13 |
| 4.2.3.3 | TEST INTERRUPTION | 13 |
| 4.2.4 | TEST EXECUTION | 14 |
| 4.2.4.1 | PREPARATION FOR TEST | 14 |
| 4.2.4.2 | TEST PROCEDURE II. BLOWING SAND | 15 |
| 5. | ANALYSIS OF RESULTS | 16 |
| 5.1 | BLOWING DUST TESTS | 16 |
| 5.2 | BLOWING SAND TESTS | 16 |
| 6. | REFERENCE/RELATED DOCUMENTS | 16 |
| 6.1 | REFERENCED DOCUMENTS | 16 |
| 6.2 | RELATED DOCUMENTS | 17 |
MIL-STD-810H
METHOD 510.7
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METHOD
510.7 SAND AND DUST
NOTE: Tailoring is essential. Select methods, procedures, and parameter levels based on the tailoring process described in Part One, paragraph 4.2.2, and Annex C. Apply the general guidelines for laboratory test methods described in Part One, paragraph 5 of this Standard.