8 tables appear under this heading.
1. PDF page 67
| Climatic Design Type | Daily Cycle¹ | Operational Conditions | Storage and Transit Conditions | Natural Environment Exposure Testing7 °C (°F) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambient Air Temperature² °C (°F) | Solar Radiation W/m² (Bph³) | Ambient Relative Humidity %RH4 | Induced Air Temperature °C (°F) | Induced Relative Humidity %RH | |||||
| Daily Low | Daily High | Daily Low | Daily High | ||||||
| Hot | Hot Dry (A1) | 32 (90) | 49 (120) | 0 to 1120 (0 to 355) | 8 to 3 | 33 (91) | 71 (160) | 7 to 1 | 32 to 49 (90 to 120) |
| Hot Humid (B3) | 31 (88) | 41 (105) | 0 to 1080 (0 to 343) | 88 to 59 | 33 (91) | 71 (160) | 80 to 14 | Coastal Desert | |
| Basic | Basic Hot (A2) | 30 (86) | 43 (110) | 0 to 1120 (0 to 355) | 44 to 14 | 30 (86) | 63 (145) | 44 to 5 | 0 to 43 (32 to 110) |
| Intermediate6 (A3) | 28 (82) | 39 (102) | 0 to 1020 (0 to 323) | 78 to 43 | 28 (82) | 58 (136) | See note 5 | ||
| Variable High Humidity (B2) | 26 (78) | 35 (95) | 0 to 970 (0 to 307) | 100 to 74 | 30 (86) | 63 (145) | 75 to 19 | Humid Tropics | |
| Constant High Humidity (B1) | Nearly Constant 24 (75) | Negligible | 95 to 100 | Nearly Constant 27 (80) | 95 to 100 | ||||
| Mild Cold6 (C0) | -19 (-2) | -6 (21) | Negligible | Tending toward saturation | -21 (-6) | -10 (14) | Tending toward saturation | 0 to -32 (32 to -25) | |
| Basic Cold (C1) | -32 (-25) | -21 (-5) | Negligible | Tending toward saturation | -33 (-28) | -25 (-13) | Tending toward saturation | ||
| Cold | Cold (C2) | -46 (-50) | -37 (-35) | Negligible | Tending toward saturation | -46 (-50) | -37 (-35) | Tending toward saturation | -32 to -46 (-26 to -50) |
| Severe Cold | Severe Cold (C3) | -51 (-60) | Negligible | Tending toward saturation | -51 (-60) | Tending toward saturation | <-46 (<-50) | ||
| Extreme Cold | Extreme Cold6 (C4) | -57 (-70) | Negligible | Tending toward saturation | -57 (-70) | Tending toward saturation | |||
2. PDF page 68
| SITUATIONS | NATURAL | INDUCED |
|---|---|---|
| a. Depot | Controlled or known temperature and humidity | Shock due to handling and drop |
| Vibration due to handling | ||
| Conducted EM interference due to testing | ||
| Nuclear effects | ||
| b. Sheltered | High temperature (Dry/Humid) | Shock due to handling |
| Low temperature | Vibration due to handling | |
| Freeze/thaw | Conducted EM interference due to testing | |
| Salt mist | Susceptibility to EM radiation | |
| Chemical attack | Nuclear effects | |
| Fungal growth | Free fall drop | |
| Diurnal (cycling temperature) | ||
| c. Open | High temperature (Dry/Humid) | Shock due to handling |
| Low temperature | Vibration due to handling | |
| Freeze/thaw | Conducted EM interference due to testing | |
| Sand and dust | Susceptibility to EM radiation | |
| Salt mist | Electrostatic discharge (handling) | |
| Solar radiation | Lightning | |
| Chemical attack | Nuclear effects | |
| Fungal growth | Free fall drop | |
| Rain, hail, snow, ice | ||
| Diurnal (cycling temperature) |
3. PDF page 68
| SITUATIONS | NATURAL | INDUCED | |
|---|---|---|---|
| a. Road | High temperature (Dry/Humid) | Shock due to road surface and handling | |
| Low temperature | Vibration due to road surface and engine | ||
| Rain, hail, snow, ice | Susceptibility to EM radiation | ||
| Sand and dust | Lightning | ||
| Solar radiation | Electrostatic discharge (handling) | ||
| Immersion/Fording | Free fall drop | ||
| b. Rail | High temperature (Dry/Humid) | Shock due to rail transport and handling | |
| Low temperature | Vibration due to rails | ||
| Rain, hail, snow, ice | Free fall drop | ||
| Sand and dust | |||
| Solar radiation | |||
| c. Air | High temperature (Dry/Humid) | Shock due to landing and handling | |
| Low temperature | Vibration due to engines and airflow | ||
| Reduced pressure | Free fall drop | ||
| Rapid pressure change | |||
| Sand and dust | |||
| Solar radiation | |||
| Rain, hail, snow, ice | |||
4. PDF page 69
| SITUATIONS | NATURAL | INDUCED |
|---|---|---|
| d. Sea | High temperature (Dry/Humid) | Shock due to wave motion, underwater weapon detonation, and handling |
| Low temperature | Vibration due to wave motion and engine | |
| Rain, hail, snow, ice | Free fall drop | |
| Salt mist | ||
| Sand and dust | ||
| Solar radiation | ||
| Temporary immersion | ||
| Fugal growth |
5. PDF page 69
| SITUATIONS | NATURAL | INDUCED |
|---|---|---|
| a. Man Carried | High temperature (Dry/Humid) | Shock due to weapon firing and handling |
| Low temperature | Acoustic noise | |
| Freeze/thaw | Nuclear effects | |
| Rain, hail, snow, ice | EM interference | |
| Sand, dust, and mud | Electrostatic discharge | |
| Salt mist | Chemical and biological attack | |
| Solar radiation | Corrosive atmosphere | |
| Fugal growth | Free fall drop | |
| Chemical attack | Immersion | |
| b. Tracked & Wheeled Vehicle | High temperature (Dry/Humid) | Shock due to road surface, weapon firing, detonation, and handling |
| Low temperature | Vibration due to road surface and engine | |
| Freeze/thaw | High temperature due to glassed enclosure | |
| Rain, hail, snow, ice | Acoustic noise | |
| Sand, dust, and mud | Nuclear effects | |
| Salt mist | EM interference | |
| Solar radiation | Electrostatic discharge | |
| Fugal growth | Lightning | |
| Chemical attack | Chemical and biological attack | |
| Temperature shock | Corrosive atmosphere | |
| Immersion/Fording | Free fall drop | |
| c. Fixed Wing & Rotary Aircraft | High temperature (Dry/Humid) | Shock due to assisted take-off, landing, and weapon blast |
| Low temperature | Vibration due to runway surface, air maneuver, gunfire, aerodynamics, blade tones, engine, and air turbulence | |
| Freeze/thaw | Aerodynamic heating | |
| Rain | Nuclear effects | |
| Sand and dust | EM interference | |
| Salt mist | Electrostatic discharge | |
| Solar radiation | Lightning | |
| Rain and dust erosion | Corrosive atmosphere |
6. PDF page 70
| SITUATIONS | NATURAL | INDUCED |
|---|---|---|
| c. Fixed Wing & Rotary Aircraft | Fungal growth | Noise |
| (Con’t) | ||
| Chemical attack | Free fall drop | |
| Bird strike | Contamination by fluids | |
| Low pressure | ||
| Hail | ||
| Rapid temp/humidity change | ||
| Rapid pressure change | ||
| Icing | ||
| d. Ship & Submarine | High temperature (Dry/Humid) | Shock due to weapon firing, detonation, and wave slam |
| Low temperature | Vibration due to waves, engine, acoustic noise | |
| Freeze/thaw | Nuclear effects | |
| Rain, hail, snow, ice | EM interference | |
| Salt mist | Electrostatic discharge | |
| Solar radiation | Lightning | |
| Fungal growth | Corrosive atmosphere | |
| Chemical attack | Increased pressure (submarine) Underwater detonation Free fall drop | |
| e. Stationary Equipment | High temperature (Dry/Humid) | Shock due to weapon firing and detonation |
| Low temperature | Vibration due to engines and mechanical movement | |
| Freeze/thaw | Acoustic noise | |
| Rain, hail, snow, ice | Nuclear effects | |
| Salt mist | EM interference | |
| Solar radiation | Electrostatic discharge | |
| Fungal growth | Lightning | |
| Chemical attack | Corrosive atmosphere | |
| f. Projectile Free Flight | Rain and dust erosion | Shock due to firing and target impact |
| Wind | Acceleration due to firing Aerodynamic heating Acoustic noise Nuclear effects EM interference Electrostatic discharge Lightning | |
| g. Torpedo Launch | Immersion | Shock due to launch boost separation and target impact |
| Thermal shock | Vibration due to engine and hydrodynamic and aerodynamic turbulence | |
| Pressure | Launch acceleration Acoustic noise |
7. PDF page 71
| SITUATIONS | NATURAL | INDUCED |
|---|---|---|
| g. Torpedo Launch (Con’t) | Nuclear effects EM interference | |
| h. Missile Free Flight | Rain and dust erosion | Shock due to launch, boost separation and target impact Vibration due to engine and aerodynamic turbulence Launch acceleration Acoustic noise Nuclear effects EM interference Electrostatic discharge Lightning Aerodynamic heating |
8. PDF page 80
| No. | Title | Pages | No. of pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | Low Pressure (Altitude) | 500.6-i – 500.6-8 | 10 |
| 501 | High Temperature | 501.7-i – 501.7-14 | 16 |
| 502 | Low Temperature | 502.7-i – 502.7-10 | 12 |
| 503 | Temperature Shock | 503.7-i – 503.7-14 | 16 |
| 504 | Contamination by Fluids | 504.3-i – 504.3C-2 | 20 |
| 505 | Solar Radiation (Sunshine) | 505.7-i – 505.7C-8 | 36 |
| 506 | Rain | 506.6-i – 506.6-14 | 16 |
| 507 | Humidity | 507.6-i – 507.6A-2 | 24 |
| 508 | Fungus | 508.8-i – 508.8B-2 | 20 |
| 509 | Salt Fog | 509.7-i – 509.7-10 | 12 |
| 510 | Sand and Dust | 510.7-i – 510.7-14 | 16 |
| 511 | Explosive Atmosphere | 511.7-i – 511.7-10 | 12 |
| 512 | Immersion | 512.6-i – 512.6-8 | 10 |
| 513 | Acceleration | 513.8-i – 513.8A-8 | 24 |
| 514 | Vibration | 514.8-i – 514.8F-F2 | 180 |
| 515 | Acoustic Noise | 515.8-i – 515.8B-4 | 26 |
| 516 | Shock | 516.8-i – 516.8B-8 | 79 |
| 517 | Pyroshock | 517.3-i – 517.3A-10 | 44 |
| 518 | Acidic Atmosphere | 518.2-i – 518.2-8 | 10 |
| 519 | Gunfire Shock | 519.8-i – 519.8E-8 | 86 |
| 520 | Temperature, Humidity, Vibration, and Altitude | 520.5-i – 520.5-24 | 26 |
| 521 | Icing/Freezing Rain | 521.4-i – 521.4-8 | 10 |
| 522 | Ballistic Shock | 522.2-i – 522.2-20 | 22 |
| 523 | Vibro-Acoustic/Temperature | 523.4-i – 523.4A-8 | 30 |
| 524 | Freeze-Thaw | 524.1-i – 524.1-6 | 8 |
| 525 | Time Waveform Replication | 525.2-i – 525.2B-10 | 58 |
| 526 | Rail Impact | 526.2-i – 526.2-10 | 12 |
| 527 | Multi-Exciter Testing | 527.2-i – 527.2E-38 | 80 |
| 528 | Mechanical Vibrations Of Shipboard Materiel (Type I - Environmental And Type II - Internally Excited) | 528.1-i – 528.1B-4 | 32 |
| Part One | Environmental Engineering Program Guidelines | PART ONE-i – PART ONE D-8 | 80 |
| Part Two | Laboratory Test Methods | PART TWO-i – 528.1B-4 | 949 |
| Part Three | World Climatic Regions - Guidance | PART THREE-i – PART THREE C-2 | 57 |