Technical road testing of the 18,000 BTU air conditioners (vibration profile). Test report, 16-31 May 1990

Technical Report · Wed Jun 27 00:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:6122008

McKinnon, R A

Two 18,000 BTU (horizontal, compact) air conditioners (A/Cs) were mounted in a standard S-280 shelter in a manner consistent with normal (historical) location and hardware. Upon arrival at U.S. Army Combat Systems Test Activity, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. (USACSTA), the shelter assembly was loaded on a 2 1/2 ton truck and secured using standard tiedowns and procedures. To produce a worst case (maximum shock and vibration) profile for truck mounted equipment, the shelter was empty except for the installed air conditioners. The truck was not weighted with any additional ballast. The testing was conducted on road courses at the Munson and Perryman test areas of Aberdeen Proving Ground. The vibration and shock environments for the test were derived from discussions between Belvoir R D and E and USACSTA. The various courses represent a wide selection of the severety of possible transport environments that the A/Cs may be subjected to during a normal life cycle. The limited mileage of the conducted testing was not intended to represent the total equivalent wear of life cycle of normal use.

• Research Organization: Army Combat Systems Test Activity (Prov.), Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6122008
• Report Number(s): AD-A-226900/9/XAB; TECOM-90-LR(V)-62
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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