Flow and Pressure (Fluid Dynamics) Testing Services Specifications

Capabilities and Services


	Capabilities
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	Testing / Simulation		Companies evaluate existing in-service or newly fabricated products through environmental exposure testing. This includes dynamics testing, nondestructive testing (NDT), visual inspection, chemical analysis, structural material testing, or other specialized test methods.
	Certification		Certification services verify that the company's products, parts, services, process, quality system, or procedures comply with or conform to industrial, OEM-specific, or third-party standards.
	Component / Product Comparison		Companies compare the performance of components or products.
	Data Acquisition / Instrumentation		Companies design, install, and/or operate data acquisition systems or test instrumentation in on-site field facilities, off-site labs, or for specific end-use applications.
	In-process / In-line Testing		Companies offer in-process or in-line testing so that products can be tested in functional environments.
	Evaluation / Inspection		Evaluation or inspection is the process used to determine if a product, service, component, facility, or quality system meets specific standards, performance criteria, or OEM-specific requirements.
	Research and Development		Research and development (R&D) services perform original investigations (research) to gain new knowledge, and/or apply research findings to create new or significantly improved products or processes (development).
	Test Development		Companies develop tests and protocols for custom or proprietary parts and systems.
	Test Fixtures / Equipment		Companies offer design and fabrication services, test fixtures, test equipment, or test facilities for specific applications.
	Test Panel / Sample Prep		Test panel and sample preparation services simulate the effects of various products (paint, coatings, lubricants, etc.) upon test samples. Generally, these companies are used when it is not feasible to test the effects that items would have on complete products or systems.
	Specialty / Other		Other unlisted capabilities.
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	Services Offered
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	Abrasion / Wear Testing		Companies perform abrasion or wear testing.
	Accidents / LOCA		Companies simulate accidents and assess preparedness. This includes loss of coolant accidents (LOCA) in power generation facilities.
	Acoustics / Noise (PIND, Emissions)		Acoustic testing services include the evaluation of the condition of materials, products, and equipment; acoustic analysis of signals from analog or digital recording media or products; and investigation of the effects of noise including ultrasonics and infrasonics, on people, components, materials, or products. Acoustic emission testing is a nondestructive test (NDT) method for determining or monitoring material or structural integrity based on the release of energy detectable by analysis of the emission frequency and amplitude. Particle impact noise detection (PIND) is used to find loose internal components or debris within a device or product undergoing a simulated vibration or shock test.
	Aging / Life Testing		Companies perform aging or life testing.
	Altitude Simulation		Companies perform simulations of high-altitude conditions to test products that need to function in environments with extreme temperatures and low levels of oxygen.
	Biocompatibility (In-vitro / In-vivo)		Companies determine the in-vitro or in-vivo biocompatibility of medical devices, implants, or pharmaceutical products.
	Corrosion Testing / Inspection		Companies test or inspect for corrosion's effects and for corrosion resistance. Corrosion is a chemical or electrochemical reaction between a material, usually a metal, and its environment. It causes deterioration of the material and its properties. Laboratory corrosion tests include immersion tests in corrosive solutions, and salt spray or fog tests. Field corrosion inspection or testing includes: thickness changes and weight loss, and process water compositional changes using ultrasonic, eddy current, mechanical gaging, coupon tests, chemical analysis, and other techniques.
	Creep Testing		Creep testing subjects materials to prolonged constant tension or compression loading at a constant temperature. Deformation is recorded at specified time intervals and a creep vs. time diagram is plotted. The creep rate is the slope of the curve at any point. Failure terminates the creep test and the time of rupture is recorded. Creep recovery may be measured if the specimen does not fracture within the test period. To determine stress relaxation, a specimen is deformed a given amount and decreased in stress over a prolonged period of exposure at a constant temperature is recorded.
	Decompression / Vacuum		Companies simulate exposure to a vacuum atmosphere or to explosive decompression.
	Engineering / Design Verification (DVT)		Companies offer engineering verification, including basic functional testing, parametric measurements, and specification verification. Design verification testing (DVT) is a rigorous process that subjects the product to repeated functional, temperature, shock, vibration, and exception testing.
	Ergonomics / Usability		Companies offer ergonomic or usability testing to help design human-machine systems that meet human needs, especially regarding work environments, efficiency, and safety. Often, ergonomics is used synonymously with the term "human factors."
	Explosive Atmosphere / Intrinsic Safety		Companies offer products or components for applications in an explosive atmosphere, or provide intrinsic safety (IS) assessment.
	Fatigue / Endurance		Companies offer fatigue testing based on cyclic loads, a method used to determine the behavior of materials under fluctuating loads. Specified mean loads (which may be zero) or alternating loads are applied to a specimen and the number of cycles required to produce failure (fatigue life) is recorded. Generally, tests are repeated with identical specimens and various fluctuating loads. Loads may be applied axially, in torsion, or in flexure. The net stress in the specimen may be in one direction through the loading cycle, or in reverse direction. Data from fatigue testing is often presented in an S-N diagram, which is a plot of the number of cycles required to cause failure in a specimen against the amplitude of the cyclical stress developed. The cyclical stress represented may be stress amplitude, maximum stress, or minimum stress. Each curve in the diagram represents a constant mean stress. Most fatigue tests are conducted in flexure, rotating beam, or vibratory type machines.
	Fire Characteristics / Flammability Testing		Companies perform fire characteristics testing for flame and heat resistance, smoke development, and the toxicity of combustible products.
	Flow / Pressure Testing		Pressure and flow testing includes pressurized liquid or gas exposure, hydrostatic burst tests, flow tests, and evaluation of thermal (icing) effects on fluid systems. Pressure and flow tests are commonly used to evaluate hydraulic, pneumatic, or gas handling equipment.
	Fungus / Biofouling		Companies offer products or components to determine resistance to fungal growth or biofouling.
	Gunfire / Pyrotechnic Shock		Companies simulate the effects of gunfire or pyrotechnic shock conditions.
	Humidity		Companies test the effects of humidity on products and components.
	Leak / Seal		Companies test or inspect packages, products, or equipment to ensure integrity against leaks.
	Mechanical / Structural (Statics)		Companies provide mechanical and structural testing or inspection for stress, strain, load, shear strength, etc.
	NDT / Inspection		Companies offer nondestructive testing (NDT) or inspection services.
	Performance Testing		Performance testing evaluates the compliance of a system or component with specified performance requirements.
	Physical / Thermal Properties		Companies test physical properties such as burst strength, cut and puncture resistance, life cycle and durability, pneumatics, and hydraulics, Rockwell hardness, tensile strength, and elongation. Testing for thermal properties or characteristics includes conductive heat resistance, radiant protective performance (RPP), thermal conductivity, heat capacity, thermal protection, or insulation properties using thermal exposure simulation, icing and high temperature exposure or other thermal tests.
	Radiation Exposure (Hard)		Radiation testing includes the exposure of parts, products, or samples to X-rays, alpha or beta particle radiation, gamma rays, or other types of hard radiation. Solar radiation is considered a weathering exposure test.
	Reliability / Robustness		Reliability or robustness measures a system's invulnerability to potentially corrupting influences. This testing is especially important when components in a system fail.
	Safety / Liability Testing		There are two types of electrical safety tests: type tests and routine production tests. Type tests are performed during the approvals process by test houses. Routine production tests are performed at each end of the production line by the manufacturer.
	Seismic / NEBS Testing		Companies perform seismic or network-equipment-building system (NEBS) compliance tests. These tests subject anchors to load cycles of varying magnitude and frequency to simulate seismic events.
	Shock Testing		Companies offer shock-mode vibration testing services.
	Solar Radiation / Weathering		Companies expose products or components to simulated solar radiation or weathering. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation can damage certain plastic materials and coatings.
	Sterilization Testing		Companies test the effectiveness of disinfectants or sterilizers, or determine how well packages, devices, parts, or products have been sterilized.
	Stress Screening		Companies offer conventional stress screening, which uses vibration or dynamic and thermal stress to verify the suitability of production products or components. Highly accelerated stress screening (HASS) uses higher climatic and mechanical stimuli to provide shorter test times compared to conventional stress testing.
	Thermal Cycling / Shock		Companies offer thermal cycling or thermal shock testing services. Repeated hot and cold cycles (thermal cycling) or rapid temperature changes (thermal shock) can result in high levels of cyclic stress due to thermal expansion.
	Transportation / Bounce		Companies offer transportation testing services to simulate the shipping, handling, stacking or freighting of packages, parts, or products.
	Vibration		Companies offer vibration analysis or testing services. Vibration testing may include bounce, sine, or random vibration testing services. Bounce tests are often used to simulate certain transportation conditions. Vibration analysis is used to detect and assess the condition of product, rotary machines, and other equipment.
	Wind / Rain		Testing is designed to simulate the exposure of packages, parts, equipment, facilities or products to rain, wind, snow, freezing rain, icing, humidity, or other weather and climatic conditions.
	Specialty / Other		Other unlisted or specialty services.
	Accelerated (HALT / HASS)?		Accelerated testing and screening includes highly accelerated life testing (HALT) and highly accelerated stress screening (HASS). The results from HALT testing are used to set test limits for production screening or HASS tests. The operating and/or destruct limits derived from HALT testing allows the use of higher climatic and mechanical stimuli, resulting in shorter test times in HASS compared to conventional stress testing. HALT is a process developed to uncover design defects and weaknesses in electronic and mechanical assemblies using vibration testing, combined with rapid high and low temperature changes. HALT addresses reliability issues at an early stage in product development, offering significant advantages over traditional techniques.
	Combined Environments / Conditions?		Companies test using a combination of environments or conditions such as vibration and humidity, or sine and random vibration.
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Certifications and Approvals


	Test / Certify To:
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	AAMI		Companies test or certify products according to Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) standards.
	ASME		ASME International formed the Codes and Standards Technology Institute (CSTI) in November 2001 to ensure that ASME standards committees have continuing sources of research in the technologies that they cover. CSTI provides the research and technology development needed to establish and maintain the technical relevance of codes and standards.
	ASTM		The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) establishes standards for protective equipment. ASTM-certified means the product complies with certain design specifications for safety.
	CB Report		The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) CB Scheme is an international system for the acceptance of test reports regarding the safety of electrical and electronic products. Manufacturers with a CB test report issued by a participating organization can obtain certification in all other member countries of the CB Scheme. Each certifying agency issues CB test certificates to attest that product samples have successfully passed the appropriate tests.
	CCC (China)		CCC stands for China Compulsory Certification and requires manufacturers in 132 product categories to obtain the CCC Mark before exporting to or selling in the Chinese market. The CCC Mark became effective on May 1, 2002. The two previous systems (CCIB and CCEE or Great Wall) caused a great deal of inconvenience for enterprises dealing in both domestic and foreign trade by carrying different national quality standards.
	CE Mark (Europe)		The European Community requires CE marks for all electric and electronic equipment that will be sold, or put into service for the first time anywhere in the European community.
	CISPR		The International Special Committee on Radio Interference (CISPR) prepares standards for the higher end of the frequency range, from 9 kHz upward. These standards protect radio reception from interference sources such as electrical appliances of all types; the electricity supply system; industrial, scientific and electro-medical RF; broadcasting receivers (sound and TV) and IT equipment (ITE).
	C-Tick (Australia & New Zealand)		C-Tick is a certification trademark registered to the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) under the Trade Marks Act of 1995, and to the Radio Spectrum Management Group (RSM) in New Zealand under Section 47 of the New Zealand Trade Marks Act. C-Tick marks must be used in accordance with governing regulations and are therefore issued only to suppliers based in Australia or New Zealand. C-Tick labels are expected to be durable and limited in size, scale, and color according to regulation.
	FCC (US)		Under Rules and Regulations, Title 47, Part 15 Subpart B, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulates all commercial electronic devices destined for sale in the United States that have clocks / oscillators that operate at a frequency greater than 9 kHz, and that use digital techniques. This includes most products that employ microprocessors, as well as RF devices.
	FDA		Suppliers provide evaluations based on U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standards, protocols and/or Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) or Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP). This does not mean the products have FDA approval.
	GS Mark (Germany)		The GS Mark (Geprüfte Sicherheit, meaning Safety Tested) indicates that an electrical, mechanical, or electro-mechanical product was tested and complies with the minimum requirements of the German Equipment and Product Safety Act (GPSG). The GS Mark is a licensed mark of the German government and may only be issued by an accredited product safety testing and certification agency.
	IEC		The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a global organization that prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic, and related technologies. IEC is the European organizational equivalent to UL.
	IEEE		Products are tested and/or certified according to standards or guidelines from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
	ISTA		The International State Transit Association (ISTA) offers performance testing relative to packaged-product distribution. Transport packaging tested in an ISTA Certified Laboratory may be certified as Transit Tested.
	MIL-SPEC		MIL-SPEC is a specification that military agencies use for the procurement of military supplies, equipment, and services.
	NOM (Mexico)		NOM standards are the official Mexican product safety requirements. Electrical, electronic, medical, wireless, and telecom products sold in Mexico must be tested to the mandatory NOM standards by an accredited Mexican laboratory. Testing may be conducted by a laboratory outside of Mexico if it has a laboratory-to-laboratory mutual recognition agreement with an accredited Mexican laboratory, or by an accredited lab in a country free-trade agreement with Mexico.
	NRC		Tests or certifications in accordance with Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) standards or guidelines.
	OEM Specific		Company evaluates, inspects, tests, or certifies to specific OEM requirements.
	S Mark		The S Mark is a European safety mark valid throughout the EU and a recognized symbol of safety since 1926. The S Mark is a symbol of electrical safety and evidence to authorities that an independent body has independently tested and certified a product’s compliance to applicable European safety requirements.
	Telecordia / Bellcore		Telecordia / Bellcore provides mathematical reliability models for most types of electrical and electronic components. These reliability models are based on component parameters such as number of transistors, power dissipation, and environmental factors.
	VCCI (Japan)		VCCI is the regulation of interference generated by computing devices. This is well established in Japan; however, its implementation differs from that in other countries. Emissions control is performed on a voluntary basis, under the supervision of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) by Information Technology Equipment.
	NRTL Mark (UL, CSA, TUV, etc.)		Suppliers certify or test to UL, ETL, CSA or other NRTL standards required to obtain an NRTL Mark. The laboratory can issue an NRTL mark if the laboratory is part of an NRTL or is an authorized agent of an NRTL. NRTLs use their specific “marks” (e.g., UL, S Mark, CSA, etc.) to certify products. NRTLs publish standards that other laboratories use to test and qualify products to.
	USP		The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) establishes standards to ensure the quality of medicines for human and veterinary use. USP also develops authoritative information about the appropriate use of medicines.
	Other		Other unlisted certifications
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Facility / Systems Assessments


	Accreditations / Registrations
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	A2LA		A2LA is the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation. A2LA accreditation is defined as formal recognition of an organization's technical competency to perform specific tests, types of tests, or calibrations. The general requirements for laboratory accreditation are contained in ISO / IEC 17025. This standard contains quality system requirements and technical requirements that the laboratories must meet. Laboratory accreditation requirements go beyond just ISO / IEC 17025.
	ANSI		The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) functions as the administrator and coordinator of the United States' private-sector voluntary standardization system, including nearly 1000 company, organization, government agency, institutional, and international members. Standards information, conformity assessment, a reference library, and other services are available here.
	ASTM		Laboratories that are accredited by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) participate in one or more of ASTM's Interlaboratory Crosscheck and Proficiency Testing Programs, or are assessed according to applicable ASTM standards or guides such as the E1580-93(2002) Standard Guide for Surveillance of Accredited Laboratories. Assessing bodies and not ASTM make the actual conformity to ASTM standard guides.
	CNAL (China)		Laboratories that are accredited or accepted by the China Accreditation Committee for Laboratories (CNAL) test products such as home appliances, luminaries, power tools, power supplies, switches and chargers.
	FCC		Under Rules and Regulations, Title 47, Part 15 Subpart B, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulates all commercial electronic devices (unintentional radio-frequency radiators) destined for sale in the United States that have clocks / oscillators that operate at a frequency greater than 9 kHz and that use digital techniques. This includes most products that employ microprocessors, as well as RF devices.
	FDA		Laboratory or facility is in compliance with Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) or current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) and is Food and Drug Administration (FDA) registered.
	IECEE		Laboratories are accredited or approved by the International Electrotechnical Commission of Electrical Equipment (IECEE) to test electrical or electronic products.
	Industry Canada		Laboratories are accredited or accepted by Industry Canada to test products including EMC and terminal testing.
	InMetro (Brazil)		The Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Normalização e Qualidade Industrial (InMetro) or the National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality establishes measurement and quality standards in Brazil. Within Brazil, Inmetro is responsible for the activities of accreditation of certification bodies, inspection bodies, product performance verification bodies and training bodies, and for the activities of accreditation of testing and calibration laboratories.
	ISO		ISO includes any of the variety or ISO certifications such ISO 7779, ISO 9000 (1994), ISO 9001: 2000, ISO 13485, ISO 14000, ISO 17020 or ISO 17025.
	ISO 9001:2000		ISO 9001: 2000 sets out the requirements for a company's quality management systems. These standards range from manufacturing to services including design and development, production, installation and servicing. ISO 9001: 2000 standard have replaced the 1994 ISO 9000 standards.
	ISO 17020		ISO 17020 outlines the general requirements for the competence of inspection services providers, inspection bodies or inspectors. Inspection companies or qualified inspectors examine products, parts, equipment, services, installations, repairs and facilities to assure quality, consistency, condition and conformance to required standards and/or procedures.
	KETI (Korea)		Laboratories are accredited or accepted by the Korea Electric Testing Institute (KETI) to test products. KETI accreditation allows a laboratory to perform EMC and safety testing necessary to obtain the mandatory EK Mark certification required on products sold in Korea.
	METI (Japan)		Laboratories are accredited as certifying bodies by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) to test products. METI accreditation allows a laboratory to perform EMC and safety testing necessary to obtain the mandatory S Mark certification for products sold in Japan. The new standards have been in place since August 2004 for Electrical Appliances and Materials, as defined under the DENAN Law, for products manufactured in or imported to Japan.
	Notified Body (Europe)		Notified or competent body accreditation indicates laboratories that are recognized for meeting the product testing requirements according to SWEDAC, EN, ISO, ISO/IEC or other European organizations or standards bodies.
	NRTL		Laboratory is an NRTL (recognized by OSHA, etc.) or agent or representative laboratory of an NRTL (qualified by the NRTL to perform tests). NRTL stands for Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory recognition. A part of OSHA’s Directorate of Science, Technology, and Medicine. The Program recognizes private sector organizations as NRTLs, and recognition signifies that an organization has met the necessary qualifications specified in the regulations for the Program. The NRTL determines that specific equipment and materials ("products") meet consensus-based standards of safety to provide the assurance, required by OSHA, that these products are safe for use in the U.S. workplace.
	NVLAP		The National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) provides third-party accreditation to testing and calibration laboratories.
	RvA (Netherlands)		Raad voor Accreditatie (RvA) is the Dutch Accreditation Council. The RvA is the only accreditation body in the Netherlands that works in the public field. RvA provides accreditation programs for testing, calibration, inspection and laboratories as well as registrars or certification bodies.
	SCC (Canada)		Laboratory or body is accredited or accepted by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) standards body.
	UKAS (United Kingdom)		The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is the sole national accreditation body recognized by government of the United Kingdom to assess, against internationally agreed standards, organizations or bodies that provide quality system registration, certification, testing, inspection, calibration and proficiency testing.
	VCCI (Japan)		Laboratories that are accredited or accepted by the VCCI test IT and telecommunications equipment to voluntary guidelines for emissions. The regulation of interference generated by computing devices is well established in Japan, but its implementation differs somewhat from that in other countries. Emissions control is performed on a voluntary basis, under the supervision of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Information Technology Equipment (VCCI).
	Other		Other unlisted system assessments.
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