Provided are a method for assessing hydrogen environment severity of a rolling device during operation and a method for predicting likelihood that white structure damage occurs to the rolling device as a result of operation. A hydrogen environment severity assessment method is a method for assessing, among operating conditions of a rolling device including two rolling members coming into rolling contact with each other and having at least one of the two rolling members being a steel rolling member, hydrogen environment severity, the hydrogen environment severity being an index representing magnitude of influence exerted by hydrogen. The hydrogen environment severity assessment method includes a measurement step of measuring the amount of room temperature non-diffusible hydrogen contained in a rolling fatigue region, the rolling fatigue region being a region where rolling fatigue has been produced by rolling contact, within the steel rolling member of the rolling device operated under the operating conditions and an assessment step of assessing the hydrogen environment severity, based on a measurement result in the measurement step.

A refrigerant for a cooling device comprising a cooling circuit with at least one heat exchanger, the refrigerant undergoing a phase transition in the heat exchanger, the refrigerant being a refrigerant mixture composed of a mass fraction of carbon dioxide (CO.sub.2), a mass fraction of pentafluoroethane (C.sub.2HF.sub.5) and a mass fraction of at least one other component, wherein the mass fraction of carbon dioxide in the refrigerant mixture is up to 60 mass percent, the mass fraction of pentafluoroethane being 11 to 72 mass percent, the other component being 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (C.sub.3H.sub.2F.sub.4), the mass fraction of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene being up to 51 mass percent.

A method for evaluating a delayed fracture characteristic of a metal material that performs a step including a step (A) and a step (B) below once or a plurality of times to evaluate the delayed fracture characteristic of the metal material having been processed. Step (A): a step that brings an aqueous solution which includes a chloride ion into contact with a surface of the metal material to cause chloride of 1000 to 100000 mg/m.sup.2 in chloride amount to deposit to the surface. Step (B): a step in which the metal material to which the chloride has deposited in the step (A) is left stationary in an air atmosphere at a temperature from −50 to 10° C. and at a relative humidity higher than or equal to a deliquescence humidity of the chloride.

Embodiments generally relate to personal protective equipment (PPE) (such as gloves, shoes/boots, hoods, protective clothing, etc.) for industrial applications. More specifically, the invention relates to using magnetic particles (e.g. incorporated within or attached/affixed to the PPE) so that a magnetic scan may be run to determine a change (e.g. decrease) in initial magnetic field signature (MFS) for the PPE). The change in MFS is used to determine end of service life of the PPE (such that the protective equipment should be retired or repaired).

An apparatus for testing paving samples includes a base that includes a paving sample tray about the cabinet and configured for translation relative to the cabinet. A roller is configured for imparting compressive forces to a sample carried by the sample tray. An arm is configured for moving the roller from a stowed position to an in-use position where the roller contacts the sample. A cylinder assembly having a piston therein supplies pressure forces to the arm to move the arm from the stowed position to the in-use position, wherein a depth of travel of the arm is limited by the sample. As the sample is compressed, the depth of travel increases. A measurement device is in communication with the cylinder for determining an amount of travel of the arm to thus determine an amount of compression of the sample.

A temperature chamber for conditioning air includes a temperature-insulated space which receives test material, and a temperature control device for controlling the temperature of the test space. The temperature control device allows a temperature in a range of −50° C. to +180° C. to be established within the space, and has a cooling device including a cooling circuit with a refrigerant, a heat exchanger, a compressor, a condenser, and an expansion element. A jet device is connected to a low-pressure side of the cooling circuit downstream of the heat exchanger and upstream of the compressor, a first bypass is connected to a high-pressure side of the cooling circuit downstream of the compressor, and the refrigerant is suppliable to the jet device from the high-pressure side via the first bypass as a driving fluid.

The disclosure relates to a device and method for a dry-wet cycle simulation test of concrete in a tidal zone and a splash zone. A main structure includes a liquid storage tank, a test chamber, a communicating pipe, air holes of the liquid storage tank, air holes of the test chamber, ceiling fans, steel pipes, a support frame, an upper water level sensor, a lower water level sensor, a temperature and humidity sensor, a temperature sensor, a chamber body support, a communication valve, a pipe support, a water inlet pump, a water inlet valve, a water outlet pipe, a water outlet pump, a water outlet valve, spray water pipes, spray heads, and a control box. The control box can control and record test parameters in real time, so that the boundary between the tidal zone and the splash zone is clear.

A rotary fatigue tester with complex loads includes a pump, a first motor, a second motor, a circulatory loop, an experimental kettle body, and a holding device. The experimental kettle body is a cylindrical tank, the circulatory loop is located on the experimental kettle body, a pump is located within the circulatory loop and is connected with a corrosive gas pipeline; the holding device is located within the experimental kettle body for fixing a test piece, a force-bearing pole is located at one side of the experimental kettle body for applying a shear force to the test piece, the holding device and the force-bearing pole are connected with the first motor and the second motor respectively. The rotary fatigue tester is able to simultaneously apply the axial alternating load and tangential alternating load to the test piece, for simulating the force of the test piece under complex loads.

An accelerated weathering device, system and method is provided for rapidly weather testing insulating glass units (IGUs). The accelerated weathering system can include an air sealed vessel that can removably house an IGU, an air flow system in fluid communication with a chamber in the vessel, the air flow system operable to increase or decrease a pressure in the chamber, an exchanger system in communication with the chamber and operable to increase or decrease one or both of a temperature and a humidity level of the chamber, one or more UV bulbs, and a computer system operable to control the air flow system and exchanger system to vary one or more of the following parameters in the chamber: temperature, relative humidity, and pressure.

A test sample of a vulcanized rubber material is placed under a preset placement condition in a fixing frame in a test tank having a predetermined ozone concentration, and digital image data is acquired by capturing at a fixed point, over time, with at least one camera device, images of a surface of the test sample that has been placed in the test tank; and determining a change in a surface state of the test sample between a plurality of points in time by analyzing, with a computation device, the image data that has been acquired. Such evaluation method for evaluating ozone deterioration of a vulcanized rubber material can accurately determine a change over time in ozone deterioration while reducing working man-hours.