US-12625060-B2 - Environmental test equipment for cooperative control of salt spray concentration and relative humidity

US12625060B2US 12625060 B2US12625060 B2US 12625060B2US-12625060-B2

Abstract

Environmental test equipment for the cooperative control of salt spray concentration and relative humidity, comprising: a dry salt spray generation system, an air conditioning system, a mixing chamber, a test chamber and an electric control cabinet; in accordance with the principle of conserving salt content and moisture content before and after mixing, the environmental test equipment obtains a salt spray concentration relationship formula and a relative humidity relationship formula between: environmental parameters in the test chamber, dry salt spray environmental parameters in the dry salt spray generation system, and air conditioning environmental parameters in the air conditioning system; after determining environmental test parameters required in the test chamber, the salt spray concentration relationship formula and the relative humidity relationship formula are used to obtain: temperature parameters and relative humidity parameters required to be set in the dry salt spray generation system, and temperature parameters and relative humidity parameters required to be set in the air conditioning system.

Inventors

Miaoran LIU
Chuan Chen
Jun Wang
Shouhe WANG
Yang Wang
Haoran LIU
Li Xiang
Xiaoyi Shi

Assignees

CHINA NATIONAL ELECTRIC APPARATUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD.

Dates

Publication Date: 20260512
Application Date: 20211119
Priority Date: 20210913

Claims (9)

1 . An environmental test equipment for cooperative control of salt spray concentration and relative humidity, comprising a dry salt spray generation system, an air conditioning system, a mixing chamber, a test chamber, and an electrical control cabinet, the dry salt spray generation system is a first chamber comprising a dry spray generator, a first temperature regulation module, and a first humidity regulation module, the dry spray generator grinds salt particles into micron sized dry salt aerosol particles, and adjusts the dry salt spray generation system to a set temperature and relative humidity through the first temperature regulation module and the first humidity regulation module, then the dry salt aerosol particles are introduced into the mixing chamber; the air conditioning system is a second chamber comprising a second temperature regulation module and a second humidity regulation module, used to regulate air inside the air conditioning system to the set temperature and relative humidity, and then the air is introduced into the mixing chamber; the mixing chamber is used to mix the dry salt aerosol particles inside and the introduced regulated air evenly, and then introduce them into the test chamber; the test chamber is used for conducting environmental tests, and is equipped with sensors to monitor the salt spray concentration, the relative humidity, and a temperature; the electric control cabinet is used to control an operation of devices in the dry salt spray generation system, the air conditioning system, the mixing chamber, and the test chamber; based on a principle of conservation of salt and moisture content before and after the mixing, the environmental test equipment obtains a salt spray concentration relationship and a relative humidity relationship among environmental parameters in the test chamber, dry salt spray environmental parameters in the dry salt spray generation system, and the environmental parameters of the regulated air in the air conditioning system; after determining the environmental test parameters required for the test chamber, obtaining the temperature and relative humidity parameters required for the dry salt spray generation system, as well as the temperature and relative humidity parameters required for the air conditioning system, through the salt spray concentration relationship and the relative humidity relationship.
2 . The environmental test equipment for cooperative control of salt spray concentration and relative humidity according to claim 1 , wherein the dry salt spray generation system is connected to the mixing chamber through a first air supply device with adjustable flow rate, the air conditioning system is connected to the mixing chamber through a second air supply device with adjustable flow rate, and the mixing chamber is connected to the test chamber through a third air supply device with adjustable flow rate.
3 . The environmental test equipment for cooperative control of salt spray concentration and relative humidity according to claim 2 , wherein the dry spray generator comprises a connected salt inlet pipe and a grinding chamber, a grinding knife driven by a servo motor is installed in the grinding chamber, and the grinding chamber is equipped with an outlet connected to the first chamber of the dry salt spray generation system, at which a filter screen and a fourth air supply device with adjustable flow rate are installed, and the dry salt aerosol particles formed by grinding are introduced into the first chamber of the dry salt spray generation system through the fourth air supply device.
4 . The environmental test equipment for cooperative control of salt spray concentration and relative humidity according to claim 3 , wherein a gas flow rate from the mixing chamber to the test chamber is equal to a flow rate from the dry salt spray generation system to the mixing chamber plus a flow rate from the air conditioning system to the mixing chamber, to maintain a pressure inside the mixing chamber.
5 . The environmental test equipment for cooperative control of salt spray concentration and relative humidity according to claim 4 , wherein the test chamber is equipped with an exhaust device to maintain a pressure inside the test chamber.
6 . The environmental test equipment for cooperative control of salt spray concentration and relative humidity according to claim 5 , wherein the set temperature in the dry salt spray generation system and the set temperature in the air conditioning system are both a required test environment temperature in the test chamber, after a temperature in the dry salt spray generation system and a temperature in the air conditioning system both reach the set temperature, the dry salt aerosol particles and the regulated air are introduced into the mixing chamber.
7 . The environmental test equipment for cooperative control of salt spray concentration and relative humidity according to claim 6 , wherein the salt spray concentration relationship and the relative humidity relationship among the environmental parameters in the test chamber, the dry salt spray environmental parameters in the dry salt spray generation system, and the environmental parameters of the regulated air in the air conditioning system are as follows, C = C 1 ⁢ V 1 V 1 + V 2 , ( 1 ) R ⁢ H = ( V 1 ⁢ S 1 ⁢ R ⁢ H 1 + V 2 ⁢ S 2 ⁢ R ⁢ H 2 ) + V 1 ⁢ C 1 ( ω 2 - ω 1 ) / ω 1 ⁢ ω 2 ( V 1 + V 2 ) ⁢ S , ( 2 ) wherein, C is the salt spray concentration that needs to be controlled in the test chamber; C 1 is a NaCl concentration in the dry salt spray atmosphere before mixing, having a unit of g/m 3 ; V 1 is a volume of the dry salt spray atmosphere before the mixing; V 2 is a volume of the regulated air before the mixing; RH is the relative humidity after the mixing; S 1 is a saturated absolute humidity of the dry salt spray atmosphere before the mixing, which is related to temperature and is measured in a unit of g/m 3 ; S 2 is a saturated absolute humidity of the regulated air before the mixing, which is related to the temperature and is measured in a unit of g/m 3 ; RH 1 is the relative humidity of the dry salt spray atmosphere before the mixing; RH 2 is the relative humidity of the regulated air before the mixing; ω 1 is a mass fraction of NaCl in NaCl droplets in the dry salt spray atmosphere before the mixing; ω 2 is a mass fraction of NaCl in NaCl droplets in the salt spray atmosphere after the mixing; S is a saturated absolute humidity of the mixed air after the mixing, which is related to the temperature and is measured in a unit of g/m 3 .
8 . The environmental test equipment for cooperative control of salt spray concentration and relative humidity according to claim 7 , wherein the salt spray concentration monitoring values obtained in the test chamber by a salt spray laser monitoring sensor are compared with theoretical values of the salt spray concentration calculated through the salt spray concentration relationship, and a correction coefficient a is obtained based on a ratio of the salt spray concentration monitoring values to the theoretical values of the salt spray concentration, and then obtain the following correction relationship for maintaining the salt spray concentration in the test chamber as described follow, C = α ⁢ C 1 ⁢ V 1 V 1 + V 2 ; ( 3 ) then, combined with the relative humidity relationship R ⁢ H = ( V 1 ⁢ S 1 ⁢ R ⁢ H 1 + V 2 ⁢ S 2 ⁢ R ⁢ H 2 ) + V 1 ⁢ C 1 ( ω 2 - ω 1 ) / ω 1 ⁢ ω 2 ( V 1 + V 2 ) ⁢ S , ( 2 ) adjust the relative humidity of the air conditioning system and the air flow rate entering the mixing chamber to achieve dynamic equilibrium between the salt spray concentration and the relative humidity in the test chamber.
9 . The environmental test equipment for cooperative control of salt spray concentration and relative humidity according to claim 8 , wherein during the adjustment process of dynamic equilibrium between the salt spray concentration and the relative humidity in the test chamber, keep a concentration and a relative humidity of the dry salt spray atmosphere entering the mixing chamber constant, and adjust the ratio of the flow rate from the dry salt spray generation system to the mixing chamber and the flow rate from the air conditioning system to the mixing chamber, as well as the relative humidity of the air, to obtain the required testing environment parameters for the test chamber.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a 371 application of International PCT application serial no. PCT/CN2021/131811 filed on Nov. 19, 2021, which claims the priority benefit of China application no. 202111071265.7 filed on Sep. 13, 2021. The entirety of each of the above mentioned patent applications is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this specification. BACKGROUND Technical Field This disclosure relates to the environmental test equipment for cooperative control of salt spray concentration and relative humidity. Description of Related Art Salt spray test is a commonly used method for evaluating the corrosion resistance of metal materials. The current salt spray chamber for conducting salt spray test uses compressed air to break the solution into a fine spray and pass it into the test chamber. The generated salt spray has the characteristics of high concentration and high relative humidity, which make a fast acceleration effect on metal materials. When conducting environmental adaptability research on electrical equipment with salt spray test, the existing test equipment and methods have a rapid acceleration effect, causing serious corrosion of different components in the electrical equipment, leading to the failure of the electrical equipment. However, it is impossible to reproduce the different types of faults that may occur in the actual use of the electrical equipment. Furthermore, the existing salt spray chambers have high relative humidity during salt spray test, and salt spray and humidity cannot be cooperative controlled, resulting in significant differences from the actual service environment of the tested equipment. Therefore, using the salt spray test results obtained from the existing salt spray chambers to evaluate the environmental adaptability of the equipment may lose its reference significance. SUMMARY An object of the present disclosure is to provide an environmental test equipment for cooperative control of salt spray concentration and relative humidity, which can achieve cooperative control of salt spray concentration and relative humidity, allowing the salt spray chamber to simulate the actual service environment of the tested equipment and simulate appropriate and scientific acceleration factors associated with the actual service environment, reproducing possible fault problems that may occur during the service process of the tested equipment. The technical solution of the present disclosure is as follows. An environmental test equipment for cooperative control of salt spray concentration and relative humidity, comprising a dry salt spray generation system, an air conditioning system, a mixing chamber, a test chamber, and an electrical control cabinet, the dry salt spray generation system is a first chamber comprising a dry spray generator, a first temperature regulation module, and a first humidity regulation module, the dry spray generator grinds salt particles into micron sized dry salt aerosol particles, and adjusts the dry salt spray generation system to a set temperature and relative humidity through the first temperature regulation module and the first humidity regulation module, then the dry salt aerosol particles are introduced into the mixing chamber; the air conditioning system is a second chamber comprising a second temperature regulation module and a second humidity regulation module, used to regulate the air inside the air conditioning system to the set temperature and relative humidity, and then air is introduced into the mixing chamber; the mixing chamber is used to mix the dry salt aerosol particles inside and the introduced regulated air evenly, and then introduce them into the test chamber; the test chamber is used for conducting environmental tests, and is equipped with sensors to monitor the salt spray concentration, the relative humidity, and a temperature; the electric control cabinet is used to control an operation of devices in the dry salt spray generation system, the air conditioning system, the mixing chamber, and the test chamber. Based on a principle of conservation of salt and moisture content before and after the mixing, the environmental test equipment obtains a salt spray concentration relationship and a relative humidity relationship among environmental parameters in the test chamber, dry salt spray environmental parameters in the dry salt spray generation system, and the environmental parameters of the regulated air in the air conditioning system; after determining the environmental test parameters required for the test chamber, obtaining the temperature and relative humidity parameters required for the dry salt spray generation system, as well as the temperature and relative humidity parameters required for the air conditioning system, through the salt spray concentration relationship and the relative humidity relationship. The present disclosure also has the following preferred solutions. The dry sa