Environmental Testing
Dew Point - CORRECT ANSWER-The temperature at which moisture will begin to form
on a surface.
Wind speed - CORRECT ANSWER-______ can adversely affect a coating job in
several ways.
* Blowing abrasives
* Causing excessive overspray
* Accelerating solvent evaporation
* Contributing to the formation of dry spray
Surface Temperature Instruments - CORRECT ANSWER-* Digital Infrared
Thermometers
* Mechanical Surface Contact Thermometers
* Electronic Surface Contact Thermometers
Digital Infrared Thermometer - CORRECT ANSWER-______ are non-contact
thermometers that are used to measure temperature from a distance.
Magnetic Surface Contact Thermometer - CORRECT ANSWER-______ is one of the
most common instruments used to determine substrate temperature. Stabilization time
varies, but usually 3 to 5 minutes.
Electronic Surface Contact Thermometer - CORRECT ANSWER-______ use a
thermocouple in contact with the surface to measure temperature.
Relative Humidity Instruments - CORRECT ANSWER-* Electronic Hygrometers
* Sling Psychrometer
* Powered Air Flow Psycometer
Electronic Digital Hygrometers - CORRECT ANSWER-These ______ multipurpose
instruments determine relative humidity, temperature, and dew point and are convenient
and easy to use.
* Be aware that when moving from one temperature/humidity extreme to another the
meter needs time to stabilize.
Sling Psychrometer - CORRECT ANSWER-______ (sometimes called a whiling
hygrometer) is the type of psychrometer most often used in coating inspection.
* Used to measure the ambient air temperature