Mixed Flowing Gas Testing

The Mixed Flowing Gas (MFG) Chamber exposes connectors, contact surfaces, and other electronic equipment to a mixture of pollutant gases in a controlled-temperature, humidity environment. Its purpose is to accelerate failure mechanisms observed during a product's long-term use in office, light industrial, moderate industrial, or heavy industrial environments. For more information on CALCE's MFG Chamber and its capabilities, please follow this link for a detailed introduction.

CALCE MFG Chamber Capability
CALCE provides quality services for electronic applications that require qualification testing in the MFG chamber located in the CALCE Labs at the University of Maryland. It is capable of 3 or 4 corrosive gas tests. Figure 1 shows a photo of this Mixed Flowing Gas testing system. Table 1 lists the capabilities of the MFG chamber.

Figure 1: MFG Chamber Located in CALCE Center at the University of Maryland

Table 1: CALCE MFG Chamber Capability

The ESPEC Highly Accelerated Stress Test (HAST) chamber, High Altitude Simulation (HAS) chamber, QUALMARK Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT) chamber, ESPEC Liquid-to-Liquid Thermal Shock chamber, and other temperature/humidity chambers are also available.

Contact Dr. Michael Osterman for testing or related questions