In a message dated 98-03-09 15:13:04 EST, dmck...@paragon-networks.com writes:

<< Ok, this is rather old but the atmosphere is still 
 pretty much the same.  Assuming your standing at 
 sea level with 1 atmosphere pressure and +15C temp 
 and you start to rise in altitude, you'll have 
 roughly dependent upon alot of other factors ... 
 
 Altitude    Temperature     Pressure       Approx Ratio of 
  (feet)         F       C    lb/ft^2       Altitude to sea level
 
         0   +  59    + 15   2.12 x 10^3          0 
    20,000   -  12    - 24   9.73 x 10^2         1/2 
    40,000   -  70    - 57   3.93 x 10^2         1/5  
    60,000   -  70    - 57   1.51 x 10^2         1/10
    80,000   -  70    - 57   5.81 x 10           1/50
   100,000   -  41    - 41   2.31 x 10           1/100
 
 Assuming that you won't be shipping anything in an 
 unpressurized cabin much above 60,000 ft, 
 then testing for 
 
       temp = -70C, 
       pressure = (14.7 lb/sq.in.)/10 = 1.47 lb/sq.in. 
 
 should do it. 
 
 Speaking of humidity at temperatures near or below 
 freezing doesn't really mean anything. 
 
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 > From: regr...@esaote.com
 > To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org
 > Subject: transportation environmental condition
 > Date: Monday, March 09, 1998 8:43 AM
 > 
 > Hello all!
 > Does anybody know the foreseeable environmental condition (temperature,
 > humidity, pressure) you have during transportation of a device on a
 plane?
 > 
 > Of course they depend on flight heigth, but is it possible to get rough,
 > common-sense data for the design of packaging?
 > 
 > Many thanks
 > Massimo
 > 
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 > 
  >>
If you're speaking of CARGO compartment conditions, I believe that those are
pressurized and heated to about 50 degrees F on passenger planes (otherwise, I
suspect, passengers would get upset about their freeze-dried pets and
luggage). 

Does anyone know of any standard conditions for cargo compartments?

Mike Sherman
FSI International
msher...@fsi-intl.com
[miksher...@aol.com]

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