GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS AND USES
| Applications |
Typical Equipment |
Protection From |
Operational Advantages |
| Shipboard |
Electronics, Computers,
Machinery |
Explosive blast,
Inherent
vibration, Storms |
Long life, Maintenance-free,
Temperature extremes,
Corrosion resistance,
All axes protection |
Rough
Terrain
Vehicles |
Instrumentation, Generators,
Electronics |
Rough terrain,
Poor road
conditions,
Collision |
Long life, Maintenance-free,
Temperature extremes, Ozone,
Radioactivity, UV Radiation |
| Aircraft |
Electronics, Computers |
High-G maneuvering,
Hard
landings,Turbulent air |
Temperature and altitude extremes,
Lightweight |
Shipping
Containers |
Optics, Instruments, Missiles,
Electronics |
Transit, Handling drop,
Loading/Unloading |
Long life, Maintenance-free,
Exposure to moisture,
Repeated use |
Industrial
Equipment |
Centrifuge, Dryers, Pumps |
Unbalanced dynamic loads,
Fluid hammer,Inherent
vibration,
Foundation weakness |
Long life, Maintenance-free,
Corrosive environments |
Ordnance
Equipment |
Missile launchers, Tank
artillery, Computer controls,
Electronics |
Rough terrain,
Railroad
humping, Transit |
Maintenance-free,
Temperature extremes,
Nearby blast |
Medical
Equipment |
Mechanical equipment
necessary for patient care |
Vibration from moving parts,
Mobile carts-Transport shock |
Maintenance-free,
No
outgassing, Can be sterlized |
| Chimneys |
Chimneys, Scrubbers,
Measuring devices |
Wind causing resonant
frequencies, Stack gas causing
turbulence near scrubber, etc. |
Maintenance-free,
Temperature extremes,
Corrosive environments |
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