(Ref: SO610, Equip No. 2072)
A high pressure testing system used to validate the integrity of subsea equipment, instruments and systems which operate in ultra-deepwater environments.
The quick-acting actuated chock closure has guided alignment, which makes the insertion and removal of the closure plug safe and robust yet simple.
The hydraulic closure locking system is operated via a control panel, and a push-button switch locks and unlocks the closure. There is a safety interlock system to detect if the closure is locked or unlocked. In the unlocked position, the attached pressure control system is disengaged to prevent pressurisation.
The pressure vessel has a large enough bore diameter to allow for multiple subsea test components, sensors, transceivers, and transponders to be tested simultaneously. In addition, the pressure testing vessel is filled with potable water and a corrosion inhibitor.
A basket is used with the pressure vessel to attach to the underside of the closure plug. The test components are typically located within the basket and feed through connections made to the cover’s underside (internal pressure face), allowing the test components to be loaded safely and carefully into the pressure vessel simultaneously with its closure.
The vessel has multiple ports and penetrations to the closure, which allows for connection types, or they can be blanked off if not required.
