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KW Designed Solutions design and develop high pressure testing systems with incorporated Temperature Control Systems (TCS)

High Pressure Testing with Heating and Chilling:

Internal tube heat exchangers provide direct and relatively energy-efficient transfer into the test medium and external jacketed heat exchangers are used when there is a requirement to maximise the internal working volume of the pressure vessel.

The heat exchangers are coupled with proprietary oil or water Temperature Control Units (TCU); ensuring constant and stable temperature control between -50°C and 400°C.

High Pressure Testing with Heating only:

Electric band heaters are clamped directly onto the vessel body and controlled using PID process controllers; providing a super-efficient and highly accurate means of heating test media. Single ceramic knuckle-band-heaters are used for smaller vessels and several band heaters; spanning multiple zones help provide uniform heat distribution for medium to large vessels.

High Pressure Testing with Insulation:

All KW Designed Solutions Temperature Control Systems (TCS) are supplied with a bespoke Armaflex insulation system; ensuring minimal heat loss and maximum efficiency. It is included in the insulation required for the pressure vessel and associated pipework.

To further improve the efficiency of our (TCS); agitation of the test medium is a viable option to consider. Thermal analysis using the latest Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software can be performed to ensure optimum performance.

KW Designed Solutions has a comprehensive range of previously supplied TCS available; a unique solution to meet specific requirements can also be engineered.

Pressure vessels with temperature control systems incorporated into their design

Features

  • Armaflex insulation systems
  • Electrical band heaters can also be fitted with integral cooling fans
  • Internal tube heat exchangers – located internally to the pressure testing vessel bore
  • Jacket type heat exchangers – fitted to the outside diameter of the pressure testing vessel body
  • Linear temperature control with low hysteresis
  • Real-time data acquisition
  • Size: between Ø50mm to Ø1000mm bore and depths of 100mm to 2000mm
  • Temperature: -50°C to 400°C
  • Volumes: 0.25 litre to 1500 litre

Benefits

  • Highly accelerated age testing materials or coupon samples in aggressive media
  • Compact integral design ensures minimal volume/ space loss but maximum efficiency
  • Provides full API 6A PR2 temperature cycling capability
  • Simple and easy touchpad operation
  • Simulate real environmental conditions; variable heating and cooling functionality whilst at high pressures

Applications and Customer Uses

Pressure Vessels supplied with Temperature Control Systems (TCS) are a common choice for customers who work within the subsea, materials and chemical research sectors.

Popular with laboratories conducting advanced materials and chemical testing use temperature control, for their HPHT autoclaves and when they are conducting accelerated ageing tests.

Customers who manufacture equipment for the subsea industry; heat and chill the test media to simulate sea water temperatures. Using heat exchangers and TCU’s enables them to accurately control the temperature for Research and Development or Production FAT of their in-house manufactured products in line with API 6A.

Not only are they equipped to conduct static low or high temperature testing but also temperature cycling between -20°C and 200°C for the duration of the test.

High Pressure Systems with Temperature Control - Project Examples

High Pressure Testing System with Integrated Temperature Control

Designed and manufactured for a world-leading oceanographic institution, where scientists create ground-breaking technology to push the boundaries of ocean exploration and knowledge.

This 400 litre volume automated high pressure testing system, designed to operate between -20°C and +50°C with pre-defined programmable functions required for rigorous deep ocean simulation component testing regimes.

High Pressure Testing with Temperature Control
Hyperbaric Pressure Test System with Temperature Control

High Pressure Testing System Upgraded with a new Temperature Control System

A Europe-based ocean research institute had an existing hyperbaric pressure test chamber retrofitted with a brand new temperature control system for additional functionality to the test system.

The world-renowned oceanographic institution already operates one of our 1000 bar (14,500 psi) fully automated high pressure testing systems, which is used for studying the behaviour of materials and technology under high pressures, along with the behaviour of living marine organisms.

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