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Elastomer
Life Test Rig
 The
Elastomer Life test facility allows for the immersion of elastomer
components in flammable and toxic fluids to replicate in-service
conditions. The results can be used to assess the components' long
term sealing performance.
| Fluids: |
Liquids,
gases, including mixtures. Flammable and toxic fluids can be
accommodated |
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Temperature: |
Up
to 230 °C |
| Pressure: |
Up
to 1,000 bar |
| Measurements: |
Temperature,
pressure, leakage |
For further information, please contact
us.
Rotary Seal
test Rig
Investigation of a wide range of mechanical seal operating environments,
from cryogenic rocket motors to oil well drilling conditions.
| Fluids: |
Water,
oil, gas, slurry |
| Temperature: |
-150 °C
to 200 °C |
| Pressure: |
Up to 700
bar |
| Speed: |
Up to 60,000
rpm |
| Shaft Sizes: |
20 to 100
mm diameter, other sizes by special arrangement |
| Measurements: |
Torque,
temperature, leakage, vibration, dynamic oscillations |
For further information,
please contact us.
Reciprocating
Seal Test Rig
Endurance testing of reciprocating seals with a wide range of operating
conditions, fluids, and performance measurements.
| Fluids: |
Oil,
water, gas |
| Temperature: |
Ambient
to 100 °C |
| Pressure: |
Up
to 700 bar (modifiable up to 2,000 bar) |
| Speed: |
0
to 0.5 m/s |
| Shaft
size: |
25
to 100 mm |
| Cylinder
size: |
50
to 100 mm |
| Measurements: |
Friction,
temperature, leakage, pressure |
| Additional
Facilities: |
Variable:
speed cycles, pressure cycles, sideload |
For further information,
please contact us.
Bolted Joint
Gasket and Valve Packings Test Rig
Superheated steam rig for the investigation of flange/gasket/bolting
material interactions. The testing will assess the in-service performance
of the packing materials.
| Fluids: |
Superheated
steam, hydrocarbon, helium |
| Temperature: |
Up to 550
°C |
| Pressure: |
Up to 200
bar |
| Flange
rating: |
Class 150,
300, 600, 2500 |
| Size: |
100 mm
(4") |
| Measurements: |
Temperature,
pressure, leakage, flange movements |
For further information, please contact
us.
Instrumentation
and Analysis Facilities
Rheometry
- Davenport
Extrusion Rheometer
Apparent shear rate range of 100 to 13000/s
- Bohlin Rheometer
Model CVO10
Maximum temperature 400 °C
Measurement
Equipment
- Talyrond
Stylus System
- Surtronic
Profilometer
- Lapping Rigs
Mixing, Compounding
and Moulding Facilities are also available
Testing of
Connectors for Subsea Electrical Equipment and Instrumentation
BHRSolutions
can provide simulated down hole, subsea environments for the testing
of components utilising a range of pressure vessels and temperature
controlled chambers that can accommodate a wide range of well operating
fluids. Long term installation requirements also mean that ultra
low level leakage (ULLL) and permeation become significant phenomena
in maintaining sealing integrity.
These systems
can be designed and virtually tested by BHRSolutions using
specialised permeation testing facilities in combination with FEA
based lifetime simulation software for sealing components and a
wealth of experimental data on polymer/elastomer materials in oilfield
environments.
BHRSolutions'
services include:
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Bi-axial
Stress/Strain Test Rig
 Elastomer
sheet is inflated to failure in order to measure the BI-axial stress/strain
characteristics of the material. The data is used as an input to
a finite element analysis model to allow prediction of explosive
decompression damage in seals.
| Fluids: |
Gas, liquid
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| Test
Materials: |
Elastomers
in sheet form |
| Pressure: |
To the
tensile strength of the test materials |
| Measurements: |
Bi-axial
stess-strain characteristic |
For further information, please contact
us.
 Permeation
Test Rig
Permeation testing of simple sheet samples allows easy determination
of unique fluid/elastomer interactions. Solubility and diffusion
characteristics can be used to determine material perforfance for
a range of purposes including:
- emissions
prediction
- ageing estimation
- explosive
decompression modelling
- estimating
two way diffusion of water vapour and gases across electronic
component seals
- optimising
venting for oil and gas pipe liners
- calculation
of pressure losses in high pressure gas containing systems
- testing
efficiency of barrier layers for automotive and petroleum handling
systems
| Fluids: |
Gases including
mixtures. Flammable and toxic fluids can be accommodated |
| Test Materials: |
Elastomers,
Plastics in sheet form |
| Temperature: |
Up to 200
°C |
| Pressure: |
Up to 1,000
bar |
| Measurements: |
Temperature,
pressure |
For further information,
please contact us.
Mechanical
Seal Material Test Rig
 The
rig is designed to minimise hydrostatic and hydrodynamic effects
in order that face material effects may dominate.
| Fluids: |
Water,
automotive coolants, kerosene |
| Temperature: |
Up to 110
°C |
| Interface
Load: |
p to 10
MPa |
| U Speed: |
Up to 6,000
rpm |
| Shaft Sizes: |
Approx
40 mm diameter, other sizes by special arrangement |
| Measurements: |
Interface
friction, face temperature, water |
For further information, please contact
us.
Sub-Surface
Control Facilities Test Rig
A test facility for assessing the long term fluid/system stability
at temperatures and pressures experienced in deep wells:
| Control
line pressure (max): |
1380
bar (20,000 psi) |
| Well
bore fluid pressure (max): |
1035
bar (15,000 psi) |
| Well
bore temperature (max): |
200C |
| Number
of Actuators: |
2 |
| Control
fluid compatibility: |
Water-based
Synthetic hydrocarbon Mineral oil |
| Well-bore
fluid: |
Nitrogen
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For further
information, please contact us.
Instrumentation
and Analysis Facilities
Computational
Analysis
- FE Modelling
of Decompression in Elastomeric Systems
- FEA Based
Life and Operational Cycle Modelling of Structures and Components
- Elastomer
Diaphragm Lifetime Prediction
- Gasket Joint
Modelling of Flange Bolted Systems
- Mechanical
Seal FEA for Thermal/Mechanical Properties
- CFD modelling
of Components and Structures
Mechanical
Testing
- Gabo Eplexor
Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Spectrometer (DMTS)
Measurement of dynamic elastic properties under superimposed
tension or compression from -150 to +500 °C
- Instron 6025
with 5500R Control System
- Tensile,
compression and cyclic testing, -70 to 100 °C
- Rosand Instrumented
Falling Weight Impact Tester
Thermal
and Dielectric Analysis
- TA Instruments
DSC 2920 Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimeter (MDSC)
- -150 to
1600 °C Solartron 1260 Impedance-Gain-Phase Analyser Frequency
range 10 µHz to 32 MHz
Electron
Microscopy and Surface Analysis
- Reichert-Jung
Ultracut E Ultramicrotome
- ESCAlab
200D Surface Analysis Equipment - VG Scientific
- Cambridge
250 Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
- ISI-ABT 55
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
Surface topography
- Phillips
PW 1720 X-ray Generator with Sietronics Analytical Software X-ray
diffraction
- Seimens D5005
X-ray Generator and D500 X-ray Texture Unit
Glancing angle X-ray diffraction
- Digital Instruments
Atomic Force Microscope
Scanning tunnelling and atomic force microscopy
For further
information, please contact us.
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