e-loop
This plant is used to test hydraulic devices for pressurized pipe use. Performances parameters defined by the standard can be evaluated: IEC 60534, IEC 60193, ISA 72 01 01.
Main carachteristics:
- Diameter 25-150 mm
- Multistage pump (135 KW)
- Measurements: pressure, flowrate, temperature
- Maximum flowrate 35 l/s
- Maximum pressure 30bar
air-loop
This plant allows to test flow control devices using dry air as a working fluid. Both fluid-dynamic and acoustic performances of the tested devices can be obtained as specified by the standard IEC 60534.
Main characteristics:
- Diameter 25 mm
- Anechoic chamber
- DN15 Coriolis flowmeter (accuracy 0.1%)
- Measurements: static pressure, mass flowrate, temperature, wall pipe pressure fluctuations, free-field acoustic pressure
- Maximum pressure: 3 barA
lowre-loop
This plant is devoted to low reynolds number tests. Test fluid is a variable mixture of water and glicerine (viscosity 40-60cSt)
Main carachteristics:
- Diameter 80 mm
- DN80 Coriolis flowmeter (accuracy 0.1%)
- Measurements: density, pressure, flowrate, temperature,
- Maximum flowrate 22 l/s
- Maximum pressure 1.8 bar
control-valve
This plant is mainly used to test hydraulic energy recovery devices in pressurized pipes and to evaluate resistence to cavitation.
Main charachteristics:
- Diameter 25-100 mm
- Measurements: pressure, flowrate, temperature, acceleration, rpm, brake force
- Maximum flowrate 60 l/s
- Maximum pressure 10 bar
dit
This plant is mainly used to characterize the erosion behavior of materials under slurry conditions.
Main technical features:
- Nozzle exit diameter ≈ 8 mm
- Maximum jet velocity at nozzle exit ≈ 35 m/s
- Solid concentration ≈ 1% by volume
- Measured quantities: pressure upstream of the nozzle inlet, flowrate, mass of sample before and after the test