The National Engineering Laboratory has a sand water abrasive flow facility which can be used for undertaking tests on componets and equipment over a range of controlled operating conditions.
The facility can be used to investigatethe effects of abrasive flows, erosion damage and wear on a range of equipment. Typcally, atest is initially carried out with clean water to obtain a datum set of conditions and then under abrasive flow conditions and at regular intervals if it is an endurance test.
Recent testing includes:
* Abrasive flow valve tests (NEL Type-testing, API testing)
* Pipeline componets- e.g. valves, flowmeters, hydrocyclones, separators
* Intenal and external pipelining wear and abrasion tests
* Flexible pipe wear/abrosion tests
* materials, coatings, surface treatments
*High pipeline velocity erosion tests -30m/s
For further information please contect:
John Perters
Magager - Test and Evaluation
National Engineering Laboratory
East Kilbridge, Glasgow, G75 0QU
Tel: +44 (0) 1355 272387
Fax: +44(0) 1355 272290
email: jpeters@nel.uk