Pump and Valve Testing
BHR Group's Hydrocarbon Pump and Valve test facility includes a venturi type cavitation test section and can be used for a wide variety of test, calibration, development and research work on a range of fluids.
- Pump head versus flow performance testing
- Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH) testing
- Pump research
- Cavitation research
- Valve testing
- Seal testing
- Development work
- Endurance and reliability testing
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Current Specification
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Max working pressure with venturi section
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10 bar up to 30°C
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Max working pressure without venturi section
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19 bar up to 40°C
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Max working temperature
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80C
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Max flow (with current pump)
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105m3/hr at 55m of fluid
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Max attainable fluid temperature
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55°C
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Min attainable fluid temperature
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18°C
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Temperature control (Constant flow)
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1°C
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Temperature control (Variable flow)
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0.5°C
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Pressure measurement accuracy
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± 0.02 bar
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Temperature measurement accuracy
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± 0.1°C
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Flow measurement (Turbine flow meters)
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0.5%
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Dissolved Oxygen measurement response time
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90 sec (to 98% of final value)
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