NAME Thermal Platform
Testing of hydraulic components performance under heating and cooling cycles.
FIELDS OF APPLICATION
Design and development of materials
Materials and processes in Circular Economy
MOST OUTSTANDING EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENTS
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Air loop
Thermal loop, consisting in a closed hydraulic loop using air as heat transfer fluid, able to deliver hot air up to 800ºC and variable mass flow up to 360 kg/h. The facility contains a 100kW heater, automatic three-way valves and instrumentation. The facility is prepared to insert any type of testing object in the hydraulic loop. All the system is controlled by remote using Labview and is able to subject the testing objects to high temperatures and automatic thermal cycles, consisting in heating and cooling steps with different heating and cooling rates. The system allows as well to automatically change the direction of the air flow.
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Oil loop
Thermal loop, consisting in a closed hydraulic loop, containing a 40kW heater, 100kW heat exchanger, automatic three-way valves and instrumentation. All the system is controlled by remote usign Labview.
SERVICES OFFERED BY THE ASSET
Testing of hydraulic components under heating and cooling cycles using thermal air as heat transfer fluid
Determining the behavior of components under thermal cycles at maximum temperature of 800ºC and variable mass flow up to 360kg/h, using air as heat transfer fluid
Testing of hydraulic components under heating and cooling cycles using thermal oil as heat transfer fluid
Determining the behavior of components under thermal cycles at maximum temperature of 400ºC and variable mass flow up to 25m3/h, using thermal oil as heat transfer fluid
ENTITY MANAGING THE ASSET
Contact person:
Leire Olaeta Rodríguez
lolaeta@cicenergigune.com