Industrial Explosion Protection Testing & Evaluation Services
Since 1960, the CRC's technical staff has performed and reported on more than 2,000 test programs involving challenges ranging from the identification of ignition characteristics of dusts and gases to studies on how flame propagates under plant-specific conditions.
Whether you require material testing, process review, explosion protection system design verification or any other testing and evaluation service critical to your business continuity, the FENWAL Combustion Research Center can offer scientific, practical and affordable solutions.
The FENWAL Combustion Research Center offers a wide spectrum of resources...
- Qualified Technical Staff
- Fully Developed 1.8 Acre Laboratory & Test Site
- Modern Sensing, Measuring and Data Acquisition Equipment
- Spherical Pressure Test Vessels — Ranging in Size from 8 to 3,800 Liters, Including the Kuhner 20 Liter Explosion Sphere
- Pipe Systems of Varying Diameters
- Numerous Fire Test Structures from 1m3 up to a 2000 m3 Fire Test Building
- 5 Remotely Instrumented Pads for Hazard Testing of Full Scale Process Equipment
- Agency Approval Structures (UL, FM)
Kuhner 20 Liter Explosion Sphere
To Perform a Diverse Range of Investigations...
- Ignition Characteristics of Dusts, Mists and Vapor Clouds
- Deflagration Studies of Dusts, Mists, Fogs and Vapors
- Flame Propagation and Inertion Studies
- Deflgration to Detonation Propagation in Pipe System
- Design and Development of Explosion Protection Hardware
- Research on Fundamentals of Deflagration Suppression and Isolation Systems
- Test and Evaluation of Flame and Detonation Arresters
For further information and instructions on how to send material samples for testing, please contact: Dr. Erdem Ural, Combustion Research Center, Holliston, MA 01746
Tel (508) 429-3190 Fax (508) 429-2990 E-mail crc@fenwalsafety.com
Fenwal Safety Systems, 700 Nickerson Road, Marlborough, MA 01752. Tel: 508-4815800; Fax: 508 485 3115.