Fire & explosion testing
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Tailor-made testing
- Hydrogen
- Refrigerant gas systems
- Batteries/ battery systems
- LNG
Dust explosion properties testing
- Explosibility test (yes/ no)
- Minimum Ignition Energy (MIE) test for dust cloud
- Minimum Ignition Temperature of dust clouds (MITdc) test
- Minimum Ignition Temperature of dust layers (MITdl) test
- Minimum ignition temperature of dust deposits (self-ignition) (SIT/AIT) test
- Electrical resistance of dust deposits test
- Explosion pressure development test
- Lower explosion Limit (LEL) test
- Limiting Oxygen Concentration (LOC) test
- Dust Layer Flammability Test (DFLT)
Jet fire testing
- explosion before fire scenario (Blast testing) based on ISO/ DIS 23692-1
- standard jet fire test based on ISO 22899-1
- high heat flux jet fire test (ISO standard for this test is in progress
- cryogenic spills jet fire test based on ISO 20088-1, -2, and -3
Equipment testing and approval (ATEX) for mechanical equipment
- The performance of Ignition Hazard Assessments (IHA) of non-electrical equipment
- Testing of protective devices and systems to obtain an ATEX approval
- Testing of non-electrical equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres: Category 1G/1D, 2G/2D & 3G/3D equipment for EX-zones 0/20, 1/21 & 2/22
- Tests to determine the electrostatic properties of mechanical equipment used in explosive atmospheres based on ISO 80079-36:2016
- Drop and mechanical impact test as referred to in ISO 80079-36:2016
Gas, vapour and liquid explosion properties testing
- Determination of the auto-ignition temperature of gases and vapours
- Conductivity of liquids
- Explosion limits
- Maximum explosion overpressure and maximum rate of pressure rise
- Laminar burning velocity
