Heat Transfer Pipe Performance Test Center
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- Heat Transport Pipe Performance Test Center
- In December 2019, our corporation opened Korea's first specialized heat transport pipe performance test center in the Future Development Institute. The 2-story, 580-square meter heat transport pipe performance test center has dedicated testing devices for measuring the quality and safety of heat transport pipes in 3 laboratories: large laboratory, analysis laboratory, and heat performance laboratory.
Purpose of establishment
- (Systematic Life Assessment) Systematic diagnosis and establishment of life assessment infrastructure as heat transport pipes for long-term use increase
- (Standardization of Heat Transfer Pipes) Development of technology and KS standardization for improving the quality of domestic heat transport pipes and internationalizing them
- (Public role) Open use of the Center, such as performance testing, education, and technology sharing, for other businesses and heat transport pipe manufacturers
- Heat Transport Pipe Performance Test Center : Korea District Heating Corp. Pipe Test Centre. KDHC + PTC
- Systematic condition diagnosis and life assessment
- Standardization of heat transport pipe technology
- Public functions such as sharing the technology by opening the center
Major Facilities and Test Items
| Device name | Device pictures | Key functions | Detailed measurement method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerated aging device |  |
For life assessment of heat transport pipe Artificial heating device |
Accelerate aging of insulation material by artificially heating the heat transport pipe at high temperature (160℃ - 3600 hours or 170℃-1450 hours) |
| Heat conductivity test device for heat insulation materials |  |
Thermal performance evaluation of insulation materials of heat transport pipe | Calculate the heat conductivity of PUR insulation material of heat transport pipe |
| Shear strength test device for insulation materials |  |
Measurement of shear strength of heat transport pipe | Fasten the outer pipe and insert steel pipe in the axis direction until the insulation material breaks and measure the strength at the breaking point |
| Sand stress test device |  |
Evaluation of construction performance of heat transport pipe connection | Visual inspection of damage caused by the reciprocating heat transport pipe installed inside the metal box containing sand |
| Water-tightness test device |  |
Watertight performance evaluation of heat transport pipe connection | Water ingress inspection after installing the sample in a metal chamber containing water and leaving it for a certain time |
| Impact strength test device |  |
Evaluation of shock resistance of outer pipe of heat transport pipe | Check for external damage caused by dropped weight at the top of the pipe |
| Band saw |  |
Cutting/Processing the test heat transport pipe specimen | Prepare the heat transport pipe specimen for each test device's dimension |
History
- (November 2016) Swedish RISE Institute MOU
- (September 2017) Korea Conformity Laboratories MOU
- (August 2018) Heat Transfer Pipe Performance Test Center Open
- (December 2019) Installation of Test Equipment for Heat Transport Pipes and Overview of the Center