- KDHC Pipe Test Centre
- In December 2019, KDHC opened Korea's first district heating (DH) Pipe Test Centre in the Future Development Institute. The KDHC Pipe Test Centre, which has 2-story and the total floor area of 580-square meter, is equipped with dedicated test equipment to measure key performance related to the quality and safety of DH pipes in three test rooms - analysis room, thermal performance laboratory, and a large laboratory - and has advanced its own research capabilities. In addition, we are performing our public role by opening the Centre to external organizations.
Purpose of establishment
- (Systematic Lifetime Assessment) Systematic diagnosis and establishment of lifetime assessment infrastructure as the DH pipes for long-term use increase
- (Standardization of the DH pipes) Development of technology and KS standardization for improving the quality of domestic DH pipes and internationalizing them
- (Public Role) Open use of the Centre, such as performance testing, education, and technology sharing, for other DH operators and the DH 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 | Pictures | Device name | Pictures |
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Accelerated aging device | Thermal conductivity test machine for PUR insulation |
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Axial shear strength test machine for DH pipes |
Soil stress test machine | ||
Water tightness test machine |
Impact resistance test machine |
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Band saw | - | - |
History
- (November 2016) Signing a MOU with RISE (former SP) in Sweden
- (September 2017) Signing a MOU with Korea Conformity Laboratories
- (August 2018) Start of Construction of the KDHC Pipe Test Centre
- (December 2019) Installation of Dedicated Testing Equipment and Opening the Centre
- (June 2022) Receiving the Technology Excellence Award in Materials and Fracture from the Korean Society of Mechanical
Engineers (KSME) for “Development of Accelerated Aging Device for DH Pipes” - (November 2023) Signing a MOU with AGFW in Germany