Hyperbaric Test Center

The Hyperbaric Testing Center has always integrated the technological developments that make it a unique research, testing, measurement and validation center

The center welcomes actors from the underwater industries, offshore oil and gas, offshore construction, mechanical, nuclear, aeronautics, Defence, space, medical and scientific research.

A unique test platform

COMEX Experimental Hyperbaric center (CEH) in Marseille features outstanding testing and trial facilities. All its pressure vessel are made available to its customers for the qualification of equipment and methods of human intervention in extreme environments.

The center extends its activities to any internal or external pressure material testing. These tests are carried out in a series of chambers, with various working pressures and of different sizes, suitable for equipment with volumes ranging from a few deciliters to several cubic meters.

Validation of equipment in hyperbaric

Hydrostatic tests up to 2000 bar pressure

Measurement of volume variation under constraints

Instrumentation, automation and data acquisition

Tests in regulated and controlled temperature enviroment

All types of fluids (Gas / Liquid)

A wide range of testing facilities

Test chambers

years of experience in hyperbarism

bars can be simulated

CE 6 300

Working Pressure : 630 bars

Dimension : Ø 205 mm / L 605 mm

Volume : 20 Litres

Ingress diameter : 205 mm

Description

Forthcoming

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EMS 800

Working Pressure : 80 bars

Sphere dimension : Ø 2.4 m X 3 sphères

Volume : 21 m³

Ingress diameter : 0.73 m

Description

Hydrostatic test can be performed up to 80b in those pressure vessels assembly.
As per project needs, 1, 2 or 3 spheres can be used at the time, using watertight doors.
Numerous technical flanges are available for feedthroughs.
Adaptations are possible to control and automate environmental parameters such as pressure, temperature.
Can be requalified to perform human dry & wet simulated dives..

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CE 4 000

Working Pressure : 400 bars

Sphere dimension : Ø 2.5 m

Volume : 8 m³

Ingress diameter : 2.5 m

Description

This sphere is dimensioned to simulate up to 4000 meter depth (400b WP). Consisting of two horizontally bolted steel hemispheres, it was originally designed to test civilian submarine hulls, but it also can be operated to assess the pressure performances of any other equipment or material

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CE 2 500

Working Pressure : 250 bars

Dimension : H 0.52 / L 0.68 m

Volume : 160 Litres

Ingress diameter : 0.60 m

Description

It is a hemispherical chamber, sized to simulate up to 2500 meter depth (250b WP). It is specially adapted to test small components in a liquid environment.

Adaptations are possible to control and automate compression, stop pressure-hold and decompression phases.

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CE 1 000

Working Pressure : 70 bars

Dimension : Ø 1 m / L 1.8 m

Volume : 1.7 m³

Ingress diameter : 1 m

Description

This cylindrical horizontal chamber allows to simulate up to 700 meter depth (70b WP). It features a full diameter access door, a viewing porthole and various feedthroughs for fluids and electricity..

This means of hydrostatic tests is specially adapted to test medium-sized equipment of R.O.V. type, manipulator arm, umbilicals, junction box, etc.

Adaptations are possible to control and automate compression, level-hold and decompression phases.

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