Our innovative test facilities: the climatic test bench

EQUANS Axima supports its "Marine and Offshore" customers

In addition to its know-how in HVAC, EQUANS Axima supports its "Marine and Offshore" customers by providing customized solutions in refrigeration installation. This department is involved in all cold installations: design of cold rooms and chillers.

For this, we have 3 assembly and manufacturing workshops for specific equipment in Hamburg, Lorient and Adelaide to produce chilled water production units including innovative low energy consumption solutions.

Testing and qualification of the units in real conditions of use

In order to support this competence, EQUANS AXIMA has developed a high-performance climatic test cell in Lorient for all types of equipment. This cell offers new testing solutions adapted to all your HVAC and/or Refrigeration needs. This test bench tests and qualifies (Qualification with notified bodies - Bureau Veritas, DNV GL ...) units in real operating conditions.

Equipped with the latest generation tools (Structure for vibration tests adaptable to all our ranges of equipment ATU, AFCU, RAC ... ) this test facility is a real asset to support the development of new products and services in the current challenges of global warming, reduction of energy consumption, C02 emissions (...).

- Type of equipment
  
  Air handling units with chilled water coil
  
  ATEX air conditioning units with chilled water coil
  
  Air coolers with sea water batteries
  
  Air handling units with integrated cooling production
  
  Water production units at 20°C with plate heat exchanger
- Performance of the cell
  
  Ensure stable climatic conditions (up to 50°C-60% relative humidity or 30°C-75% relative humidity)
  
  Produce chilled water (from 5°C) for cold battery tests
  
  Produce hot water (from 20°C to 45°C) for testing plate heat exchangers and seawater air coolers
- Typology of the tests carried out
  
  Air - water flow measurement
  
  Air temperature - hygrometry measurement
  
  Acoustic measurements
  
  Tilt tests
  
  Sealing of cold batteries
  
  Electrical measurements