Our Innovative Testing Capabilities: The Climate Test Chamber

EQUANS Axima supports its “Marine and Offshore” customers

In addition to its expertise in HVAC engineering, EQUANS Axima supports its “Marine and Offshore” clients by providing customized refrigeration system solutions. This department handles all refrigeration systems, including the design of cold rooms and chillers.

To this end, we operate three assembly and manufacturing facilities for specialized equipment in Hamburg, Lorient, and Adelaide to produce chilled water systems, including innovative, energy-efficient solutions.

Testing and Qualification of Units Under Actual Operating Conditions

To support this expertise, EQUANS AXIMA has developed a high-performance climate test chamber in Lorient for all types of equipment. This chamber offers new testing solutions tailored to all your HVAC and/or refrigeration needs. This test bench tests and qualifies (qualification with notified bodies—Bureau Veritas, DNV GL, etc.) units under real-world operating conditions.

Equipped with state-of-the-art tools (a vibration test structure adaptable to all our equipment lines—ATU, AFCU, RAC, etc.), this testing facility is a true asset for supporting the development of new products and services in the face of current challenges such as global warming, reducing energy consumption, and lowering CO2 emissions (…).

- Type of Equipment
  
  Air-handling units with chilled-water coils
  
  ATEX-certified air conditioning units with chilled water coils
  
  Air coolers with seawater coils
  
  Air-handling units with integrated cooling
  
  Water production units at 20°C with a plate heat exchanger
- Cell Performance
  
  Ensure stable environmental conditions (up to 50°C and 60% relative humidity or 30°C and 75% relative humidity)
  
  Produce chilled water (starting at 5°C) for cold battery testing
  
  To produce hot water (from 20°C to 45°C) for testing plate heat exchangers and seawater air coolers
- Types of Tests Conducted
  
  Measuring Air and Water Flow
  
  Air Temperature Measurement – Humidity Measurement
  
  Acoustic Measurements
  
  Tilt Tests
  
  Sealing Cold Batteries
  
  Electrical Measurements