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Corrosion Testing Autoclave Range

Corrosion testing autoclave

LBBC Baskerville’s corrosion testing autoclaves have been designed and manufactured, primarily for the oil and gas industry. The equipment can also be used in a number of other industries to simulate high pressure, high temperature (HPHT) environments such as nuclear, geothermal, carbon capture and storage, energy, defence, pharmaceutical and many more industries. The system has been designed to suit both industry and academic

The autoclave’s primary use is to evaluate material, coating or inhibitor performance, corrosion failure analysis in the form of weight loss coupons or electrochemical studies in aggressive high pressure (HP) and high temperature (HT) environments representative of the conditions found in the field throughout the oil and gas industry.

Key Benefits

  • High levels of built in safety: impossible to open autoclave whilst pressurised
  • Ease of use and handling: one bolt fast release open/closure and lifting/lowering system
  • Modular in design: vessel stand (suitable for fume cupboards), vessel design and optional features
  • Enhanced process control: minimise heat-up time and pre-corrosion
  • Corrosion monitoring system available: built-in electrochemistry and potentiostat
  • Corrosion expertise: ongoing technical support throughout the product life

Key Features

  • Port 1:

    ½” NPT Centre Port
    • Weight loss coupons or working electrode configurations
    • Multiple/single electrode Conax fitting
    • In-line magnetic agitation (coupon holder mounted on underside of vessel cover)
  • Port 2:

    ¼” NPT
    • Ag/AgCl reference electrode
    • Cooling coil/spare port
  • Port 3:

    ½” NPT
    • Platinum counter electrode
    • Cooling coil/spare port
  • Port 4:

    ½” NPT
    • Spare / secondary manual vent valve
  • Port 5:

    ½” NPT
    • Gas (CO2/N2/H2S) inlet valve and dip tube
  • Port 6:

    ½” NPT
    • Autoclave vent valve and pressure relief valve
  • Port 7:

    ½” NPT
    • PT100 temperature probe and thermowell
  • Port 8:

    ½” NPT
    • pH probe
    • Spare port
  • Port 9:

    ½” NPT
    • Pressure system (inc. pressure gauge, transducer and rupture disc assembly

Model

Volume

Pressure

Working temperature

Material

Relevant Applications /
Corrosion Mechanisms

Typical Testing Standards

CTA-01 1-5L 100 bar
1450 psi
200ºC / 392ºF 316L Stainless Steel (UNS S31603) CO2 corrosion, inhibitor evaluation, pitting corrosion ASTM G31, G11, G46, G48, G170
CTA-01 1-5L 200 bar
2901 psi
400 / 752ºF C276 Hastelloy (UNS N10276) H2S corrosion, sulfidde stress corrosion cracking NACE TM0177, TM0316, MR0175/ISO 15156; EFC 16, 17
CTA-01 1-5L 100 bar
1450 psi
200ºC / 392ºF 316L Stainless Steel + Tantalum Deep well acidizing, intergranular corrosion ASTM A262, G28

All of LBBC Baskervilles pressure vessels are designed in accordance to the ASME Section VIII Division 1 standard. PED, CE, certificates usually come as a standard and the China Special Equipment Manufacture License certificate is available upon request.

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