Pilot Scale and Test Systems

Carbon Adsorber Test Wind Tunnel,
Tooele Army Depot

Carbon adsorbers are used at the Tooele Army Depot Demilitarization Facility to prevent the release of harmful chemical agents. Due to the critical application, and the large number of adsorbers deployed, Tooele refills and refurbishes spent adsorbers on-site. This operation consists of removing the "used" charcoal and sealing pad/gasket, making repairs (if required), refilling the adsorber with new charcoal, and installation of a new gasket. To ensure proper "fill" each refilled adsorber must be tested to measure pressure drop and establish that it is "leak" free. To perform these tests in a controlled, repeatable, efficient manner, Tooele contracted with NUCON to supply a multi-function test apparatus. Based on the requirements of ASME N509, NUCON designed and fabricated a self-contained "test wind tunnel" featuring built-in airflow control, pressure drop measurement instrumentation and NUCON F-1000 Series Halide Test equipment. As a result, post-refill filter testing can be accomplished quickly and easily.

Pilot Plant for Brayton Cycle Processes

The Brayton cycle process for solvent recovery can be designed as a condenser or as an activated carbon/hot gas regeneration system. In many cases, there is a desire to run pilot-size tests to determine design parameters for a full-size system. NUCON designed and fabricated a pilot plant that could be transported to the client's site to run tests on a slip stream from their exhaust. It is mounted on an 8' wide by 45' long trailer. It requires only electric power for operation. For more information, please request NUCON Bulletin 291.

 Environmental Testing Using NUCON's Wind Tunnel

A unique service offered at NUCON is provided by our test wind tunnel. The unit is capable of generating and maintaining a variety of environmental conditions that can be used to test practically any type of filter and/or media. This allows testing to be performed at conditions of temperature, relative humidity, flow and contaminate concentration that simulate intended use. Thus, performance data is generated that resembles the "real world" and can be directly transferred to the actual application. Examples range from testing acid gas removal filters for the military to testing filters for domestic indoor air quality.