Explosion-Proof Heating Bench for Safety Valve Burst Testing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies face challenges in safely testing the performance of safety valves used in hydrogen fuel storage, transportation, and charging, as they fail to prevent explosions and flying debris when ultra-high pressure gas is ejected.
Innovation Solution
A heating test apparatus with an explosion-proof chamber, a sample-holding module, a benchtop module, and a controller, which simulates high-temperature and high-pressure conditions to test the safety valve's performance while ensuring safety through an explosion-proof design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If safety valve performance testing is conducted under ultra-high pressure and high temperature conditions, then the reliability of safety verification is improved, but the risk of explosions and flying debris increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the testing environment into separate functional zones: a high-pressure gas supply system, a heating furnace for temperature control, an explosion-proof chamber for containment, and a control area. This spatial segmentation allows reliable testing under extreme conditions while isolating hazards to specific enclosed regions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces multiple intermediary safety components including pressure regulators, temperature control systems, and explosion-proof barriers that mediate between the extreme test conditions and the operators/environment. These intermediaries enable reliable safety valve testing while preventing direct exposure to explosions and flying debris.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If hydrogen fuel is used for energy production, then environmental pollution is reduced, but the risk of fires and explosions increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs an inert atmosphere approach by using controlled environments with regulated oxygen levels and inert gas purging in the explosion-proof chamber. This allows hydrogen fuel to be handled and tested while minimizing the risk of fire and explosion, enabling clean energy research without proportionally increasing safety risks.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements beforehand cushioning through explosion-proof chambers designed to contain and dissipate explosion energies, pressure relief valves, and emergency shutdown systems. These preventive measures are built into the system architecture before testing begins, allowing hydrogen fuel utilization while cushioning against potential fire and explosion hazards.
3Device complexity
If traditional safety valve testing methods are used, then device complexity is reduced, but the ability to verify performance under extreme conditions is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The testing system is designed with multi-functionality to handle various extreme conditions (ultra-high pressure, high temperature, different gas types) using a unified platform. The explosion-proof chamber, heating furnace, and pressure control systems can accommodate different safety valve configurations and test scenarios, achieving comprehensive performance verification without proportionally increasing overall device complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus effectively reduces the risk of safety incidents during testing by containing explosions and preventing flying debris, allowing for reliable performance verification of safety valves under conditions similar to actual hydrogen fuel handling scenarios.
Implementation Method 1
a heating furnace, and a controller configured to control the benchtop module based on positions of the sample valve and the test box so that the sample valve is accommodated in the heating furnace
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AI summary
A heating test apparatus, according to one embodiment of the present invention, for testing the performance of a sample valve that opens when a predetermined temperature is reached comprises: an explosion-proof chamber having an explosion-proof compartment, which is a space opened or closed through an explosion-proof door, formed therein; a sample-holding module, which is provided in the explosion-proof compartment, holds the sample valve in the air, and supplies gas of a predetermined pressure to the sample valve; a bench top module, which is provided in the explosion-proof compartment and moves a test box having a heating furnace therein; and a control unit for controlling the bench top module on the basis of the position of the sample valve and the test box such that the sample valve is accommodated in the heating furnace.