With more than 50 years of experience in offshore and marine technologies, Southwest Research Institute®

(SwRI®) offers a wide variety of

services to meet the need for deep ocean pressure simulation testing. These services provide a final check of quality and operational integrity for clients including oil producers, manufacturers of subsea components, pipeline manufacturers and the U.S. Navy.

The SwRI Ocean Engineering and Structural Testing Laboratory has more than 10,500 square feet of climate-controlled laboratory space, with additional outdoor test facilities. Deep ocean pressure simulation test chambers range from 90 inches inside diameter, 20 feet deep to 16 inches inside diameter, 30,000 psig.

Services •Engineeringdesignverification •Productevaluation •Prototypeconstruction •Designandfabricationofspecial test fixtures for client-specified requirements • High-speed and still underwater photography

KEYWORDS

API-17D Tests

Performance Verification

Hydrostatic Pressure

Stress Analysis

Design Verification

Subsea Actuators

Subsea Housings

Subsea Pressure Vessels

Subsea Valves

Umbilical Tests

Cable Tests

Underwater Cameras

XHP-HT Tests

Southwest Research Institute®

Testing •Internalandexternalhydrostaticpressuretests •Stressanalysisandacceptancetests •Operationaltestsrequiringelectricaland hydraulic penetrations •CollapseandbursttestsonAPIsteelpipecasing, fiberglass pipe, titanium and stainless steel pipe •Testingofprototypeequipment,pressure housings, subsea instrumentation, cables, connectors, oil field production and safety equipment

Deep Ocean Pressure Simulation Testing

The main pressure laboratory houses more than 10 deep ocean pressure simulation chambers which are used for static, cyclic and destruct testing.

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Test chamber 20 feet deep with 90-inch inside diameter

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Diving suit subjected to hydrostatic pressure test

Joseph E Crouch, Manager Lee E. Ries, Principal Engineering TechnologistR&D Test and Evaluation (210) 522-4295 (210) 522-3061 jcrouch@swri.org lries@swri.org

Marine & Offshore SystemsMechanical Engineering DivisionSouthwest Research Institute 6220 Culebra Road • P. O. Drawer 28510San Antonio, Texas 78228-0510

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DEEP OCEAN PRESSURE SIMULATION TEST CHAMBERS

MaximumPressure

(psi)

MaximumI.D.

(inches)

InsideLength(inches)

MinimumTemperature

(∞F)

MaximumTemperature

(∞F)

Numberof

Penetrations3,3004,0006,000

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20,00020,00020,00030,000

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SimulatedOcean Depth

(feet)7,4158,988

13,48322,47122,471

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Southwest Research Institute is an independent, nonprofit, applied engineering and physical sciences research and development organization using multidisciplinary approaches to problem solving. The Institute occupies 1,200 acres in San Antonio, Texas, and provides more than 2 million square feet of laboratories, test facilities, workshops and offices for more than 3,200 employees who perform contract work for industry and government clients.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/VCommitted to Diversity in the Workplace

Benefiting government, industry and the public

through innovative science and technology