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	This test stand is used for liquid testing of safety valves and other flow products.  Both water and sand slurry flows are available for use in testing.
	This blast chamber can be internally heated to provide high-pressure/high-temperature conditions for testing.

The Flow Component Testing Facilities (FCTF) valve test laboratory at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is accredited through the American Petroleum Institute (API) to perform validation testing for both surface and subsurface safety valves. Experimental safety valve testing can also be performed to assist clients with the design and validation of various products.

Use of API Specifications

Operation and use of the laboratory is in accordance with the latest revisions of API Specification 14A/ISO 10432, "Specification for Subsurface Safety Valve Equipment," and API Specification 6AV1, "Specification for Verification Test of Wellhead Surface Safety Valves and Underwater Safety Valves for Offshore Service."

Additional Safety Valve Test Information

Our safety valve facilities can accommodate experimental gas or liquid flow testing applications. More information about safety valve tests can be found in the following documents:

• API Safety Valve Verification Test Brochure

• Safety Valve Test Personnel and Contact Listing

• Safety Valve Test Fee Schedule

• API Spec.14A Subsurface Safety Valve Test Application
       

• API Spec. 6AV1 Surface Safety Valve Test Application
      

Benefits of Testing at the FCTF

• Independent, third-party testing services

  SwRI is an independent, nonprofit research and development organization.

• Complete confidentiality

  All work done at the FCTF is governed by a confidentiality policy that protects client names, results, and other information obtained in connection with the work performed.

• Technical excellence

  SwRI has an international reputation for technical excellence, and the FCTF is an industry-recognized leader in third-party verification testing.

• Resources

  All projects at the FCTF have access to SwRI world-class laboratories and staff of more than 3,200 in 12 technical divisions, which provide one of the most comprehensive design, development, and testing resources in the world.

For more information about safety valve testing capabilities at SwRI, please contact Shane Siebenaler at ssiebenaler@swri.org or (210) 522-5758.

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Southwest Research Institute^® (SwRI^®), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is a multidisciplinary, independent, nonprofit, applied engineering and physical sciences research and development organization with 12 technical divisions.

January 07, 2010