Fugitive Emissions Testing
Flow Component Testing Facilities

Image: SwRI conducts fugitive emissions testing on valves and other products that handle greenhouse gases.

SwRI conducts fugitive emissions testing on valves and other products that handle greenhouse gases.

Testing valves and other products for fugitive emissions is an area in which Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has extensive experience. Testing can be performed at temperatures as low as −320°F to temperatures higher than 650°F.

  SwRI has the expertise to generate required environmental conditions as well as make leakage measurements. Testing is performed to a variety of industry test standards.

Types of Fugitive Emissions Testing

Testing can be performed on:

  • Valves
  • Actuators
  • Pipes
  • Seals
  • LNG products
Image: This blast chamber can be internally heated to provide high pressure-high temperature conditions for testing.

This blast chamber can be internally heated to provide high-pressure/high-temperature conditions for testing.

Testing can be performed to ISO 15848 or a customer-supplied specification. SwRI has significant experience in the conduction of leak rate measurements to a variety of industry practices. Testing can be conducted on valves as high as Class 2500 pressure ratings.

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 3,000 in 11 technical divisions, which provide one of the most comprehensive design, development, and testing resources in the world.

Related Terminology

API 14A  •  API 6AV1  •  ISO 10432  •  safety valve testing  •  flow component testing  •  BS 6364  •  fugitive emissions  •  cryogenic valve  •  valve testing  •  flow products  •  cryogenic testing  •  fugitive emissions

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01/03/13