Compressor Shaft
Durability Test Rig
M
ecelec Design has designed
& supplied a test rig
that simulates & test the
durability performance of
the shafts used within our customers
compressors.
The test rig consist of a tooling plate
on which various compressor shafts
can be mounted using interchangeable
tooling. The tooling can then simulate
the various rotational speeds, torque
ripple characteristics & end loads that
the compressor shafts are likely to
see in operation & which are set out
by our customers test specifications.
The tooling also consist of devices
for monitoring the applied end loads,
compressor shaft torque etc which are
then fed back to the control system.
Another aspect of the test was the
ability to carry out the testing of the
compressor shafts up to temperatures
of 150°C so therefore the tooling
plate is enclosed in an environmental
Mecelec Design
has designed & supplied
a test rig that simulates
& test the durability
performance of the
shafts used within our
customers compressors.
chamber which can achieve this but at
the same time shields all the important
test tooling. In the future there may
be the need to test to –30°C & the
test rig has been designed to allow for
the additional equipment to be added
to achieve this at a later date. The
environmental chamber also acts to
sound proof the testing operation to
meet our customers noise restriction
requirements.
The test rig consist of a
tooling plate on which
various compressor
shafts can be mounted
using interchangeable
tooling.
Mecelec Design Ltd
Units 1 & 2 Brearley Court, Baird Road, Waterw ells Business Park, Gloucester GL2 2AF England
Tel : +44 (0) 1452 880 990 • Fax : +44 (0) 1452 883 332 • [email protected] • www.mecelecdesign.com