HEALTH & SAFETY
RELIABLE RUPTURE DISCS
REMBE
PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE FOR CRYOSTATS
AT THE INSTITUTE FOR TECHNICAL
PHYSICS (ITEP) IN KARLSRUHE
As an organisational unit of the Karlsruhe
Institute for Technology, the key focus
of the ITEP is on superconductivity and
cryogenic technology. The scientists are
currently working on nuclear fusion,
energy technology components and the
development of high-energy magnetic
fields. With its comprehensive, practice-
oriented service program, the institute is
an established player in the national and
international research and development
sector.
In order to provide clients and customers
with the required services reliably and
quickly, the institute focuses on high-quality
equipment. These include the rupture discs
which have been in use for the institute’s
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cryostats since 1996. The rupture discs
were supplied by the German rupture disc
manufacturer REMBE. For more than 45
years, the company has been protecting
cryostats and other vessels and plant
components from unwanted over pressure
and vacuum.
“Cryogenic processes and applications are
one of our main specialties” says Dr. Stefan
Rüsenberg, head of technical sales at REMBE.
Friedhelm Kesting, production manager for
more than 25 years adds: “We have already
secured a wide variety of processes, from
deep sea applications all the way up to space
satellites. I am personally very proud to hear
that our rupture discs have been providing
reliable protection for such a long time.”
According to the manufacturer, the most
important factor with cryostats is that the
pressure relief used is leak-proof. Therefore,
they recommend welded compact rupture
discs which, in addition to the low leak rate,
also offer a response at low burst pressures
and very high vacuum resistance. REMBE
employees see the great advantage of the
rupture disc compared to a safety valve in
the fact that, unlike a safety valve, a rupture
disc cannot freeze up.
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