DEKRA Opens Process Safety Testing Laboratory in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, November 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Services for the process industry in China

DEKRA has opened its first test laboratory for process safety services in Shanghai. Chilworth Technology, a DEKRA Company, now provides testing of powders/dusts, liquids and gases for their flammability and combustibility, thermal stability and electrostatic properties. These tests provide the necessary data for the assessment of flash fire and explosion hazards associated with the handling and processing of flammable substances.  

"Local laboratory resources will not only reduce our customers' transport and travel costs but will also help them to save time," says Vahid Ebadat, CEO of Chilworth North America. He continued, "We shall initially be offering the tests listed below but anticipate adding more testing capabilities in the not too distant future:

1.    Explosibility Screening (go/no go) for dust clouds

2.    Minimum Ignition Energy (MIE) for dust clouds and dust layers

3.    Minimum Ignition Temperature, dust Cloud (MIT-cloud)

4.    Minimum Ignition Temperature, dust layer (MIT-layer)

5.    Layer Burning Rate

6.    Minimum Explosible Concentration (MEC)

7.    Maximum Explosion Pressure (Pmax) and Rate of Maximum Pressure Rise (dp/dt)max

8.    Limiting Oxygen Concentration (LOC)

9.    Volume Resistivity (Electrostatic)

10.   Liquid Conductivity

These tests will be conducted according to the applicable ASTM and/or ISO standards with Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) identical to those used at our laboratories in the US and UK."

Please find the full version of the PR on http://www.dekra.de/en/pressemitteilungen and visit http://www.chilworth.com

Stuttgart, 28 November 2013 / No. 136

Tilman Vögele-Ebering
+49-711-7861-2122
+49-711-7861-2931
tilman.voegele-ebering@dekra.com