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Failure of thermofluidic installations and equipment
Failure analysis and expert evaluation
All our expertise for reliable thermofluidic systems
Further to failure, damage, deterioration or drop in performance suffered by your thermofluidic system (hydraulic, pneumatic, etc.), you want to:
- Understand and solve the problem
- Obtain assistance for the selection of components
- Verify the conformity of a component or the installation
We can provide assistance in many fields of application (piping, valves and fittings, rotating machinery, pumping stations, heat exchangers, etc.). Our services include:
- A complete diagnosis of the installation
- An analysis of the root causes of the disorders found
- On-site measurement campaigns (flow, pressure, temperature or vibration measurements)
- Characterisation tests in laboratory (performance of valves, pumps, etc.)
- Flow simulations by numerical computation (with tests, as applicable)
- Piping flexibility calculations
- Assembly calculations
- Non-destructive testing (NDT) equipment
The most appropriate corrective actions (redesign of components, technological choices, etc.)
Understanding the root cause of a failure will allow you to select the most reliable and cheapest solutions.
This is also the key to enhance equipment efficiency, optimise your system or increase its durability in order to meet requirements for sustainable development.
Cetim is the French leading specialist in failure analysis and will provide you with neutral and reliable results for use in insurance or judicial, or for industrial purposes.
We implement a comprehensive and optimised approach which includes numerical modelling and physical testing.
Moreover, with CETIM’s approach, a single point of contact will be at your disposal to give you access to a very wide range of competencies (mechanical engineering, hydraulics, sealing, joining, electricity) and testing equipment.
Profile and surface anaylsis following a failure
A metrology laboratory to control your faulty mechanical parts or devicesExpertise in non-destructive testing
NDT, as a preventive measure, according to regulations or subsequent to a failureMaintenance of fluid flow structures
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Our full range of expertise to help you quickly and accurately identify the causes of leaksTesting of sealing products and components
Characterise and qualify your sealing products and componentsLeak-tight design
Complete your design work with our sealing expertiseQualification of dynamic seals
Test benches to qualify and validate dynamic sealsFailure analysis and expertise
More than just a simple diagnosis, a true driver of competitiveness!Forensic and insurance expertise
Are you a court-appointed and/or insurance expert? Call on an independent partner to assist you in your investigations!Fracture mechanics
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Analyse and understand the failure of a component, transmission or a mechanical equipmentWear & failure of polymer and composite parts
Understand and anticipate plastic, composite and elastomer material breaksFailure of bolted, welded, riveted or adhesive bonded assemblies
Understand the origin of failure for robust assembliesFaulty parts on production line
Defective parts on the production lineVibratory failure analysis
Expert know-how in noise and vibrationsFailure of thermofluidic installations and equipment
All our expertise for reliable thermofluidic systemsPressure equipment failure
Secure your pressure equipmentFailure, damage of metallic parts
Analyse and understand the failure of a part, product or metallic equipmentExpertise in corrosion and corrosion protection
Analyse and understand the corrosion of a part, product or metallic equipmentWear, abrasion, friction of metallic parts
Understand and characterise wear and friction phenomena
Checking leak tightness by acoustic emission
( Entrepose Contracting)Optimised cooling systems with AFT/Fathom
( Cegelec CEM)Failure analysis
Mechanical breakdown, non-compliant product ? Our dedicated teams do failure analyses on a daily basis and give you assents and recommendations to help you understand the causes and origins of the problem.
