• Determination of the actual condition on delivery of a test sample
  • Visual inspection
  • NDT
  • Digitization using the latest 3D scanner
• Instrumentation, e.g. with
  • DMS
  • acceleration sensors
  • thermocouples
  • Displacement sensors (tactile or non-contact)
• assembly
• Leak test (LT2 personnel)
• Air conditioning of the test sample
• Carrying out the drop test incl. measurement data acquisition
• Documentation of the test results

The new drop test facility is integrated into an extensive safety area. The impact foundation of the large facility complies with IAEA specifications for test samples with a mass of up to 65 tons.

• Facility 1:650 t foundation for drop tests
  • Total mass > 650 tons
  • Impact plate: 6 m x 4 m x 20 cm, dead weight 37 t
     
• Annex 2: 240 t foundation for drop tests
  • Total mass: 240 t
  • Impact plate: 3 m x 3 m
     
• Crane system
  • Gantry crane with 2 hoists of 65 t lifting capacity each
  • Lifting height 22 m | total height 27 m
  • The hoists of the integrated gantry crane are designed so that even extremely heavy and large test samples can be turned while suspended. This also allows tests of test samples with shock absorbers, which must not be loaded before the drop test.
     
• Preparation hall
  • For weather-protected preparation and follow-up of drop tests
  • Overhead crane 10 t for assembly
  • Customer offices
     
• Measurement technology
  • Photron high-speed cameras
  • Measuring system up to 4000 K samples and 106 channels
  • 3D measurement technology for digitization, deformation and motion analysis