AMMONIA
A recent facility in Saint-Étienne (operational since 2024), dedicated to assessing material compatibility with liquid and gaseous ammonia, under conditions representative of transport, storage and combustion applications.
| Parameter | Capacity |
|---|---|
| Pressure | Up to 700 bar |
| Temperature | -150 °C to +1200 °C |
| Media | Liquid NH₃, gaseous NH₃, combustion atmospheres |
| Gas | NH₃, combustion mixtures |
Available facilities
- Dedicated test room for handling liquid and gaseous NH₃
- Liquid-phase exposures up to 40 bar (-40 °C to +70 °C)
- Gas-phase exposures under constant flow (-20 °C to +70 °C)
- Batch autoclaves up to 350 bar and 350 °C
- Slow strain rate and ripple-load testing up to 700 bar (-150 °C)
- Permeation rigs (metals, polymers, composites)
- Tube furnaces for combustion atmospheres (up to 1,200 °C)
- Development of full-scale tests on request
