General processing: New test facility in Naples, Italy

摘要

Pump qualification and verification for the European market requires testing in third party laboratories to gain accurate and economical measurements of pump performance. This paper looks at the new Hydro-Energy Laboratory (HELab), inaugurated in 2015 at the University of Naples Federico II in Italy. The new laboratory for pump testing, HELab of the University of Naples Federico II, represents a novelty in the European pump industry market. This third party laboratory is proposed as a reference for qualification and verification tests to assess conformity to Regulation 547:2012 EC. In addition to standard tests for industry and other end users, advanced research is in progress to verify the consistency of the future standards as a support activity for Italian pump, motor and control manufacturers.