Caterpillar Inc.
System and method for testing high pressure fluid control products

Abstract:

A testing system for testing high pressure fluid control products includes a testing chamber having a testing configuration in which an access door is in a closed position and contents of the testing chamber are contained for testing. The testing chamber includes a designated fitting testing area and a designated pipe testing area in fluid communication via an access window. The testing system also includes a set of interchangeable quick connect fixtures having similarly sized base ends and differently sized attachment ends. The designated fitting testing area includes a fitting test bench supporting at least one quick connect fixture for testing high pressure fittings, and the designated pipe testing area includes a pipe test bench supporting at least one quick connect fixture for testing high pressure pipes.