Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2019-07-25
Buyer: Ríkiskaup
Country: IS
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 33191110
Estimated value: 428000 EUR

Technical requirements: The equipment is an autoclave (pressure vessel) required to obtain superheated and supercritical conditions in controlled laboratory environment to perform material and corrosion testing using various materials in controlled environment at different temperatures (500 ºC), pressures (300 bar), pH and chemical composition of the fluid/steam to simulate deep geothermal well environment. This will be one of a kind testing facility that will enable cutting edge research in material research, geochemistry and chemical and mechanical engineering. It enables fundamental and engineering research to be carried out at high temperature and pressure (300 bar) in laboratory in a controlled environment with gases/liquids. The autoclave needs to be installed in a laboratory container (movable house) upon arrival at University’s premises in Iceland.
The 3L alloy C-276 500 oC, 30 MPa autoclave (pressure vessel) with H2S system by Cormet Oy is the only instrument that meets the requirements necessary to achieve superheated and supercritical environment of deep geothermal systems necessary for the research.
In order to simulate deep high temperature geothermal well environment where superheated and supercritical environment is encountered high temperature (500 ºC) and high pressure (30 MPa) autoclave with H2S and CO2 gas system with nickel alloy C-276 for gas contacting surfaces of the autoclave is needed.
The autoclave system needs; back pressure valve and NaOH neutralization system to enable H2S flow through the autoclave; gas and mass flow controllers connected to PC; draft cabinet connected to gas system with H2S gas safety system connected to ventilation system. The autoclave system needs to be installed in a movable laboratory container upon arrival in Iceland, equipped with laboratory infrastructure for H2S tests.
The 3L alloy C-276 500 ºC, 30 MPa autoclave (pressure vessel) with H2S system by Cormet Oy is the only instrument that meets the requirements necessary to achieve superheated and supercritical environment of deep geothermal systems necessary for the research.
In order to simulate deep high temperature geothermal well environment where superheated and supercritical environment is encountered high temperature (500 ºC) and high pressure (30 MPa) autoclave with H2S and CO2 gas system with nickel alloy C-276 for gas contacting surfaces of the autoclave is needed.
— Equipped with removable magnetically driven stirrer and mixer propeller to have uniform mixed solution in corrosion testing experiments.
— connected to back pressure valve and NaOH neutralization system to enable H2S flow through the autoclave,
— gas flow control with mass flow controllers and PC to log gas flow, temperature and pressure inside autoclave,
The University of Iceland conducts cutting edge, ground breaking research. The equipment is needed to perform corrosion tests on materials that can sustain the environment of deep geothermal well environment (500 ºC, 30 MPa) to further advance the development of materials needed for challenging geothermal conditions. It is also vital for ongoing research at University of Iceland in geochemistry for projects where technologies for geothermal energy production are being developed to enhance competitiveness in smart and flexible operation. The autoclave equipment is needed for performing geochemical measurements in connection to silica (SiO2) scaling induction time that is dependent on fluid composition (H2S, CO2), SiO2 concentration, pH, temperature and salinity. Furthermore, this equipment is a necessary infrastructure for chemical engineering research group to develop world class capabilities and research in applied industrial electrochemistry in Iceland at high temperatures and pressure. Current experimental capabilities in Iceland for electrochemistry does not extend above 1 bar. Extending this to 300 bar (30 MPa) with this autoclave is a major step forward enabling more industrially relevant fundamental research, new process development and pilot scale studies both by academics and industry.
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Winner: Cormet Oy
Award value: 428000