Research and Development
The Hamworthy Combustion Technology Centre, covering almost 6000 m2 at the Group’s Poole site, is recognised as one of the largest and most comprehensive burner testing installations in the world. The test rig complex includes 16 burner test chambers capable of firing burners up to 100 MW. More than thirty engineers are involved with burner and combustion equipment testing and development. A range of complementary techniques are also used for burner development including CFD and physical modelling. Full-size flares can be tested at an off-site facility. Burner development is carried out by a highly-skilled group of combustion engineers. The test furnaces play an integral role in the development of new burners and evolution of existing burners for new applications. All new burners are extensively test fired at the test facility before being introduced to market.