Ball Aerospace Technologies – Thermal Vacuum Chamber Test Facility Construction & Installation
Location: Boulder, CO
Ó£ÌÒÖ±²¥was awarded a contract for the construction and installation of a thermal vacuum chamber test facility for Ball Aerospace Technologies, Corp. The scope of work for the facility included the engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction of a D-shaped thermal vacuum chamber. The chamber is being fabricated of stainless steel with carbon steel stiffeners. Ó£ÌÒÖ±²¥is installing the thermal control units, vacuum valves, vacuum pumps and associated systems. Additionally, the units are being installed with stainless steel vacuum jacketed piping.
Scope of Work
- Engineering
- Procurement of all equipment
- Fabrication of chamber, piping, structural steel
- Construction
- Installation of copper pipe
- Installation of stainless steel pipe
- Installation of stainless vacuum jacketed pipe
- Helium leak testing of chamber to 1x10-6 std cc/sec
- Commissioning and aerospace testing
- Under vacuum, the floor of the chamber has over 2MM pounds of force pressing on the chamber