Caldera develops and uses analytical models to predict the behaviors of supersonic flashing flow. Caldera then designs equipment to effectively control and dissipate the energy associated with this flow.

In order to best serve customers, Caldera conducts tests and experiments to verify the analytical models. Verifying and adjusting the models allows Caldera to continually improve our severe service solutions.

To verify these analytical models, Caldera has:

• Installed wear plates at customer sites to verify energy dissipation plume shape¹
• Built a lab scale autoclave letdown system to validate plume shape
• Built a gas/liquid mixture letdown system to further understand blast tube energy dissipation²
• Checked customer impingement block erosion against pool penetration model^3,4

Model Validation Approaches

Caldera actively plans and carries out model validation. Also, as opportunities arise, we check our models against unexpected customer upset conditions.