Pressure Ageing Vessel By Avantech Engineering Consortium Pvt. Ltd.

The PAV3 pressure aging vessel is used to simulate in-service oxidative aging of asphalt binder according to procedures developed by the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP). The PAV3 consists of a vertical, stainless steel pressure vessel in a stainless steel cabinet with encased band heaters, a precision sample holder for simultaneous testing of ten specimens, a set of ten TFOT specimen trays, a pressure controller, temperature controller, pressure and temperature measurement devices, temperature and pressure recorder, and a specimen loading and unloading tool.