About Us
Welcome to Belmont Scientific INC.
Founded in 2011, Belmont Scientific, Inc. is a contract research and testing laboratory. With more than 20 years of industry experience, Belmont Scientific’s staff is well equipped to handle unique and challenging investigations. Based near Boston, Massachusetts, the company facility has a full testing laboratory. The company has also established partnerships with other facilities so that we can address all your testing and evaluation needs.
Belmont Scientific's Battery Safety Technology Developed Under NSF SBIR Funding
Thermal abuse of cylindrical Li-ion batteries — Cell without BSI’s technology went to thermal runaway in 63 minutes at 175 °C.
An identical cell equipped with BSI’s technology did not go to thermal runaway even after 120 minutes at 175 °C.
SOME OF OUR CASE STUDIES
Chemical Reactivity: Calorimetry Testing of Epichlorohydrin (Epi.)
Belmont Scientific preformed a chemical reactivity evaluation with the chemical intermediate Epichlorohydrin when mixed with water.
Batteries: ARC Test for Li-ion Cells
Belmont Scientific has developed a methodology for the testing of both pouch and cylindrical Lithium-ion cells.
Batteries: Oven Test for Pouch Cell
Belmont Scientific has developed a proprietary method to measure the exothermic onset, cell leak, and separator shut down temperatures.
OUR SERVICES
Process Safety Management
This includes; Reactive Pressure Relief System Design, Process Hazard Analysis, Quantitative Risk Assessment, and Kinetic Modeling.
Incident Investigation & Failure Analysis
Our team has conducted root cause failure analysis of cells and battery packs used in laptops, power tools, HEV cells, cell phones, and other consumer electronics.
Training
BSI has experience providing technical training to engineers and scientists in various industries including; oil & gas, chemical production, and battery development.
Litigation Support
Belmont Scientific, Inc. is an independent research and testing laboratory which provides unbiased technical answers so you can approach your case with confidence.
WELCOME TO
BELMONT
SCIENTIFIC, INC.
Belmont Scientific, Inc. is a contract research and testing laboratory with years of expertise in chemical process development & scaleup, and process safety & risk management. We specialize in reactive chemical hazard evaluation, process hazard analysis, relief system design, process development, and battery performance & safety evaluation. Our services include engineering analysis, risk assessment, and hazard characterization of reactive materials.
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OUR VIDEOS
Thermal Runaway of a Polymer Pouch Cell
Polymer Pouch Cell Leak Test
Latest News
May 2021: Belmont Scientific preformed a safety demonstration showing the effectiveness of their battery safety technology using the UL9540A testing methodology. An 18650 cell went to violent thermal runaway when heated to 250 degrees Celsius. Belmont Scientific's Technology prevented an identical cell from going to thermal runaway even after 40 minutes at 250 degrees Celsius. This demonstrates that cells treated with BSI's Tech. will pass the UL9540A test.
February 2021: Belmont Scientific developed an Oven test to determine cell leak, separator shutdown, and ignition temperature of a Li-ion pouch cell. This method also provides an exothermic onset temperature, although it is often higher than the onset temperature determined by Accelerating Rate Calorimeter (ARC®).
Oct 2020: Belmont Scientific modified an Accelerating Rate Calorimeter (ARC®) to accommodate larger cells which could not fit in the existing calorimeter. BSI can now test Li-ion cells having a width/diameter of 3 inches, a thickness of 0.5 inches, and a height of 5 inches using the upgraded calorimeter.
May 2020: Belmont scientific developed a method to measure the specific heat capacity of Lithium-ion cells of different shape and sizes using an Accelerating Rate Calorimeter (ARC®).
