MTS Model 286-30 Pore Pressure Intensifier - Manual (Page 3)

286.30 Pressure Intensifier Contents 3
Contents
Preface 5
About This Manual 6
Conventions 7
Technical Support 8
Introduction 13
Overview of Typical Pore Pressure Intensifier System 14
Description of Major Components 15
Specifications and Dimensions 17
Operation 19
Functions of the Front Panel Controls 20
High Pressure Precaution 22
High Temperature Precaution 22
Pore Pressure System Operation Considerations 23
Operating in Conjunction with a Confining Pressure System 23
Closed-loop Control Modes Used for Pressurizing Pore Fluid 24
Typical Calibration of Control Parameters 25
Effects of Thermal Expansion of Pore Fluid 26
Use of Error Detectors and Limit Detectors While Pressurizing 27
Effects of Air in the System, Need to Expel 28
Operating Procedures 29
Filling the Reservoir 30
Filling the Pressure Intensifier 32
Filling the Specimen’s Pores with Pore Fluid 35
Heating the Triaxial Cell 39
Pressurizing and Depressurizing the Pore Fluid 40
Draining the Reservoir to an External Location 42