MTS Model 286-31 Transient Permeability Pore Pressure Intensifier - Manual (Page 3)

286.31 Transient Permeability Pore Pressure Intensifier 3
Contents
Introduction 5
Major Components 6
Control Panel Valves 7
Specifications 9
How the Pressure Intensifier Works 10
The Area Ratio 11
Operation 13
Operating the Control Panel Valves 15
Purging and Filling the Fluid Lines 16
Fill the Fluid Reservoir 17
Purge and Fill the Pressure Intensifier 20
Pressurize the Intensifier 22
Purge and Fill the Lower Pore Line 24
Purge and Fill the Reference Volume 1 Lines 26
Purge and Fill the Balance and Upper Pore Lines 29
Purge and Fill the Reference Volume 2 Lines 32
Purge and Fill the Low Pressure Reservoir Line 35
Purge and Fill the Reservoir Return Line 38
Refill the Pressure Intensifier 41
Running a Steady State Flow Test 44
Fill the Pressure Intensifier 45
Purge and Fill the Pore Pressure Lines 49
Refill the Pressure Intensifier 53
Prepare to Run a Test 56
End the Test 58
Running a Transient Permeability Flow Test 59
Fill the Pressure Intensifier 60
Purge and Fill the Pore Pressure Lines 63
Refill the Pressure Intensifier 67
\Prepare to Run the Test 70
End the Test 77
Maintenance 81