MTS Model 286-31 Transient Permeability Pore Pressure Intensifier - Manual (Page 46)

286.31 Transient Permeability Pore Pressure Intensifier 46
Running a Steady State Flow Test
Operation
4. Switch on electrical power at the control console.
5. Set up the test controller to control the 286.31’s Pressure Intensifier from
Manual Control on the RSC.
6. Select pore pressure as the active control mode.
7. Select the pore pressure control channel’s most sensitive operating range.
8. Apply high hydraulic pressure to the 286.31.
9. Prepare to purge the Pressure Intensifier of air and fill it with fluid. Turn the
Intensifier Fill valve to the Open position.