MTS Model 286-31 Transient Permeability Pore Pressure Intensifier - Manual (Page 61)

Running a Transient Permeability Flow Test
286.31 Transient Permeability Pore Pressure Intensifier Operation 61
4. Switch on electrical power at the control console.
5. Set up the test controller to control the 286.31’s Pressure Intensifier from the
RSC (Remote Station Controller).
6. Select the pore pressure control channel’s most sensitive operating range.
7. Select pore pressure as the active control mode.
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.
10. On the test controller, monitor the displacement sensor output.