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PF Series - Permeability and Flow Geomechanics System

  • Integrated mechanical loading and controlled liquid or gas transport through stressed rock specimens.

    Applications and System Scope

    • Steady-state permeability
    • Transient-pulse and pressure-decay tests
    • Stress-dependent permeability
    • Single-phase liquid or gas injection
    • Upstream/downstream pressure control
    • Coupled flow and deformation studies

    Configuration and Engineering Options

    Standard configuration

    • Base rock-mechanics loading platform
    • Flow-enabled triaxial cell and platens
    • Injection pump or pressure controller
    • Pressure transducers and isolation valves
    • Produced-fluid collection
    • Automated control and synchronized DAQ

    Common engineering options

    • Dual-cylinder continuous flow
    • Automatic low-dead-volume BPR
    • Floating-piston accumulators
    • Gas-compatible circuits
    • Separators and sampling
    • Low-permeability pulse testing

    Automation and Data

    • Programmable ramps, holds, cycles and stability criteria
    • Independent closed-loop control of selected mechanical, pressure, flow and temperature channels
    • Synchronized data acquisition with real-time plots and raw-data export
    • Alarm handling, event logging and controlled shutdown logic

    RFQ Inputs

    Required informationExamples
    SpecimenMaterial, diameter, length, jacket and end interfaces
    Mechanical envelopeMaximum load/stress, displacement, strain and rate
    Pressure and temperatureConfining, pore/back pressure, minimum/maximum temperature
    Fluids and materialsFluid identity, phase, corrosivity, solids and compatibility
    Measurement and automationStrain, flow, acoustic/electrical options, sequence and data format

    Reference guidance only. Final guaranteed specifications are defined in the project-specific technical proposal and approved datasheet.

    Model: CT-PF

  • Confining pressureSelected for required test envelope
    Pore pressureIndependent upstream/downstream control
    Flow modesConstant pressure or constant rate
    FluidsWater, brine, oil, gas or compatible project fluids
    Back pressureManual or automatic
    DataPressure, flow, volume, load, displacement and strain
    • [Harmonized 2026] PF Series - Permeability and Flow Geomechanics System
    • PF Series permeable platens for rock-flow testing
    • PF Series flow-control and test-visualization software interface
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