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Apparatus

Apparatus Info

Apparatus Name

Horizontal Heard

Apparatus Type

Heard Apparatus

Location

KWGL 202

Apparatus ID

Description

[UNDER RECONSTRUCTION] Gear-driven oil-medium triaxial apparatus. For rocks cores (0.75" OD) or powders (35 degree sawcut blocks). Maximum differential load: 100 kN. Maximum confining and pore fluid pressures: 160 MPa. Maximum sample temperature: 400 C. Confining medium: high T silicone oil (Syltherm 800). Pore fluid: H2O. Jackets: polyolefin, copper.

Apparatus Features

Loading; Unloading; Heating; High Pressure; Elastic Moduli; Yield Strength; Failure Strength; Strength; Creep; Friction; Frictional Sliding; Slide Hold Slide; Stepping; Pore Fluid Control; Pore Volume Compaction; Permeability; Steady-State Permeability; Hydraulic Conductivity

Apparatus Parameters

Name	Minimum	Maximum	Unit	Prefix	Detail/Note
Confining Pressure	0.1	160	MPa	-	oil confining medium (Syltherm 800)
Pore Pressure	0	160	MPa	-	water
Temperature	19	400	degC	-
Displacement Rate	1E-8	1E-3	mm·sec-1	-
Sample Diameter		19.05	mm	-
Sample Length	25.4	63.5	mm	-	most often: 1.5
Stiffness		150	kN·mm-1	-

Apparatus Documents

Document Type

Diagram

Document Format

jpg

File

https://strabospot.org/i/34852c02-2e34-4149-a922-6cfa291d905d/AR_erdl_heard_schematic_APR13.jpg

Document ID

Heard schematic

Description