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2. Advanced Hydrostatic Compression System

Advanced Hydrostatic Compression System

Our advanced hydrostatic compression system is designed for high-pressure poromechanical testing under purely isotropic stress conditions, without axial loading. The system enables precise control of confining and pore pressures while allowing full flexibility in sample geometry.

Key Specifications:

Confining Pressure: Up to 70 MPa

Pore Pressure: Up to 70 MPa

Axial Load: Not applied (hydrostatic)

Specimen Geometry: Unrestricted (customizable sample sizes and shapes)

Integrated Capabilities:

Direct strain gauge instrumentation for accurate volumetric strain measurements

Fully coupled pore fluid injection and flow monitoring

Compatible with fluid flow and permeability experiments under hydrostatic conditions

Measured Properties:

Drained, Unjacketed, Undrained Bulk moduli: K, Ks’, Ku

Permeability (k), Skempton’s B coefficient (B)

 

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