AutoLab 3000

There is growing interest in rock–fluid chemical interaction at in situ reservoir conditions. Typical triaxial systems are heated externally. If the pore fluid is heated before entering the pressure vessel, heating tapes are usually employed. This is cumbersome and produces unsatisfactory temperature control. Taking note of most core flood systems where the fluids entering the coreholder are heated in the same furnace as the test vessel, NER developed a unique triaxial apparatus, the AutoLab 3000. The AutoLab 3000 is a custom system ca pable of handling whole core at 100 mm (4.00 inches) in diameter and smaller at confining and pore pressures to 140 MPa (20,000 psi).