CLF-40 Compressive Load Frame

Introduction

The CLF-40 Automated Compressive Load Frame was designed to determine the compressive strength of a well cement or proppant. The most common means of determining the compressive strength of a cement involves applying a force to the sample at a constant rate until the sample fails. The maximum loading at which the cement fails is defined as the cement’s compressive strength.

Features

• Windows® based, Computerized Data Acquisition and Control system: provides detailed test information, precise control, and allows cylindrical and cube-shaped samples

• Small foot-print: saves valuable lab space and increases efficiency with quick and easy clean up

• Safety minded: clamshell head design and safety switches protect people and equipment from possible debris during operation

• Prevents over pressure: a safety head, rupture disk, and high-pressure alarm assembly

• Proppant Testing: can test proppant according to API Recommended Practice 19C

• Self-Aligning platens: easier to load samples and allows for equal force to be applied

• Communication: operates in standalone or with computer control via RS-232 or Ethernet connections

• Loading Rates: variable load rate and constant load testing

Data Acquisition Features:

• Tailored interface so the most common actions are the easiest to locate

• Tab and drop-down based software, optimizing page screen areas, without sacrificing the amount of information presented at once

• Capable of testing varying samples and displaying results on a real-time chart

• Records historical data for easy analysis

Specifications

• Maximum press capacity: 40,000 lbf.

• Maximum Pressure: 10,000 PSI (based on a 2” cement cube with surface area of 4 in2)

• Minimum press threshold: 1,000 lbf.

• Minimum Pressure: 250 PSI (based on a 2” cement cube with surface area of 4 in2)

• Loading rates variable from 250 to 40,000 lbf/min. (increments of 250)

• Size: 23” W × 23” D × 26.5” H (58 × 58 × 67 cm)

• Weight: 225 lb. (102 kg)

Requirements

• Power Supply: 115 / 220 Volt, 50/60 Hz

Part Numbers

• #120-285: 115 Volt

• #120-285-230: 230 Volt

• #120-285-DAS: With Computer, 115 Volt

• #120-285-230-DAS: With Computer, 230 Volt