Seepage and acoustic wave coupling system for rock tensile testing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12474304-B2
Application number	US-202318455957-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 25, 2023
Priority date	Aug 30, 2022
Publication date	Nov 18, 2025
Grant date	Nov 18, 2025

Abstract

A clamping triaxial seepage and acoustic coupling rock tensile testing machine includes a sample and a scaffold-type tensile testing device. The scaffold-type tensile testing device has an upper chuck and a lower chuck. The upper chuck has an acoustic transmitting channel, one end of which communicating with the outside, and the other end of which having an acoustic transmitting probe. The lower chuck has an acoustic receiving channel, one end of which communicating with the outside, and the other end having acoustic receiving probe. An upper end face of the sample has with a seepage outflow hole while the upper chuck has a seepage outflow channel connected with the seepage outflow hole. A lower end face of the sample has a seepage inflow hole while the lower chuck has a seepage entry channel is connected with the seepage inflow hole.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A clamping triaxial seepage and acoustic coupling rock tensile testing machine, wherein the machine comprises a sample ( 6 ) and a scaffold-type tensile testing device ( 5 ); the scaffold-type tensile testing device ( 5 ) is provided with an upper chuck ( 101 ) and a lower chuck ( 102 ); the upper chuck ( 101 ) and the lower chuck ( 102 ) both comprise a connecting column ( 1 ) and a plurality of clamping teeth ( 4 ); one end of each connecting column ( 1 ) is installed on the scaffold-type tensile testing device ( 5 ); the clamping teeth ( 4 ) are hinged with the other end of the connecting column ( 1 ); the plurality of clamping teeth ( 4 ) are enclosed into a clamping cavity; an outer wall of each clamping tooth ( 4 ) is in a circular arc shape and is provided with an external thread; the outer wall of each clamping tooth ( 4 ) is provided with a screwing ring ( 3 ) matching with the external thread; and a diameter of the outer wall of each clamping tooth ( 4 ) gradually decreases in a direction toward the connecting column ( 1 );
the upper chuck ( 101 ) is provided with an acoustic transmitting channel ( 9 ); one end of the acoustic transmitting channel ( 9 ) is communicated with the outside; the other end is provided with an acoustic transmitting probe ( 10 ); and a transmitting direction of the acoustic transmitting probe ( 10 ) is downward; the lower chuck ( 102 ) is provided with an acoustic receiving channel ( 19 ); one end of the acoustic receiving channel ( 19 ) is communicated with the outside; the other end is provided with an acoustic receiving probe ( 20 ); the acoustic receiving probe ( 20 ) receives an acoustic wave transmitted by the acoustic transmitting probe ( 10 ); the clamping teeth ( 4 ) of the upper chuck ( 101 ) clamp an upper end of the sample ( 6 ); the clamping teeth ( 4 ) of the lower chuck ( 102 ) clamp a lower end of the sample ( 6 ); an upper end face of the sample ( 6 ) is provided with a seepage outflow hole; the upper chuck ( 101 ) is provided with a seepage outflow channel ( 13 ); one end of the seepage outflow channel ( 13 ) is connected with the seepage outflow hole, and the other end is communicated with the outside; a lower end face of the sample ( 6 ) is provided with a seepage inflow hole; the lower chuck ( 102 ) is provided with a seepage entry channel ( 17 ); and one end of the seepage entry channel ( 17 ) is connected with the seepage inflow hole, and the other end is communicated with the outside.

2 . The clamping triaxial seepage and acoustic coupling rock tensile testing machine according to claim 1 , wherein a spacing between two adjacent clamping teeth ( 4 ) is filled with a rubber block; an outer wall of one end of the connecting column ( 1 ) connected with the clamping teeth ( 4 ) is provided with a sealing sleeve ( 8 ); and an inner wall and an outer wall of the sealing sleeve ( 8 ) are both provided with a sealing ring ( 81 ).

3 . The clamping triaxial seepage and acoustic coupling rock tensile testing machine according to claim 1 , wherein the machine further comprises a first screwing turntable ( 103 ) and a second screwing turntable ( 104 ), an inner wall of the first screwing turntable ( 103 ) is provided with a plurality of bosses ( 105 ), an outer wall of the screwing ring ( 3 ) is provided with a plurality of clamping slots, the first screwing turntable ( 103 ) is sleeved outside the screwing ring ( 3 ), and each of the bosses ( 105 ) is stuck into a clamping slot; an inner wall of the second screwing turntable ( 104 ) is provided with a plurality of positioning slots ( 106 ), an outer wall of the connecting column ( 1 ) is provided with a plurality of transmission bulges, the second screwing turntable ( 104 ) is sleeved outside the clamping teeth ( 4 ), and each of the transmission bulges is stuck into a positioning slot ( 106 ).

4 . The clamping triaxial seepage and acoustic coupling rock tensile testing machine according to claim 3 , wherein the first screwing turntable ( 103 ) and the second screwing turntable ( 104 ) are both provided with a screwing handle ( 107 ).

5 . The clamping triaxial seepage and acoustic coupling rock tensile testing machine according to claim 1 , wherein the seepage entry channel ( 17 ) and the seepage outflow channel ( 13 ) are both communicated with the outside through a seepage joint ( 16 ).

6 . The clamping triaxial seepage and acoustic coupling rock tensile testing machine according to claim 1 , wherein the acoustic transmitting channel ( 9 ) and the acoustic receiving channel ( 19 ) are vertically arranged blind holes, the acoustic transmitting probe ( 10 ) and the acoustic receiving probe ( 20 ) are located at bottoms of the blind holes, the openings of the blind holes are provided with threaded caps ( 11 ), and the threaded caps ( 11 ) are provided with springs ( 12 ) inside.

7 . The clamping triaxial seepage and acoustic coupling rock tensile testing machine according to claim 1 , wherein the seepage outflow channel ( 13 ) is connected with the seepage outflow hole through an upper spile ( 14 ), the seepage entry channel ( 17 ) is connected with the seepage inflow hole through a lower spile ( 18 ), and outer walls of the upper spile ( 14 ) and the lower spile ( 18 ) are both provided with a sealing ring ( 15 ).

8 . The clamping triaxial seepage and acoustic coupling rock tensile testing machine according to claim 1 , wherein a top plate ( 503 ) is fixed on a top of the scaffold-type tensile testing device ( 5 ), a bearing plate ( 505 ) is provided above the top plate ( 503 ), the bearing plate ( 505 ) is provided with a plurality of vertical force transferring rods ( 506 ), the force transferring rods ( 506 ) vertically penetrate through the top plate ( 503 ) and sliding fit with the top plate ( 503 ), lower ends of the force transferring rods ( 506 ) are provided with a tensile base ( 507 ), the lower chuck ( 102 ) is installed on a top of the tensile base ( 507 ), and the upper chuck ( 101 ) is installed on a bottom of the top plate ( 503 ).

9 . The clamping triaxial seepage and acoustic coupling rock tensile testing machine according to claim 8 , wherein the tensile base ( 507 ) is provided with a lower ball head ( 509 ) sliding fitted with the tensile base ( 507 ), and the lower chuck ( 102 ) is installed on the lower ball head ( 509 ); and the top plate ( 503 ) is provided with an upper ball head ( 515 ) sliding fitted with the top plate ( 503 ), and the upper chuck ( 101 ) is installed on the upper ball head ( 515 ).

10 . The clamping triaxial seepage and acoustic coupling rock tensile testing machine according to claim 1 , wherein the upper end of the sample ( 6 ) is extended among the plurality of clamping teeth ( 4 ) of the upper chuck ( 101 ), the lower end of the sample ( 6 ) is extended among the plurality of clamping teeth ( 4 ) of the lower chuck ( 102 ), and a rubber block is filled to a spacing between two adjacent clamping teeth ( 4 ), and then the screwing ring ( 3 ) is rotated, and the screwing ring ( 3 ) drives the plurality of clamping teeth ( 4 ) to rotate inward to clamp both ends of the sample ( 6 ) and the sealing sleeve ( 8 ) is installed; then, an oil pressure protection heat shrink film ( 7 ) is fixed on the outer wall of the sample ( 6 ) and the clamping teeth ( 4 ), and then the whole scaffold-type tensile testing device ( 5 ) is placed in a pressure chamber ( 21 ), the seepage outflow channel ( 13 ) is connected with a seepage outflow tube ( 24 ), the seepage entry channel ( 17 ) is connected with a seepage inflow tube ( 25 ), and a seepage medium with a certain pressure is passed through the seepage inflow tube ( 25 ) to produce seepage; the acoustic transmittin

Assignees

• Res Institute Of Petroleum Exploration & Development Petrochina Company Limited
• Univ Sichuan

Inventors

• Liu Jianfeng
• Liu Mancang
• Qiu Xiaosong
• Wang Lu
• Wei Jinbing
• Pei Jianliang
• Xu Huining
• Wu Zhide
• Su yunhe
• Xu Shujuan
• Lai Xin
• Yang Jianxiong

Classifications

• G01N3/08

  by applying steady tensile or compressive forces (G01N3/28 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G01N29/28

  providing acoustic coupling {, e.g. water (impedance matching G10K11/02)} · CPC title

• G01N2203/0017

  Tensile · CPC title

• G01N2203/0658

  using acoustic or ultrasonic detectors · CPC title

• G01N3/04

  Chucks · CPC title