The present disclosure discloses a rock high-stress high-temperature micro-nano indentation test system, comprising: an X, Y, Z three-direction macroscopic adjustment module, an indentation precision loading module, an indentation test module and an indentation data processing module. The rock high-stress high-temperature micro-nano indentation test system further comprise a two-dimensional horizontal stress loading device, a temperature control device and a vacuum device 13. The rock high-stress high-temperature micro-nano indentation test system provided by the present disclosure has distinctive features of modularity and structuralization, and its test results have high accuracy. The rock high-stress high-temperature micro-nano indentation test system is easy to operate, and provides a theoretical and technical system support for testing the mechanical characteristics of the rock under the high-stress and high-temperature environment in the deep region.

Provided is an apparatus for evaluating high-temperature creep behavior of metals, the apparatus including a chamber configured to fix a metal sample in an inner space sealed from an external environment, and including, at a lower portion, a metal tube stretchable in a length direction by a pressure of a gas, wherein the apparatus is configured in such a manner that a load received by the chamber in the length direction due to the pressure of the gas injected into the chamber is applied to the metal sample.

A device and method for testing a rock specimen in order to determine the fracture toughness (K.sub.IC) thereof. The device comprises: a frame; a hydraulic pressure testing rig supported by the frame and comprising a pressure gauge, a lever and a pressure diaphragm; a storage tank for storing hydraulic fluid and supported by the frame; and a pressure chamber supported by the frame, in which the test specimen is placed to be subjected to hydrostatic pressure through conduits that connect said pressure chamber with the storage tank in fluid communication.

A method for evaluating the stability of a separator, including the steps of: preparing a separator; determining the elongation properties of the separator by using dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA); comparing the determined value with the stability standards of the elongation properties; and classifying a separator as a stability-passing separator when the determined values satisfy the stability standards, and classifying a separator as a stability-failing separator when the determined values do not satisfy the stability standards, after the comparison.

An apparatus for measuring mechanical properties of a downhole material, including first and second fixtures each of the fixtures containing a force application fixture to apply a stress to a specimen of the downhole material. A confining sleeve wraps around portions of the first and second fixtures to form a sealed specimen chamber defined by an inner surface of the confining sleeve and ends of the first and second fixtures nearest the specimen. Wall of a confining chamber contain the first and second fixtures, the confining sleeve and the specimen therein. The confining chamber holds a hydraulic fluid therein such that the hydraulic fluid can exert a confining pressure on the confining sleeve to maintain the seal of the specimen chamber and to maintain contact between the inner surface of the confining sleeve and the specimen when the stress is applied to the specimen. First channels pass though one or more of the walls of the confining chamber to add and remove the hydraulic fluid to and from the confining chamber. Second channels pass though one or more of the walls of the confining chamber and through one of the first and second fixtures to add and remove a pore space fluid to and from specimen chamber ports open to the specimen chamber to maintain a pore pressure at the specimen chamber ports that is equal to or less than the confining pressure while the stress is applied to the specimen. A system and method are also disclosed.

A miniature temperature-controlled triaxial tester for testing unsaturated soil suitable for micro-computer tomography (CT) scanning and a method thereby. The triaxial tester includes a device body, where the bottom of the device body is fixed on a base, and the top of the device body is provided with a strain control device. The device body includes a vertically arranged polymethyl methacrylate shell, a PMMA inner cover is nested inside the PMMA shell, and a vacuum gap is formed between the PMMA shell and the PMMA inner cover; a pressure cell is formed by a space defined by the PMMA inner cover, a sample accommodating area for accommodating a test sample is arranged in the pressure cell, a heating element is arranged below the sample accommodating area and connected to a temperature control device, and a temperature sensor is arranged inside the PMMA inner cover and connected to a receiver.

A strain and acoustic wave testing device includes an acoustic wave transmitting terminal, an upper pressure-bearing shaft, corundum ejector pins, an upper displacement slide, a lower displacement slide, a heat insulation shell, a carbon fiber sleeve, a rock sample, a lower pressure-bearing shaft, an acoustic wave receiving terminal, a lower copper electrode, pearl powder, a temperature sensor, a transformer, a temperature-acoustic wave control box, an oscilloscope, an upper copper electrode, and a data collection and processing system.

Disclosed herein are systems, devices and methods for creep testing selected materials within a high-temperature molten salt environment. Exemplary creep testing systems include a load train for holding a test specimen under a load within a heated inert gas vessel. An extensometry system can be included to measure elongation of the test specimen while under load. The extensometry system can include fixed members and axially translating member that move along with the elongation of the test specimen, and the system can include a sensor to measure the relative axial motion between such components to measure elongation of the test specimen over time. The test specimen can include a cylindrical gage portion having an internal void filled with a molten salt during creep testing to simulate the corrosive effect of the molten salt on the specimen material during testing.

An indentation tester and indentation method for testing a sample heated at a temperature range from above 800 C. to 1200 C., and above, is disclosed. The indentation tester includes a stage having a metallic cylindrical base that houses an inner cylindrical base made of a temperature resistant material sufficient to maintain shape over the range of the heating temperature. A removable crown fastens to the cylindrical base and includes a ring that holds an axisymmetric pipe made of a temperature resistant material sufficient to maintain shape over the range of heated temperature. A nut is turned to tighten the pipe which secures the sample and guides an indenter to penetrate the sample. The indenter includes a rod made of temperature resistant material and a indenter tip.

A tension applying device is configured to fix a test substance between a lower fixing part and an upper fixing part, and apply tension between the lower fixing part and the upper fixing part while the test substance is immersed in liquid, wherein the tension applying device includes: a container storing the liquid; a lifter fixed to the lower fixing part and configured to immerse the test substance into the liquid; and a float coupled to the upper fixing part and configured to float in the liquid so as to apply tension to the test substances.