The Petrophysics Laboratory at Université Laval contains a range of equipment designed to aid the investigation of the basic, electrical and electro-kinetic properties of rocks. Much of the equipment has been designed and built in-house to ensure that its specifications meet those required in high quality research.
Capabilities include :
Porosity measurement by He porosimetry, Hg porosimetry and fluid imbibition.
Permeability measurement using a Coberly-Stevens type klinkenberg permeameter, and by liquid flow.
Complex electrical properties (conductivity, resistivity and permittivity) of rocks, glass bead packs and granular materials using a Solartron 1260A impedance spectrometer.
DC streaming potential of rock and using a Jouniaux type electro-kinetic cell.
AC streaming potential of granular materials using a newly designed cell.
Magnetic susceptibility by portable probe.
Numerical modelling of linked partial differential equations in 3D on a dedicated work station running FEMlab.
Views of the new DC streaming potential measurement cell (Left; in place, Centre; as a design cross-section, and Right; on display)
Views of the new AC streaming potential measurement cell (Left; in construction, and Right; as a design concept)
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