MODULAR ROLLER OVEN FOR SIMULATING BOREHOLE CONDITIONS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

摘要

A housing (220) may generally include a test cell (210) being enclosed and having at least one test cell wall (212) and one sealable opening and has a cell central axis (214) defined along the center line of the length of the test cell (210), a thermal element (240) in thermal communication with the test cell (210), and an insulation (222), at least a portion of the insulation (222) being disposed about the test cell (210) and the thermal element (240). An apparatus (200) may generally include a housing (20), a drive connection (252), and a shaft (250) operably connected to the test cell (210) and extending parallel to the cell central axis (214) from the test cell (210) through the insulation (222) to the drive connection (252) to which the shaft (250) is operably connected. A modular system (300) may include at least one apparatus (220) and a frame (230) that houses at least a portion of the housing (220), and a driving mechanism (270) operably connected to the drive connection (252). Using the driving mechanism (270) and an oven as housing (220), borehole conditions can be simulated and applied to the test cell (210) which can contain a test sample such as drilling fluids or cementous materials.