Satec 3100 Series User manual

Manual # PP3123-03-0101
Series 3100
Automatic Burst Testing System
Stage I, II and III Volume Control

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONGRATULATIONS.....................................................................5
About Your Documentation................................................................6
General Safety Precautions...............................................................7
Support Services – Contact List.......................................................11
INTRODUCTION..........................................................................13
INSTALLATION...........................................................................14
Uncrating..........................................................................................14
Site Preparation...............................................................................14
Positioning the Burst Test Cabinet...................................................14
Connecting.......................................................................................14
SYSTEM COMPONENTS ..............................................................16
Air Powered Water Pump (Standard)..............................................16
Electric Piston Pump (Optional).......................................................16
Pressure Control..............................................................................17
High Volume Flow Regulator...........................................................17
Accumulator.....................................................................................17
Pressure Transducers......................................................................17
Water Filter......................................................................................17
High Pressure Relief Valve..............................................................18
Multiple Specimen Option................................................................18
CONTROLS ...............................................................................19
System Supply Panel.......................................................................19
Burst Panel......................................................................................20
Eurotherm Controller........................................................................22
Setpoints.................................................................................23
Parameters..............................................................................25
Alarms.....................................................................................25

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OPERATION ..............................................................................26
Filling a Specimen...........................................................................26
Running a Test................................................................................27
Testing with Multiple Specimen Option............................................28
SHUTTING DOWN THE SYSTEM....................................................28
MAINTENANCE ..........................................................................29
Water Supply Filter..........................................................................29
Air Filter/Regulator...........................................................................29
Pump...............................................................................................29
Pressure Gauges and Transducers.................................................29
Electrical..........................................................................................29
System Drainage for Long Term Storage........................................30
CALIBRATION AND VERIFICATION ................................................31
Service Agreements/Contracts........................................................31

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CONGRATULATIONS
Welcome to the INSTRON-SATEC SYSTEMS family of materials testing.
INSTRON-SATEC SYSTEMS designs, manufactures, and delivers high-quality
materials testing hardware and software equipment for a variety of industrial,
commercial, and institutional customers. Tracing its roots to the century-old
Baldwin line of universal testers, INSTRON-SATEC SYSTEMS focuses on
responding to its customers through its international force of highly trained sales,
service, and technical personnel.
Our current line of machines and accessories range from simple, manually-
controlled units, to fully-automated, computer-controlled systems, complete with
the latest innovations. If your testing needs require unique systems, we view
special designs as if they were standards. We also carry an extensive line of grips
and fixtures to meet a wide variety of testing needs. Call for our catalog.
Whatever your testing needs, INSTRON-SATEC SYSTEMS delivers.
SATEC SYSTEMS
National Headquarters in Grove City, Pennsylvania, USA

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About Your Documentation
This User’s Guide describes the installation, construction and maintenance of the
SATEC PIPE & PRESSURE Series 3100 Stage I, II, or III Automatic Burst Test
Systems.
Please read this User’s Guide carefully and study the illustrations and drawings
that are provided in the “Reference Drawing” section.
A thorough understanding of the machine and close attention to maintenance will
pay big dividends in trouble-free operation.
Throughout your documentation are NOTE, CAUTION and WARNING
statements that alert your attention to important information.
NOTE:
Notes provide further clarification on particular issues.
CAUTION:
Cautions alert the user to situations that may cause equipment damage.
WARNING!
Warnings alert the user to situations that may cause serious personal
injury or death.

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General Safety Precautions
Materials testing involves inherent hazards from high forces, rapid motions and
stored energy. You must be aware of all moving and operating components that
are potentially hazardous.
Whenever you consider that safety is compromised, press the EMERGENCY
STOP button, shutoff the air supply, bleed off high pressure from the system and
check system thoroughly before returning it to service.
Carefully read all relevant manuals and observe all Warnings and Cautions. As
discussed previously, the term Warning is used where a hazard may lead to
personal injury or death. The term Caution is used where a hazard may lead to
damage to equipment.
Ensure that the test set-up and the actual test you will be using on materials,
assemblies, or structures constitutes no hazard to yourself or others. Make full
use of any mechanical and electronic limits. These features are supplied for your
safety.
The following pages detail general warnings that you must heed at all times while
using materials testing equipment. Specific Warnings and Cautions appear
whenever a potential hazard exists.
Your safest precautions are to gain a thorough understanding of your equipment
by reading your instruction manuals, and to always use good judgment.
WARNING!
If the equipment is used in a manner not specified by SATEC, the
protection provided by the equipment may be impaired. Injury to
personnel or damage to machine may result. Be sure to read and
understand the material presented in this User’s Guide and in any other
accompanying instructions.
WARNING!
Keep all body parts clear of the testing space while the machine is in use.

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WARNING!
This equipment uses water at very high pressures. Use caution when
working near any high pressure line.
WARNING!
Wear eye protection and use protective shields or screens whenever any
possibility exists of a hazard from the failure of a specimen, assembly or
structure under test.
Use protective shields whenever a risk of injury to operators and
observers exists from the failure of a test specimen, assembly or
structure, particularly where explosive disintegration may occur. Due to
the wide range of specimen materials, assemblies or structures that may
be tested, any hazard resulting from the failure of a test specimen,
assembly or structure is entirely the responsibility of the owner and the
user of the equipment.
WARNING!
Never pressurize a specimen without bleeding out the trapped air. Use
purge valves on specimen end caps (one end).
WARNING!
Shut off the air and water supplies and discharge residual pressure in high
pressure lines before working on system.
– Disconnect air supply and shutoff water supply.
– Shutoff each manifold shutoff valve.
– Discharge pressure in each high pressure line. Crack line from each
station and line between manifold shutoff valve and static pressure
regulator.
– Bleed pressure between accumulator and manifold shutoff valves.
Make sure system On-Off valve is open.

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WARNING!
Shut down the hydrostatic/burst power supply and discharge pressure
before disconnecting any fluid coupling.
Do not disconnect any coupling without first shutting down the hydrostatic
power supply and discharging stored pressure to zero. Tie down or
otherwise secure all pressurized hoses to prevent movement during
system operation and to prevent the hose from whipping about in the
event of a rupture.
WARNING!
Disconnect the air pressure supply prior to shutting off electric. Possible
pressure could be released.
WARNING!
Disconnect the electrical power supply before attempting to disassemble,
inspect, or clean the system.
WARNING!
Disconnect the electrical power supply before removing the covers to
electrical equipment.
Disconnect equipment from the electrical power supply before removing
any electrical safety covers or replacing fuses. Do not reconnect the
power source while the covers are removed. Refit covers as soon as
possible.
WARNING!
Shut off electrical power before servicing or making any adjustments
inside the cabinet.
WARNING!
Take care when installing or removing a specimen.
Installation or removal of a specimen involves working with high pressures
and possibly high temperatures.

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WARNING!
Use protective guards or screens if any possibility exists of a hazard from
the failure of a specimen, assembly or structure under test.
Use protective guards whenever a risk of injury to operators and
observers exists from the failure of a test specimen, assembly or
structure, particularly where explosive disintegration may occur. Due to
the wide range of specimen materials, assemblies or structures that may
be tested, any hazard resulting from the failure of a test specimen,
assembly or structure is entirely the responsibility of the owner and the
user of the equipment.
WARNING!
Protect all cables and hoses (electric, hydraulic and air) from damage and
inadvertent disconnection.
The hoses used for this system are high pressure hoses. If hoses are
damaged or disconnected without being properly drained, water can be
emitted at very high pressures and cause injury to personnel. Never route
cables or hoses across the floor without protection, nor suspend them
overhead. Use padding to avoid chafing where they are routed around
corners or through wall openings.
WARNING!
Wear protective clothing when handling equipment at extremes of
temperature.
Materials testing is often carried out at non-ambient temperatures using
ovens, furnaces or cryogenic chambers. Extreme temperature means an
operating temperature exceeding 60 °C (140 °F) or below 0 °C (32 °F).
You must use protective clothing, such as gloves, when handling
equipment at these temperatures. Display a warning notice concerning
low or high temperature operation whenever temperature control
equipment is in use. You should note that the hazard from extreme
temperature could extend beyond the immediate area of the test.