Experimental
Apparatus
Piston
Cylinder
Temperature
Range: Up to 1800C
Pressure Range: 0.8 to 4 GPa
Press constructed by James and all crew in the U of T Physics Machine
Shop. Many thanks.
Stromboli Gas Mixing Furnace
Stromboli is a vertical tube furnace modified for CO2-CO gas flow allowing experiments to be run at a controlled oxygen fugacity.
Furnace constructed by James and Lesley.
Vesuvius
Gas Mixing FurnaceGood old Vesuvius is a vertical tube furnace modified for SO2-CO-CO2 gas flow allowing simultaneous control of oxygen and sulphur fugacities.
Furnace constructed by Natalie, Parisa, and James.
Numerous broken parts replaced, reassembled, or recreated here in the lab by James, Parisa, Lesley, and former student Dave.
Hydrothermal crystal growth furnace
Furnace built from a pile of junk and scrap by former student Andrew and a few others in the summer. Works like a charm.
Cold-seal Pressure Vessels
This photo shows a
rack of furnaces and pressure fittings for cold-seal vessels.
Temperature Range: Up to ~900ºC
Pressure range: up to ~200 MPa
Hydrothermal
Diamond Anvil Cell
The hydrothermal diamond anvil cell was developed by Bill Bassett at Cornell
U. It is externally heated (up to ~1000oC) and internal pressures
are determined based on the homogenisation behaviour of the fluid (usually
H2O) present in the cell.
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