I am glad to see that with 30% pressure swings indicated, the operator decided to at least wear a face mask. I think I heard that the tube was good for 1000 psi and they were getting indications of over 600 psi with large swings. It appeared they did not believe their pressure sensor. I think they should have a good bullet proof shield around the dog bone.
I would worry about the integrity of an alumina pressure vessel. Is such material commonly used for pressure containing vessels at high temperatures and pressures? It seems they disconnected the pressure sensor at about 2 hrs. and 40 min. into the test, or at least discontinued the video of the signal. I hope they keep the pressure data that since it may be real. However, it would appear that it was correlated with heater power input. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: Jed Rothwell To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, January 02, 2015 4:52 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:live - grr... dogbone Ya' gotta love the 21st century. This seems kind of pointless. Why not read the data a week later? Still, it is fun! The technical chatter makes it sound like NASA. Impressive! I wish Arthur Clarke had lived to see this. - Jed
