I wonder to what extent the temperature gradient could have been a factor in the failure with one end of the tube being much cooler (the part that is outside of the heating element with the compression fitting on it). Perhaps this would reduce the amount of pressure the alumina could contain?
On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 4:56 AM, Mark Jurich <[email protected]> wrote: > I believe there maybe an error in this pressure estimate and that the > calculated pressure will be exactly half of 19,861 psi (i.e., 9,930.5 psi). > Although 0.0141 moles of Hydrogen are released, 0.00706 moles of Hydrogen > Gas (H2) are released. I don't believe that free H atoms/ions contribute > to the gas pressure in the free volume of the cell, and that the actual gas > there is H2 Gas. > > Please see the following post for the details: > > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg101557.html > > Mark Jurich > > -----Original Message----- From: Craig Haynie > Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2015 1:44 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Vo]:Re: Dog Bone Project > > Pressure inside the dog bone is calculated to have been near 19,861 psi > at the time of failure. > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BWYbi6tBHcjZ4PyQ0BaWn- > G1NkdQdkirb-_Qx2HypKs/edit > > Craig > >
