The reactor definitely uses metal gasket seals. I couldn't remember what metal, but copper sounds right.
There's all kinds. See: http://www.wermac.org/gaskets/gaskets.html On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 3:58 PM Bob Higgins <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Dave, > > This looks like standard conflat UHV gear to me. The typical gasket used > for conflats is a fairly thick copper ring that is sealed by compression > between knife edges turned into the conflat faces. In absence of a > description of a special gasket material, I would presume it is the > standard copper gasket. > > Bob > > On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 12:32 PM Dave Roberson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for >> Windows 10 >> >> >> >> *From: *Dave Roberson <[email protected]> >> *Sent: *Friday, June 28, 2019 1:40 PM >> *To: *[email protected] >> *Subject: *RE: [Vo]:It is unlikely Mizuno’s results are a mistake >> >> >> >> Interesting results. One question I have is what material is used as a >> gasket between the end flanges and the SS reaction chamber? It is hard to >> believe that nothing is required to prevent leaks. >> >> >> >> Dave >> >> >> >> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for >> Windows 10 >> >> >> >> With further reading I see that some thin gasket was used. I answered my >> own question. Of course the type of material is very critical for anyone >> wanting to replicate the experiment. >> >> >> >> Dave >> > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > Virus-free. > www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > <#m_4791217586019988545_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> >
