distance between bottle and reactor seems on the opposite to be for safety, to make heat and bottle far away. the fact (I did not notice it, but someone notice it) that the bottle is disconnected is another safety measure. instinctively one should let the pipe on, simply closing the tap...
2012/1/30 Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> > Bob Higgins <rj.bob.higg...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> The long H2 line is absurd and seems to cross walking areas - if >> something/someone runs into it or if the bottle falls over, a large volume >> of H2 could be released before it could be brought under control . . . > > > It does seem unprofessional. However, note that the bottle is disconnected > from the reactor during these tests, with this "bare" reactor. So it only > needs to be connected for a short time, to fill the cell. In the commercial > reactor prototype the bottle is in the cabinet. It stays connected to the > cell. > > - Jed > >
