Location

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Start Date

16-4-2011 10:00 AM

End Date

16-4-2011 11:30 AM

Description

The pressure transmitting medium is an important element in high pressure physics. A variety of pressure transmitting media exist including Silicone fluid, Daphne Oil, 4:1 Methanol:Ethanol mixture, etc. In this experiment, the hydrostatic limits of pressure transmitting media have been observed at low temperatures and high pressures. In this case, 4:1 Methanol: Ethanol has been used. The hydrostaticity of 4:1 Methanol:Ethanol has been well studied at room temperatures using the fluorescence of ruby by fitting the R1 and R2 lines to Pseudo-Voigt functions. The hydrostacity of the pressure medium was determined by analyzing the full width at half max (FWHM) of theR2 line.

Keywords

High pressure (Science); Hydrostatics

Disciplines

Fluid Dynamics | Physics

Language

English

Comments

Research supported by DOE Cooperative Agreement # DE-FC52-06NA27684


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Apr 16th, 10:00 AM Apr 16th, 11:30 AM

High pressure – Variable temperature studies on pressure transmitting media

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

The pressure transmitting medium is an important element in high pressure physics. A variety of pressure transmitting media exist including Silicone fluid, Daphne Oil, 4:1 Methanol:Ethanol mixture, etc. In this experiment, the hydrostatic limits of pressure transmitting media have been observed at low temperatures and high pressures. In this case, 4:1 Methanol: Ethanol has been used. The hydrostaticity of 4:1 Methanol:Ethanol has been well studied at room temperatures using the fluorescence of ruby by fitting the R1 and R2 lines to Pseudo-Voigt functions. The hydrostacity of the pressure medium was determined by analyzing the full width at half max (FWHM) of theR2 line.