Tony Withers: Lab

University of Minnesota Experimental Petrology Lab

 

 

What's going on in the lab?

Multi-Anvil

Piston Cylinder A

Piston Cylinder B

 

Lab guides

Multi-Anvil

How to set up an experiment

How to switch transformer

The 12mm assembly

The 14-8 assembly

How to cast octahedra

Pressure calibration: 12mm

Hydraulic plan     Other stuff

D-DIA              

Piston Cylinder

How to make BaCO3 sleeves

How to set up an experiment

Pressure calibration

Thermocouple calibration

How to replace a core

Cooling diagram

 

Other Lab Equipment

Chiller    Hydraulic press

Controlled atmosphere furnace

Wire saw    Lathe

Polishing    

Mortar Grinder

Graphite welder

Computers

Notes on RS232/RS485 wiring

General Lab Stuff

Supplies

Laboratory safety plan 2008

Prudent practices in the laboratory (online text)

Working with chemicals in the ExPet lab

In an emergency

Group

Marc     Tony  

Travis   Fred

Ben   

Other Links

Dept  ExPet  Kohlstedt lab

Charfac  Probe Lab  Nirvana

AGU    NSF

Lib    ISI

 

 

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