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Article #1223Re: Transporting Liquid Nitrogen
From: Kim G. S. yhus
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 1995 00:00
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 1995 00:00
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In article <1995Jul24.195810.1@kcvax1>, Tim Sullivan x5830 <sullivan@kenyon.edu> wrote: >I've already seen a reply to this that suggests use of a thermos. That's fine as >a thermos is a dewar bottle in disguise after all. BUT, don't screw the lid on >tight as you would for coffee. The vapor must be allowed to escape or dangerous >(explosive) pressures will build up. Also, I guess I would look for one with a >glass liner as being most likely to withstand the extreme cold. No, don't use glass. Metal is the thing. Only pyrex glass have any chance of surviving such a temperature change. Virtually all metals can manage the cold. I once used Pb, led, and it was just as soft and malleable when cooled by liquid nitrogen. Kim0
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fcea6,a868d50f4dbf4421 X-Google-Attributes: gidfcea6,public X-Google-Thread: 10b271,a868d50f4dbf4421 X-Google-Attributes: gid10b271,public X-Google-Thread: f804b,a868d50f4dbf4421 X-Google-Attributes: gidf804b,public From: kim@pvv.unit.no (Kim G. S. \yhus) Subject: Re: Transporting Liquid Nitrogen Date: 1995/07/28 Message-ID: <3vaiqh$c8j@due.unit.no> X-Deja-AN: 107077540 references: <20JUL199513002157@orion.cmc.uab.edu> <1995Jul24.195810.1@kcvax1> organization: ProgramVareVerkstedet newsgroups: sci.misc,bionet.xtallography,sci.physics