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From: Brian T. Mars <bmars**At_Symbol_Here**CARLETON.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] A lesson learned about oxygen bomb calorimetry
Date: Feb 16, 2012 10:43 UTC
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Hi:
I've posted my report of this incident at http://ucih.ucdavis.edu/docs/ll_CalorimeterFailure.pdf for your reviewing pleasure. The listserv chokes on embedded images.
This was a very near miss and thankfully, no one was injured. If your chemistry/chemical engineering/materials science folks use this technique (and it's a pretty classic one), it would be good to follow up with them about routine maintenance on the bomb vessel. Don't forget undergraduate teaching, where it's taught in p-chem lab.
Ya'll be safe out there,
Debbie
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