3sjb1
Chemical
- Jul 21, 2004
- 5
Good-day,
In my research, I will be photographing droplets resting on horizontal surfaces inside a steel well in a furnace running at 750C (1400F), though I may later wish to raise the temperature by a few hundred degrees celsius.
To permit imaging, I require an approximately 10-13 cm (4-5") diameter by 2-5 mm (1/8") thick window in the side of the well (open-topped, stainless steel, cylinder, 15 cm (6") diameter, 6.5 cm (1/4") thick walls) that can withstand these temperatures, while remaining hermetically sealed (during later experiments, we will be sealing the top of the well and running a chlorine atmosphere).
As the well is a cylinder, the simple flat, bolt-on type windows I have seen in appropriate sizes do not seem as though they could be modified to work, and most do not meet my temperature requirements.
I was thinking if it would be possible to buy a window (i.e., quartz) hermetically sealed to a ring of metal which I could then weld or screw onto a (threaded) fixture previously welded to the well wall (i.e., a cylindrical tube open at both ends, with one end welded to the well and the other to be attached to the window assembly). If the threaded design were pursued, I would also require an appropriate sealant.
I am interested as to possible window designs or any suggestions or information that would be suitable, as well as being low cost (i.e, < CAN$500 (~US$380), excluding labour).
Thank you for your time.
Auf wiedersehen,
James
In my research, I will be photographing droplets resting on horizontal surfaces inside a steel well in a furnace running at 750C (1400F), though I may later wish to raise the temperature by a few hundred degrees celsius.
To permit imaging, I require an approximately 10-13 cm (4-5") diameter by 2-5 mm (1/8") thick window in the side of the well (open-topped, stainless steel, cylinder, 15 cm (6") diameter, 6.5 cm (1/4") thick walls) that can withstand these temperatures, while remaining hermetically sealed (during later experiments, we will be sealing the top of the well and running a chlorine atmosphere).
As the well is a cylinder, the simple flat, bolt-on type windows I have seen in appropriate sizes do not seem as though they could be modified to work, and most do not meet my temperature requirements.
I was thinking if it would be possible to buy a window (i.e., quartz) hermetically sealed to a ring of metal which I could then weld or screw onto a (threaded) fixture previously welded to the well wall (i.e., a cylindrical tube open at both ends, with one end welded to the well and the other to be attached to the window assembly). If the threaded design were pursued, I would also require an appropriate sealant.
I am interested as to possible window designs or any suggestions or information that would be suitable, as well as being low cost (i.e, < CAN$500 (~US$380), excluding labour).
Thank you for your time.
Auf wiedersehen,
James
