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From hathaway at cns.fas.harvard.edu Tue Jul 18 17:51:55 2023
From: hathaway at cns.fas.harvard.edu (Hathaway, Malcolm R)
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2023 21:51:55 +0000
Subject: [labnetwork] TTIP Cylinder Overheated - Request for Advise
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Hey all,
We (not CNS, but another lab) have an issue with a TTIP cylinder (Cambridge Nano/swagelok-style) which got over-heated to an unknown temp, whereupon the bottle acquired a bulge. It was closed at the time, and so is still under pressure to an unknown degree. The bottle label melted, for reference.
Questions:
Are the contents likely to be decomposition products?
Would these products be flammable or explosive?
Can a bottle burst under the flexural stress of slow depressurization?
Is there a safe way to depressurize?
We came up with the idea of attaching a second valve (these are all VCR), and alternating opening inner valve (then closing) and opening outer valve (then closing), to step-wise vent the bottle. Has anyone heard of such a technique causing the bottle to burst along the way?
Suggestion welcome.
Mac
--
Mac Hathaway
Senior Process and Systems Engineer
Harvard Center for Nanoscale Systems
11 Oxford St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-495-9012
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From s.etienne at ucl.ac.uk Wed Jul 19 04:29:09 2023
From: s.etienne at ucl.ac.uk (Etienne, Steve)
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2023 08:29:09 +0000
Subject: [labnetwork] Job opportunity in London
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Hi everyone,
I'd like to make you aware of this position available at UCL.
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I retire at end of July 2023, and my current email will become inactive.
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From deonc69 at illinois.edu Thu Jul 20 14:55:00 2023
From: deonc69 at illinois.edu (Collins, Deon)
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2023 18:55:00 +0000
Subject: [labnetwork] TTIP Cylinder Overheated - Request for Advise
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I would have the bottle disposed of ASAP. The structural integrity of the cylinder has been compromised.
Deon D. Collins
FACILITY MANAGER
The Grainger College Of Engineering UIUC
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From: labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu> On Behalf Of Hathaway, Malcolm R
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2023 4:52 PM
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Subject: [labnetwork] TTIP Cylinder Overheated - Request for Advise
Hey all,
We (not CNS, but another lab) have an issue with a TTIP cylinder (Cambridge Nano/swagelok-style) which got over-heated to an unknown temp, whereupon the bottle acquired a bulge. It was closed at the time, and so is still under pressure to an unknown degree. The bottle label melted, for reference.
Questions:
Are the contents likely to be decomposition products?
Would these products be flammable or explosive?
Can a bottle burst under the flexural stress of slow depressurization?
Is there a safe way to depressurize?
We came up with the idea of attaching a second valve (these are all VCR), and alternating opening inner valve (then closing) and opening outer valve (then closing), to step-wise vent the bottle. Has anyone heard of such a technique causing the bottle to burst along the way?
Suggestion welcome.
Mac
--
Mac Hathaway
Senior Process and Systems Engineer
Harvard Center for Nanoscale Systems
11 Oxford St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-495-9012
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From hathaway at cns.fas.harvard.edu Thu Jul 20 17:17:56 2023
From: hathaway at cns.fas.harvard.edu (Hathaway, Malcolm R)
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2023 21:17:56 +0000
Subject: [labnetwork] TTIP Cylinder Overheated - Request for Advise
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