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Good report and thank you for
sharing it. Lessons learned and all of that.
More to the point, this is a pressure
vessel and a reactivity hazard. Both of these should trigger special
attention, particularly in today’s climate of increased awareness of such
hazards. All work is XS of 1 atm (gauge), and all work in atmospheres
> 30% O2 should be periodically reviewed – ie, a “hazard
assessment” or an update of same.
I do hope that other campuses
circulate your report.
Neal
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List [mailto:dchas-l**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU] On Behalf Of Debbie M. Decker
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 3:41 PM
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Subject: [DCHAS-L] A lesson learned about oxygen bomb calorimetry
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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