Electrically heated melting point

The electrically heated type of melting-point apparatus, which has certain advantages over the above types, is described on p. 6i, Fig 33-... 

Any refractory material that does not decompose or vaporize can be used for melt spraying. Particles do not coalesce within the spray. The temperature of the particles and the extent to which they melt depend on the flame temperature, which can be controlled by the fueLoxidizer ratio or electrical input, gas flow rate, residence time of the particle in the heat zone, the particle-size distribution of the powders, and the melting point and thermal conductivity of the particle. Quenching rates are very high, and the time required for the molten particle to soHdify after impingement is typically to... 

Strontium Oxide, Hydroxide, and Peroxide. Strontium oxide, SrO, is a white powder that has a specific gravity of 4.7 and a melting point of 2430°C. It is made by heating strontium carbonate with carbon in an electric furnace, or by heating celestite with carbon and treating the sulfide formed with caustic soda and then calcining the product (10). It reacts with water to form strontium hydroxide [18480-07-4] and is used as the source of strontium peroxide [1314-18-7],... 

The Group 4—6 carbides are thermodynamically very stable, exhibiting high heats of formation, great hardness, elevated melting points, and resistance to hydrolysis by weak acids. At the same time, these compounds have values of electrical conductivity. Hall coefficients, magnetic susceptibiUty, and heat capacity in the range of metals (7). 

The heat capacity is largely determined by the vibration of die metal ion cores, and tlris property is also close to tlrat of tire solid at the melting point. It therefore follows tlrat both the thermal conductivity and the heat capacity will decrease with increasing teirrperamre, due to the decreased electrical conductivity and the increased amplitude of vibration of the ion cores (Figure 10.1). 

This polymer has a slightly stiffer chain and hence slightly higher melting point and heat distortion temperatures than poly(ethylene terephthalate). Films are available (Kodel-Kodak) which have been biaxially stretched about 200% from polymer with molecular weights of about 25 000. They are similar electrically to poly(ethylene terephthalate), are weaker mechanically but have superior resistance to water and in weathering stability. Some properties are given in Table 25.6. 

In a 500-ml. round-bottomed flask fitted with a reflux condenser are placed 16.2 g. (0.08 mole) of dry a-naphthylthiourea (Note 1) and 180 ml. of redistilled chlorobenzene. The flask is heated at the reflux temperature by means of an electric heating mantle. Evolution of ammonia begins almost at once, and all of the solid dissolves after 30-45 minutes. The solution is maintained at reflux for 8 hours (Note 2) and then evaporated on a steam bath at water-pump pressure to remove all of the chlorobenzene. The residue crystallizes on cooling and is extracted with four 30-ml. portions of boUing hexane (Note 3). Removal of solvent from the combined hexane extracts affords pale yellow crystals of naphthyl isothiocyanate, m.p. 58-59°. The yield is 12.7-13.0 g. (86-88%). Recrystallization from hexane (9 ml. of hexane for 1 g. of solute) gives colorless needles, melting point unchanged (Note 4). 

Usually a small amount of material remains undissolved. This material does not affect the melting point significantly but can be removed if desired by forcing the solution, kept hot by an electric heating mantle, through the filter arrangement described above into a dry flask protected from moisture by a calcium chloride tube. 

In contrast, most equipment can safely tolerate higher degrees of heat density than those defined for personnel. However, if anything vulnerable to overheating problems is involved, such as low melting point construction materials (e.g., aluminum or plastic), heat-sensitive streams, flammable vapor spaces, or electrical equipment, then the effect of radiant heat on them may need to be evaluated. When this evaluation is required, the necessary heat balance is performed to determine the resulting surface temperature, for comparison with acceptable temperatures for the equipment. 

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