6.1 Apparatus
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6.1 Apparatus

  6.1.1 Oven. A laboratory oven fitted with internal air circulation and capable of being controlled at 140°C ± 2°C.

  6.1.2 Wire mesh cube. Construct an open-top cube, 100 mm side, from phosphor bronze gauze 18,000 mesh per square centimetre (350 x 350 mesh). Insert it inside a slightly larger, well-fitting cube, made of phosphor bronze gauze 11 mesh per square centimetre (8 x 8 mesh). Fit the outer cube with a handle or hooks so that it can be suspended from above.

  6.1.3 Temperature measurement. A suitable system to measure and record the temperature of the oven and in the centre of the cube. “Chromel-alume” thermocouples, made from 0.27 mm diameter wire, are suitable for measuring the temperature range expected.

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