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== Gas Supply == | |||
Our liquid Argon and bottle gases are supplied by BOC. | |||
=== Gas Manifold === | |||
The Markforged supplied manifold controls all of the gas supply to the sinter oven during operation. You shouldn't need to adjust it, but if you do the instructions on the Sinter One itself are easy to follow. | |||
=== Liquid Argon Dewar === | |||
The 300-litre liquid argon dewar is located in the Goods In yard at the back of the building between the civils pedestrian entrance and the fire escape. It is piped into the building through copper piping, terminating on the wall adjacent to the gas cabinets in the Morson Engine Room at a regulator. | |||
Currently it isn't connected to the building, as such we cannot sinter any parts. | |||
=== Argon Bottle Gas === | |||
In the event there isn't enough liquid argon in the dewar to finish a sinter run there is a normal gas cylinder of Argon gas in the Morson Engine Room's right-most gas cabinet. It must be 99.999% pure (Ultra High Purity, or UHP) Argon to prevent any contamination or oxidation of the 1600 degree C parts during sintering. | |||
The key for the Argon gas cabinet is kept in the key store. | |||
=== Mix/Forming Bottle Gas === | |||
To assist with the sintering process a specialist "forming gas" is used. This is a mix of 2.9% Hydrogen, with the balance Argon. This is a certified gas supplied by BOC, and it has a shelf life of around 12 months. Two bottles are required to run the sinter oven, there is space in the gas cabinet for three. | |||
Each bottle contains about 3.5 sinter runs. The manifold will automatically switch from an empty tank to a full tank. | |||
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