Handbook of Techniques in High-Pressure Research and Engineering

The extent of experimentation with high pressures has become so great that it appears timely to publish a book in this field. The author, D. S. Tsiklis, is already known to persons working with high pressures as a sound reviewer and compiler, as from Bridgman's mention of him in "Physics of High Pressures," Bell & Co. , 1949. The present book offers a wide scope of comparison of equipment and procedures used with high pres sures. The original application of topics was to physics and chemistry, but it can be seen that the text material is equally useful in earth sciences and engineering. Some of the fields to which the subject matter is being ap plied are: Synthesis of new phases under high pressures Chemical reactions under high pressures Measurements of physical properties ofmaterials under high pressures Rock mechanics Metalworking under high pressures Mechanical design associated with high pressures It is believed that this book will serve as a sound general basis for experimentation with high pressure for many years. The references in the book are up to date (1965) and large in num ber. The illustrations can serve as assembly drawings from which detail drawings can be made; for this reason, the figures in the English edition are reproduced to larger scale than in the original Russian.

Inhalt
I. Construction Materials Used for Operations at High and Ultrahigh Pressures.- Steels and Alloys.- Heat Treatment.- Testing of Materials.- Machined Finishes.- Behavior of Steels, Metals, and Alloys Under Experimental Conditions.- Packing Materials (Gaskets).- Insulation Materials.- Pressure-Transmitting Media.- II. Design and Construction of High- and Ultrahigh-Pressure Apparatus.- Design of Apparatus.- Construction of Apparatus.- III. Methods of Generating Pressure at Normal and Elevated Temperatures.- Compression of Gases.- Compression of Liquids and Solids.- Generation of High Pressures with Simultaneous Application of Shear Force.- Other Methods of Producing High Pressures.- Heating at High Pressures.- IV. Methods of Measuring High Pressure.- Pressure Units.- Absolute Manometers.- Relative Manometers.- Differential Manometers.- V. Measurement of the Flow and Temperature of a Compressed Medium.- Measurement of the Flow of a Compressed Medium High-Pressure Rheometers.- Measurement of Temperature at High Pressure.- VI. Parts for High-Pressure Installations.- Valves.- Seals for Laboratory Apparatus.- Glands.- Intensifier-Piston Seals.- Check Valves.- Joints.- Electric-Insulation Techniques.- Viewing Windows.- VII. Mixing and Circulation Under Pressure.- Mixing (Agitation).- Circulation.- VIII. General Laboratory High-Pressure Equipment.- Buildings.- Equipment.- Rules of Usage.- IX. Methods of Investigating Phase Equilibria at High Pressures.- Liquid-Gas Systems.- Solid-Liquid Systems.- Gas-Gas Systems.- Solid-Gas Systems.- Methods of Sampling for Analysis.- Methods of Analysis.- X. Determination of Compressibility of Gases and Liquids.- Compressibility of Gases.- Compressibility of Liquids.- XI. Methods of Measuring Surface Tension and Wettability.- Measurement of Surface Tension at Liquid-Gas Boundary.- Measurement of Contact Angles (of Wettability) at High Pressures.- Measurement of Surface Tension at Gas-Gas Boundary.- XII. Optical, X-Ray and Electrical Measurements.- Optical Measurements.- X-Ray Measurements.- Electrical Measurements.- Appendices.- Author Index.