Supply of High Temperature Gas Furnace to The University of Manchester

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The University of Manchester awarded a contract to Carbolite-Gero for the supply of a high temperature gas furnace for the Nuclear Graphite research group.

The furnace enables users to prepare, characterise, and in situ test small irradiated radioactive test specimens at high temperatures, under loads, and in typical gaseous environments to understand the evolution of material properties in representative nuclear environments.

It is capable of reaching and holding temperatures of 3000°C for durations up to several days to achieve full graphitisation of carbon materials.

The furnace also supports recycling of radioactive materials through purification and graphitisation at the same temperatures, operates directly under inert environments, and can be coupled to mass spectrometry equipment to detect the evolution of off gases.