The first calibration/pressure test at 720C

Apparatus construction details with locations of the sensors

This image shows the 30 second averages for the entire run. As BobH predicted, after the initial peak, most of the water seems to have condensed in the cool ends. No evidence of leakage is seen - positive pressure was maintained for the entire run.

This image shows the thermal delay from a power step to be 12 seconds. Little or no time offset between internal and external core temperature rise is seen.

In this image you can see the power, control and data acquisition systems.

This is a stocky *GlowStick*, it ha a pressure gauge at one end and a thermocouple inserted at the other end.

There is another thermocouple on the outside in the centre of the reaction zone.