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The Hive => Chemicals & Equipment => Topic started by: archivist on September 13, 2003, 07:57:00 PM

Title: Help IDing a heating mantle
Post by: archivist on September 13, 2003, 07:57:00 PM

The other day, SWIA visited a very cool surplus warehouse.  There was a giant liquid nitrogen vat, rows upon rows of oscilliscopes piled ceiling high, and even what appeared to be the control panel for a power plant. After hours of digging, SWIA came across the following mysterious heating mantle.  When it is laced up the ends are open and it has one big opening and three small openings. It fits a 500 mL rb flask snugly.  Any ideas what its intended purpose is?  Thanks for any imput.
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Title: Heating mantle for a resin kettle.
Post by: terbium on September 14, 2003, 05:51:00 AM

Heating mantle for a resin kettle.

Title: Am I the only one?
Post by: abolt on September 15, 2003, 10:01:00 AM

Terb.......................WTF is a "resin kettle"

Title: reaction kettle for resinous materials.
Post by: methyl_ethyl on September 15, 2003, 11:44:00 AM

These kettles are used in the manufacture of resinous material.  ie. Dicarboxylic acids could be slowly reacted with glycols in your reaction kettle as the first step in the manufacture of a polyester resin.  The kettles are usually two piece flanged, jacketed, and multinecked for stirring, addition, etc. etc. 

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Title: Thanks Ethyl
Post by: abolt on September 16, 2003, 05:27:00 AM

That looks like a very useful piece of glass.