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US 10,239,273 B2Granted
Thermal insulation layer and pressure transfer medium for high-pressure high-temperature cell
AssigneeSmith International, Inc.
InventorsYahua Bao, J. Daniel Belnap, Stewart N. Middlemiss
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Abstract
HPHT press system includes a thermal insulation layer. The thermal insulation layer includes CsCl, CsBr, CsI, or a combination thereof, and the thermal insulation layer is electrically insulating. The thermal insulation layer may include a thermal insulation sleeve and/or a thermal insulation button for an HPHT cell.
Claims19
A high-pressure high-temperature press system, the high-pressure high-temperature press system comprising:
- at least one anvil;
- a heating element;
- a current path for electrically connecting the at least one anvil and the heating element;
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- an insulation layer at least partly surrounding the heating element, the insulation layer being thermally insulating and electrically insulating, and the insulation layer comprising a material selected from the group consisting of cesium chloride (CsCl), cesium bromide (CsBr), cesium iodide (CsI) and combinations thereof.
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