Scientific Apparatus Projects

4" Glass Oil Diffusion Pump
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By Michael D. Wheeler, Arizona State University, Proceedings of the American
Scientific Glassblowers Society Symposium, 1995, Describes construction
procedures of a glass oil diffusion pump with a pumping speed of 188 liters per
second. PDF format, 9 pages, 212k.
Modifications to the Wheeler 4" Glass Oil Diffusion Pump
By Michael D. Wheeler, Arizona State University, to be submitted to Fusion,
Journal of the American Scientific Glassblowers Society. Describes modifications to
the 4" glass oil diffusion pump. Modifications increase the pumping speed to 375
liters per second. PDF format, 3 pages, 28k.
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Single Stage Oil Diffusion Pump
A poster presentation by Doni Hatz, Proctor and Gamble, Cincinnati, OH.
Describes construction details of a single stage oil diffusion pump with an
ultimate vacuum pressure of 1 X10-8 Torr and a pumping speed of 10 liters per
second. PDF format, 6 pages, 406k.
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Gregar Extractor
By Joseph Gregar, Argonne National Laboratory, poster presentation at ASGS
Symposium, June 1999. Describes construction procedures of a multipurpose
extraction apparatus. Html format.