Rotating Multi-Anvil Press
GFZ - German Research Centre for Geosciences
last updated: July 19, 2023
About the Laboratory
Rotating Multi-Anvil Press
GFZ - German Research Centre for Geosciences
@ Section 3.6 Chemistry and Physics of Earth Materials
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- High-Pressure Laboratories laboratory complex
- GFZ Research Infrastructure: Large Infrastructure LI
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Description
A Rotating Multi-Anvil Press constructed by Max Voggenreiter GmbH is installed in the high-pressure hall of the GFZ. The apparatus consists of an 800 tons hydraulic press and a Walker-type multi-anvil module. The whole apparatus is rotatable by 360° perpendicular to the press axis. Schmidt and Ulmer (2004) demonstrated that by rotation it is possible to overcome common fluid/solid or melt/solid separation during high-pressure experiments. The press covers the pressure range 3.0-23.0 GPa, corresponding to earth's depths of circa 100-650 km, thus allowing the study of geomaterial properties and geochemical processes at mantle conditions.
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Laboratory Keywords
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- Multi-Anvil Module