Carbon: The 129-Year Controversy Over the Solid-Liquid-Vapor Triple Point

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Abstract:

The location of the solid-liquid-vapor triple point on the carbon phase diagram has been a subject for controversy for many years. A triple-point pressure of approx. 100 atm. has been favored for quite some time, but recent data indicate that the correct value is approx. 1 atm. An effort is made to account for the high-pressure data on the basis of a recently proposed phase diagram.

Author(s):
Whittaker, A. G.
Author Organization(s):
AEROSPACE CORP EL SEGUNDO CA IVAN A GETTING LABS
Descriptive Note:
Interim rept.
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/ADA058822
Pagination:
0013

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
TR-0078(3950-03)-3, SAMSO-TR-78-121
Contract/Grant Number(s):
F04701-77-C-0078
Monitor Series:
TR-78-121, SAMSO
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_5_Command and Control
Modernization Areas:
Directed Energy
Communities of Interest:
Energy and Power Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*CARBON, *PHASE DIAGRAMS, *PHASE STUDIES, *PRESSURE, LIQUIDS, MELTING, PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS, SOLIDS, THERMODYNAMICS, VAPOR PRESSURE, VAPORS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Thermodynamics
Keyword(s):
TRIPLE POINTS
Report Date:
1978 Aug 22