Unsymmetrical Friction and Pressure Calibration in Internally-Heated Piston-Cylinder Type High-Pressure Devices

Abstract
It is shown that the procedure of evaluating pressure losses in internally‐heated piston‐cylinder devices by assuming symmetrical friction is in error below ∼500°C. Previous results may be in error by as much as ∼5 kilobars at 40 kilobars and 25°C. A method of calibration is described which evaluates such unsymmetrical pressure losses.