On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 9:24 AM, Bob Higgins <rj.bob.higg...@gmail.com> wrote:
I believe the large tubes on the end to be thermally insulating supports > for the hot central 2 cm tube. A question that came to me was whether the alumina endcaps could be replaced with metal endcaps of a suitable alloy in the context of a larger array of devices, in order to provide a suitable path out for the heat to be used to generate steam. Another question I have is how much thermal load one of these devices can handle. Eric