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The Science Freezer, compartment number 1-117-2-A,
shown in Figures 5-2 and 5-3, has approximately
266 square feet of deck area and is used to store
core samples of various sizes, at a constant temperature
of -18 degrees Celsius.
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Nominally set to min -17.8, max -16.1 degC (Alarm -4F
low and +5F in MPCMS)
The freezer is accessed from the Wet Lab and is capable
of storing cores in one of the following configurations:
| 200 cores: |
15 feet
long, 3.5 inches in diameter, 105 pounds each, stored
horizontally. |
| 240 cores: |
5 feet long,
6 inches in diameter, 115 pounds each, stored vertically,
on end. |
| 20 cores: |
1 foot by
1 foot by 3 feet long, 115 pounds each, stored vertically,
on end. |
The science refrigerator, compartment
number 1-114-0-A, has approximately 169 square feet
of deck area. It is accessed from the Main Lab.
Nominally set to min 0.5, max 1.6 degC (33-35F) (Alarm
+/-10F (Low 25C and High 45C) Alarms can be set)
Caution - Both of these boxes have coil defrost cycles
that require coils to be heated to melt any frost. Any
time the coils are heated to melt the ice, there will
be heat admitted to the space which will raise the temp.
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