Experimental Petrology and Metallurgy/Apparatus/Multi Anvil Presses

= Introduction = = History =

= Assembly Types =

Much of the material below comes from

Kawai-type
In the Kawai-type multianvil apparatus (multianvil 6-8 system; Kawai and Endo, 1970), sample pressure is generated by successive compression: (1) Hydraulic ram(s) drive six first-stage anvils (via guide blocks). (2) The six first-stage anivls compress eight second-stage anvils. (3) The second-stage anvils compress an octahedral cell assembly.

Walker-type
(Walker et al., 1990)

Oil reservoir
(Kawai and Endo, 1970)

(D)-DIA-type
(Ohtani et al., 1989)

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= Cell Preparation =