Properly loading ESRM's drying ovens
Channel: Sean Anderson
Date: 2016-11-28

This quick video shows some proper arrangement of sediment samples (sand from our sandy beach monitoring work) in our drying ovens in Sierra Hall.  It is key to not overload the samples so as to provide adequate air movement throughout the entirety of the oven's volume.  This will both ensure proper venting and dehumidifying of the air mass and avoid any potentially dangerous overheating issues associated with trapped air masses/false readings at the oven's sensors which can corrupt the heating control systems.  In addition, you should not be putting in overly wet samples that will tax the oven's ability to efficiently dry a given set of samples.