Mechanism of the experiment

Record the atmospheric pressure of the lab.

Adjust the vacuum valve to the highest gage pressure it can attain. The use of the highest
gage pressure makes the boiling temperature of toluene low. By doing this, the saturation
temperature expected from the trial will be low and ample time will be saved in heating
the ethylene-glycol bath.
Check for any leak in the Ramsay-Young set-up by closely monitoring the pressure valve.
After checking for any leaks, begin heating the ethylene-glycol bath while closely
monitoring its temperature.
When the boiling temperature of the toluene system is within the +/- 10 ˚C of the
thermoset temperature, start dropping the toluene to the wick for 5 to 10 seconds. It is a
must that the toluene is dropped at constant flow to ensure equilibrium. When the
temperature reading of the thermocouple has reached a constant value (about 5 minutes to
ensure thermal equilibrium) record the saturation temperature and the pressure.
Repeat the procedure for lower pressure gages until the pressure valve reading is equal to
atmospheric pressure of the lab.

At the start of the experiment, the atmospheric pressure of the

room is recorded, then the vacuum valve is adjusted until the desired
pressure is attained. After that, the temperature is set using ethylene
glycol bath soaked with a temperature controller.

The frequency of dropping toluene in the flask is controlled in such

a way that we maintain that the wick will be neither too wet nor dry. The
temperature of the toluene is then recorded when it is nearly constant.
Trials are repeated until the ethylene glycol bath already reached a
temperature that is greater than its normal boiling point.