Abstract: An apparatus comprises a main body member; and a transducer in communication with the main body member, the transducer adapted to receive an acceleration force imparted to the main body member. A method for assessing acceleration forces imparted to an apparatus comprises a main body member and transducer in communication with the main body member, the transducer adapted to receive the external acceleration force imparted to the main body member, wherein the transducer converts the acceleration forces to electrical signals and the acceleration forces are accessed.

Abstract: A laboratory reactor apparatus includes a suction tube, at least a portion of which has a constricted inside diameter. The lower portion of the suction tube is sealed to a sintered frit filter medium. The suction tube mounts in a reactor block into a reactor vial for receiving chemical components. An inlet channel with a first seal is formed through the block and conveys chemical component materials to the vial, and a suction channel with a second seal, coaxial with the suction tube, is used to remove resultant chemical compound materials therefrom. A pressurized gas channel containing inert gas is formed through the block to intersect the suction channel and the inlet channel.