Abstract:
The invention relates to a calorimeter having at least one reactor (307, 407) for accepting a sample (301), and having a reactor jacket (309, 409) encompassing the reactor (307, 407), and having a reactor heater (302, 402) and a reactor cooling system, by means of which an internal reactor temperature is controlled, the reactor cooling system comprising a thermoelectric cooling element (303, 403) thermally connected to a coolant (304, 404), characterized in that the reactor cooling system and the reactor heater (302, 402) are different units that are both thermally connected to the reactor (307, 407) by means of the reactor jacket (309, 409).
Abstract:
The temperature of a sample is roughly controlled by a furnace temperature controller in accordance with a programmed temperature and controlled finely by a sensor temperature controller. When a difference occurs between the temperatures of a sample and a reference, electric powers fed to heaters provided respectively near the sample and the reference are controlled so that the temperature difference may quickly be returned to zero by a differential temperature compensation circuit, and the difference between the fed electric powers is outputted as a differential heat flow.
Abstract:
Analysis instruments and sensors, particularly micro-electro mechanical sensor (MEMS) devices, for molecular thermal analysis of chemicals and other materials, including, for example, polymers, drugs, nanomaterials, biological samples including proteins, and environmental samples including water suspected of contamination, and the like in vapor, liquid, and/or solid form.
Abstract:
A micro-calorimeter apparatus comprises a thermostated housing (3,4,5); a pair of essentially flat heat sinks (9,10), suspended in said housing (2) and thermally floating relative to the environment inside the housing (3,4,5). The heat sinks (9,10) are arranged with their surfaces facing each other. A pair of Peltier elements (11) are thermally attached to said heat sinks (9,10), one element (11) on each heat sink (9,10), on said facing surfaces, forming a gap between them for the accommodation of a generally flat biosensor unit (12).
Abstract:
A sample on a substrate (1) is suspended in a reactor (2). The reactor is then heated on opposite sides by two laser beams (5) of equal intensity that raise the temperature of the reactor (2). The resulting temperature dependence of the sample is measured by a temperature sensor (4) that is capable of measuring the temperature of the reactor (2), the sample, and gas surrounding the sample in the reactor (2). The sample is then further heated by a laser beam (3) to a temperature above the reactor temperature (2), and the rate at which the temperature of the sample falls to the temperature of the reactor (2) is measured. All of the measurements can be fed to a computer to provide data on a particular substance undergoing thermal analysis.
Abstract:
A calorimeter and a method of performing calorimetric analysis are disclosed. The calorimeter comprises a sample chamber having a gas inlet and a gas outlet, a flow duct interconnecting the gas inlet and the gas outlet to form a flow circuit with the sample chamber. A pump is disposed within the flow circuit operable to cause gas to flow into the gas inlet. There is a heater to heat gas flowing within the flow circuit. There is a respective sensor, operable to detect the temperature of one or more sample within the sample chamber. For use, the flow circuit is sealed such that gas within it is retained for circulation by the pump, the gas being heated by the heater before passing into the sample chamber to transfer heat to sample therein. In the method, one or more sample is placed in the sample chamber. The pump and the heater are then operated, while the output of the sensor is monitored to record the change of temperature of the sample over time.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a material analysis method, according to which a material is subjected to a stimulus and the corresponding response is observed. To carry out the evaluation, the parameters of a mathematical model, which emulates the correlation between the stimulus and the response, are determined and the defining material characteristics are subsequently calculated from the time series of estimated values of the model. The invention also relates to a device for carrying out said method, comprising an arithmetic unit, in which a mathematical model with a finite number of parameters is defined. Said model also delivers the values that are the deciding factor for a facility that calculates material characteristics.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a calorimeter comprising a reactor (1) that is fitted in an intermediate thermostat (2). Said intermediate thermostat (2) cooperates with an external thermostat (3) and comprises a metal block (4) as the heat transfer medium. The inventive calorimeter can be produced at lower costs than those comprising a double-walled reaction vessel and allows especially IR probe analyses.
Abstract:
A temperature derivative sensing and regulating device and method is described which facilitates the maintainance of a very stable isothermal environment for an item, apparatus or facility or a constant rate of temperature change. The device comprises a block (6) of material having no internal heat sources, a thermal conductivity greater than 100 Wm K and a specific heat capacity greater than 400JK kg . The block (6) is surrounded by means for measuring the heat flow to and from the block (6) and the device is further provided with means for generating a signal proportional to said heat flow and means for interfacing with the controller of a heating or cooling means associated with the item, apparatus or facility.
Abstract translation:描述了一种温度导数感测和调节装置和方法,其有助于维持物品,设备或设施的非常稳定的等温环境或恒定的温度变化率。 该装置包括不具有内部热源的材料块(6),大于100Wm -1K的导热系数和大于400JK -1 kg kg的比热容。 块(6)被用于测量往返于块(6)的热流的装置包围,并且该装置还设置有用于产生与所述热流成比例的信号的装置,以及用于与控制器进行加热或 与物品,设备或设施相关联的冷却装置。