Published August 1986 | Version v1
Journal article

Electrodynamic thermogravimetric analyzer

  • 1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

Description

The design and operation of a new device for studying single-aerosol-particle kinetics at elevated temperatures, the electrodynamic thermogravimetric analyzer (EDTGA), was examined theoretically and experimentally. The completed device consists of an electrodynamic balance modified to permit particle heating by a CO2 laser, temperature measurement by a three-color infrared-pyrometry system, and continuous weighing by a position-control system. In this paper, the position-control, particle-weight-measurement, heating, and temperature-measurement systems are described and their limitations examined

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Journal Title
Rev. Sci. Instrum.
Journal Volume
57
Journal Issue
8
Series
Rev. Sci. Instrum.
Journal Page Range
1604-1610
ISSN
0034-6748
CODEN
RSINA