Patent ID: 8657488
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: G01K,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A calorimeter system including an isothermal reservoir comprising: a calorimeter combustion vessel; an outer jacket having a wall, a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet; a heater and a pump associated with said jacket for circulating fluid from said fluid outlet through said heater to said inlet to provide a constant temperature of fluid within said jacket; a thermally insulated bucket positioned within said jacket and having an internal volume for receiving said calorimeter combustion vessel, said bucket having a height less than the height of said jacket such that fluid in said jacket fills said bucket; and a movable cover selectively coupled to said calorimeter combustion vessel and including a seal engaging said bucket for sealing said bucket from said jacket during combustion of a sample within said combustion vessel.