Patent ID: 6773674
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
A system for detecting the presence of an energetic material in a sample in which the presence of the energetic material is unknown, the system comprising:a thermal measuring apparatus which during operation heats the sample and measures heat flow between the sample and its surrounding environment; a computer coupled to the thermal measuring apparatus and operative to control the thermal measuring apparatus to: heat the sample; measure the heat flow between the sample and its surrounding environment; and produce a thermogram; said computer further comprising an analyzer comprising software, wherein the software causes the analyzer to analyze the heat flow measured by the thermal measuring apparatus and to determine the presence or absence of a strong exothermal peak in the thermogram, wherein the presence of a strong exothermal peak indicates the presence of the energetic material in the sample and the absence of a strong exothermal peak indicates the absence of any energetic material in the sample.