Patent ID: 7128142

Claim:
An apparatus for evaluating fluids, comprising: a sealed vessel comprising: a shell having an upper end and a lower end; an upper head affixed to the upper end; and a lower head affixed to the lower end; a mixing means disposed within the vessel such that at least a portion of the mixing means is immersed within a fluid disposed within the vessel; a pressure controlling means comprising: a pressure sensing means capable of converting the pressure within the vessel to a signal; a pressure adjusting means capable of changing the pressure within the vessel; and a controlling means in signal communication with the pressure sensing means and the pressure adjusting means, wherein the controlling means commands the pressure adjusting means in response to signals from the pressure sensing means; a temperature controlling means comprising: a temperature sensing means capable of converting the temperature of a fluid disposed within the vessel to a signal; a heating means capable of changing the temperature of the fluid disposed within the vessel; and a controlling means in signal communication with the temperature sensing means and the heating means, wherein the controlling means commands the heating means in response to signals from the temperature sensing means; a conductivity measuring means capable of converting the conductivity of a fluid disposed within the vessel to a signal that enables an operator to evaluate the fluid.