ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING HEAT EVOLUTION

摘要

The present invention relates to a device for measuring heat evolution in a homogenous fluid sample. The device comprises: (i) a first chamber having a heat capacity C1 and an internal surface of area A1 defining a cavity for containing a volume V1 of the said fluid; (ii) a second chamber having a heat capacity C2 and an internal surface of area A2 defining a cavity for containing a volume V2 of the said fluid, wherein C1 is approximately equal to C2, A1 is approximately equal to A2 and V1 is greater than V2; (iii) means to detect and measure heat flow between the first and second chambers; and (iv) means to achieve a temperature equilibration between the two chambers.