Design aspects of a modular instrumentation system for thermal diagnostic studies

A laboratory instrumentation system has been developed which provides flexibility for conducting an extensive range of thermal investigations of organic materials. Test samples can be of gaseous, liquid, solid, polymeric, composite, or even multiphase nature. This modular system uses an interchangeable test-cell assembly concept for performing laboratory experiments and physical simulations. Incorporated in-line instrumental analysis techniques provide sensitive and comprehensive effluent analyses of the thermal-related degradation behavior.