A device may include a memory storing instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to determine an initial mass of a sample; distill the sample up to at least a thermal destruction temperature; record, at a set of time points during the distilling, vapor temperature values, liquid temperature values, and vapor pressure values associated with the sample; and determine a residual mass of the sample. The processor may be further configured to generate a pressure curve based on the vapor pressure values; calculate a summary integral surface for the generated pressure curve; and generate a distillation curve that relates the vapor temperature values and the liquid temperature values to mass percentage of the sample that has evaporated, based on the calculated summary integral surface, the initial mass of the sample, and the residual mass of the sample.

A device may include a memory storing instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to determine an initial mass of a sample; distill the sample up to at least a thermal destruction temperature; record, at a set of time points during the distilling, vapor temperature values, liquid temperature values, and vapor pressure values associated with the sample; and determine a residual mass of the sample. The processor may be further configured to generate a pressure curve based on the vapor pressure values; calculate a summary integral surface for the generated pressure curve; and generate a distillation curve that relates the vapor temperature values and the liquid temperature values to mass percentage of the sample that has evaporated, based on the calculated summary integral surface, the initial mass of the sample, and the residual mass of the sample.

The invention relates to a separation unit for separating off liquid components from a gas stream comprising liquid components, the separation unit (1) comprising a metallic tube (3) and a baffler (19), the metallic tube (3) having a first end (5) and a second end (7) and being closed at the first and second ends (5, 7), the baffler (19) being placed inside the metallic tube (3), the metallic tube (3) having a side feed (35) at the first end (5) and a gas outlet (13) at the second end (7). The invention further relates to the use of the separation unit and a process for determining the amount of liquid components in a two phase stream comprising a gaseous phase and liquid components.

The invention relates to a separation unit for separating off liquid components from a gas stream comprising liquid components, the separation unit (1) comprising a metallic tube (3) and a baffler (19), the metallic tube (3) having a first end (5) and a second end (7) and being closed at the first and second ends (5, 7), the baffler (19) being placed inside the metallic tube (3), the metallic tube (3) having a side feed (35) at the first end (5) and a gas outlet (13) at the second end (7). The invention further relates to the use of the separation unit and a process for determining the amount of liquid components in a two phase stream comprising a gaseous phase and liquid components.

The present invention relates to a method of characterizing organic hydrocarbon compounds contained in a solid deposit of a geothermal plant, by measuring a quantity of organic hydrocarbon compounds released by a solid deposit sample during heating by pyrolysis according to a temperature sequence such that: from a temperature (T1) ranging between 50° C. and 120° C., the temperature of a rock sample is raised to a temperature (T2) ranging between 180° C. and 220° C. This temperature (T2) is then maintained for a predetermined duration. The temperature of the sample is raised to a temperature (T3) ranging between 330° C. and 370° C. This temperature (T3) is maintained for a predetermined duration. The temperature of the sample is thereafter raised to a temperature (T4) ranging between 630° C. and 670° C.

The present invention relates to a method of characterizing organic hydrocarbon compounds contained in a solid deposit of a geothermal plant, by measuring a quantity of organic hydrocarbon compounds released by a solid deposit sample during heating by pyrolysis according to a temperature sequence such that: from a temperature (T1) ranging between 50° C. and 120° C., the temperature of a rock sample is raised to a temperature (T2) ranging between 180° C. and 220° C. This temperature (T2) is then maintained for a predetermined duration. The temperature of the sample is raised to a temperature (T3) ranging between 330° C. and 370° C. This temperature (T3) is maintained for a predetermined duration. The temperature of the sample is thereafter raised to a temperature (T4) ranging between 630° C. and 670° C.

Provided is a moisture meter including a mass measurement unit for measuring the mass of a specimen, a heater for heating the specimen, a control arithmetic unit configured to control the heating unit to heat the specimen until a change in the mass of the specimen becomes not more than a predetermined threshold and calculate the moisture content of the specimen, a timepiece for measuring a heating time, and a storage unit. The control arithmetic unit measures the moisture content of a standard substance for inspection and a heating time, diagnoses the presence/absence of an abnormality in the heating unit by comparing a measured heating time with a predetermined time as a set heating time stored in the storage unit in advance

Provided is a moisture meter includes a mass scale for measuring a mass of a specimen, a heater for heat the specimen, a processor causes the moisture meter to control the heater to heat the specimen until a change in mass of the specimen becomes not more than a predetermined threshold and calculate a moisture content of the specimen, and a storage unit. The processor causes the moisture meter to execute a measurement of a moisture content a plurality of times by using, as the specimen, a standard substance for inspection having a predetermined theoretical moisture content with an arbitrary mass when being heated at a predetermined temperature, to calculate a standard deviation of a measured moisture content in the measurement executed the plurality of times, and a to evaluate an influence of an installation environment by determining whether the standard deviation is not more than a predetermined value.

Provided is a reaction apparatus for comprehensively measuring biodegradability of a material, comprising a device frame, an electrical control cabinet and a reaction chamber monomer. The upper side of the reaction chamber monomer is a reaction chamber body, and the lower part is a material receiving trolley. The top of the reaction chamber body is sealed by a chamber cover. A side wall is pasted with an electric heating plate and a thermal insulation cotton. A stirring paddle is arranged inside. An air inlet and an air outlet are respectively provided on a front and a rear wall. A discharging mechanism is located below. The electrical control cabinet separately controls the reaction conditions of each reaction chamber monomer. The present invention further relates to a use method thereof, which can realize the biodegradability evaluation in such three aspects as material degradation rate, disintegration rate and ecological non-toxicity test.

A method for adjusting parameters of a device with a weighing sensor collecting environmental parameter data of an environment where the device is currently located or environmental parameter data during execution of an application by the device. A zero compensation parameter is calculated and updated, based on the data collected. The method is applicable to a moisture analyzer and also to a vehicle scale. In the moisture analyzer, the method is triggered and executed in the analyzer, correcting the zero compensation data by using the environmental parameter data of an environment or environmental parameter data during execution of an application by the analyzer. Dynamic and real-time adjustment of a compensation parameter overcomes the problem that the scheme of pre-setting fixed parameters for zero compensation cannot deal with the complex zero drift encountered in actual environments.