Tam Air: TA Instruments
Tam Air: TA Instruments
Tam Air: TA Instruments
TAM AIR
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TAM AIR
Technical Specifications 7
TAM Technology 8
TAM Ampoules 10
Applications 12
TAM AIR Isothermal microcalorimetry
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TAM AIR
SPECIFICATIONS
Thermostat Specifications
Calorimeter Positions 8
Operating Temperature Range 5 - 90 °C
Thermostat Type Air
Thermostat Stability ± 0.02 °C
Limit of Detection 4 µW
Precision ±20 µW
Calorimeter Specifications
Short Term Noise < ± 2.5 µW
Precision ± 20 µW
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TAM AIR Technology
Monitoring the thermal activity or heat flow of chemical, physical and biological processes provides information which cannot be generated with other techniques.
Isothermal microcalorimetry is a powerful technique for studying heat production or consumption and is non-destructive and non-invasive to the sample. The TAM Air
offers unmatched sensitivity and long term temperature stability with flexible sample requirements.
When using microcalorimetry there is little or no sample pretreatment required; solids, liquids and gasses can all be analyzed. Unlike other techniques that may only
give time interval snapshots of data, microcalorimetry presents continuous real-time data that reflects the process or processes taking place in the sample.
High Performance Temperature Control and Stability Isothermal Microcalorimetry TAM Air 8-Channel Calorimeter
The TAM Air is an air based thermostat, utilizing a heat sink to conduct the heat When heat is produced in a sample, isothermal microcalorimetry measures The TAM AIR 8 Channel calorimeter consists of an
away from the sample and effectively minimize outside temperature disturbances. the heat flow. The sample is placed in an ampoule that is in contact with eight (8) channel calorimeter block and data
The calorimeter channels are held together in a single removable block. This block a heat flow sensor that is in also in contact with a heat sink. When heat logging system required for use with the TAM AIR
is contained in a thermostat that uses circulating air and an advanced temperature is produced or consumed by any process, a temperature gradient across thermostat. The calorimeters are twin-type (sample and
regulating system to keep the temperature very stable within ±0.02°K. The high the sensor is developed. This will generate a voltage, which is measured. reference), and designed for use with 20 ml glass or plastic
accuracy and stability of the thermostat makes the calorimeter well suited for heat The voltage is proportional to the heat flow across the sensor and to the ampoules or the 20 ml Admix ampoules.
flow measurements over extended periods of time, e.g. weeks. The baseline drift rate of the process taking place in the sample ampoule. This signal is
is less than 40 µw/24 hours with very low short term noise. TAM Air Assistant™, recorded continuously and in real-time.
a powerful, flexible and easy-to-use software package is used for instrument control,
experimental setup, data analysis and reporting of results. For each sample there is a reference that is on a parallel heat flow sensor.
During the time that the heat flow is monitored, any temperature fluctuations
entering the instrument will influence both the sample and the reference
sensors equally. This architecture allows a very accurate determination
of heat that is produced or consumed by the sample alone while other
non-sample heat disturbances are efficiently factored out.
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TAM Air Ampoules
Admix Ampoule
The Admix Ampoule is a 20 ml accessory available for initiating
The ampoules used in the TAM Air are designed to handle up to 20 ml volumes. Either glass, stainless steel or plastic (HDPE) closed ampoules are available,
reactions inside the calorimeter, and can be used for monitoring
which enables maximum flexibility for sample management and maximum sensitivity.
a reaction from the initial injection. The Admix ampoule can be
configured with or without a motor for stirring. For suspensions such
as mixtures of cement and water, manual stirring is recommended.
For liquid systems, a motor may be used for stirring. The admix am-
poule can only be used with 20 ml disposable glass ampoules.
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Applications
Isothermal Calorimetry of Paste at 20 ˚C
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0.15% CA
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Applications
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Cement Thermal Profiles with Contaminants
No Contamination
Cement setting thermal profiles can be influenced by
1.5 Low Contamination
contaminants. The graph shows the steady decrease in
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Applications
0.007 0.005
Type l/la
0.006 75:25 Blend
Type l/lb 0.004
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Applications
700
Food Testing Fungal Growth
600 25˚C 20˚C
This figure shows the Thermal treatment of carrot juice resulting in fresh At each temperature multiple inoculated specimens were
4 30˚C
increased shelf life only at the highest treatment temperature. 50˚C measured. This figure shows the results at the five temperatures. It 500 15˚C
Thermal power / µW
60˚C is seen that the results for each temperature agrees rather well with
The measured thermal power is the heat from the micro- 70˚C each other. Calorimetric measurements can be a valuable addition 400
Thermal power / mW
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biological activity in the sample. It is seen that the lower treatment to the measurement techniques for predictive microbiology.7
temperatures gave only slightly lower thermal powers, but that the 300
70 °C treatment gave a substantially delayed signal. At 20 °C 2 10˚C
the shelf life was thus increased by more than 50% by the 70 °C 200
treatment. 5
1 100
after an initial reaction period of five hours the heat production rate 4 300
1 50
33.4 R/Ω
0
0 20 40 0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
(Time, h)
Time, h
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NOTES
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Justness, H., Wuyts, F. and D. Van Gemert. Hardening Retarders for Massive Concrete. Thesis. Catholic University of Leuven. 2007
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Paul Sandberg, Grace Construction Products, W. R. Grace & Co. 2004.
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Dr. L. Wadsö, University of Lund, Sweden 2002
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Bentz, D.P. Blending Different Fineness Cements to Engineer the Properties of Cement-Based Materials. Mag. Concrete Res.
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F. Gomez and L. Wadsö. Isothermal Calorimetry for Biological Applications in Food Science and Technology. 2000.
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Wadso, L. Curing of Epoxy Adhesive Studied by TAM Air. TA Instruments Application Note 2007
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Lars Wadsö and Yujing Li. A test of models for fungal growth based on metabolic heat rate measurements. 2000
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Lars Wadso. Investigations into Dry Cell Battery Discharge Rates using TAM Air. 2000. TA Instruments, AN 314-03.
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