Introduction to Thermal Analysis: Techniques and applications - Hardcover

Brown, Michael E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0412302306 ISBN 13: 9780412302305

Publisher: Chapman and Hall, 1988

Synopsis

The aim of this book is, as its title suggests, to help sOilleone with little or no knowledge of what thermal analysis can do, to find out briefly what the subject is all about, to decide whether it will be of use to him or her, and to help in getting started on the more common techniques. Some of the less-common techniques are mentioned, but more specialized texts should be consulted before venturing into these areas. This book arose out of a set of notes prepared for courses on thermal analysis given at instrument workshops organized by'the S.A. Chemical Institute. It has also been useful for similar short courses given at various universities and technikons. I have made extensive use ofthe manufacturers' literature, and I am grateful to them for this information. A wide variety of applications has been drawn from the literature to use as examples and these are acknowledged in the text. A fuller list of the books, reviews and other literature ofthermal analysis is given towards the back of this book. The ICTA booklet 'For Better Thermal Analysis' is also a valuable source of information. I am particularly grateful to my wife, Cindy, for typing the manuscript, to Mrs Heather Wilson for the line drawings, and to Professor David Dollimore of the University of Toledo, Ohio, for many helpful suggestions.

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Review

`This excellent volume packs a lot of punch in that it compresses an enormous amount of material... and yet is of exceptional clarity...the book is extremely well balanced...the text is written in a very fluent and readable style that not only makes it difficult to put down but also excites the curiosity of the reader.'
ICTA News

Synopsis

Basic principles and practical requirements of the main techniques are discussed. The author also introduces less common techniques and gives examples of applications. Special attention is given to the use of computers in thermal analysis. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Edition details

• Publisher: Chapman and Hall
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0412302306
• ISBN 13: 9780412302305
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224