Calorimetry bench-scale calorimeters

Reaction calorimetry is a technique which uses data on the rate of heat evolution or consumption to evaluate the thermokinetic reaction characteristics needed for reactor scale-up and/or optimization and safety. Since the late seventies, the application of this technique has been steadily growing and reaction calorimeters are now commercially available. Probably the first commercial reactor calorimeter was developed by CIBA-GEIGY (Bench Scale Calorimeter BSC) (see Beyrich et al, 1980 and Regenass et al., 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1997))... 

Modem reaction calorimetry is the method of choice for the experimental characterization of normal operating conditions. Today, such measuring devices are available commercially as well as self-made in many different designs and their description can be found in the literature [e.g. 60,61,62,63]. The key input to this development was given by Regenass 1979, when he developed the first so-called bench-scale calorimeter [64]. 

In order to utilize calorimetry to its full extent,it is important to have different means of reaction initiation at ones disposal. The bench-scale calorimeter described permits the following initiations of reaction ... 

Cone calorimetry is another most eflfective bench-scale method for studying the flammability properties of materials. The cone calorimeter measures fire-relevant properties such as HRR, mass loss rate (MLR) and smoke yield, among others. 

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