SINGLE RUN HEAT-CAPACITY MEASUREMENTS .3. DATA-ANALYSIS

An outline for the data analysis of single-run heat capacity measurments by dual sample DSC is presented with the following features: 1. Heat flow correction by subtracting the contribution due to the sample pan, including correction for mismatched pan masses. 2. Heat flow and temperature correction with a nonlinear temperature calibration, temperature lag correction, and heating rate correction. 3. Calculation of the cell constants for both cell positions and evaluation of the asymmetry factor between cell positions A and B. 4. Heat capacity calibration and calculation with slope and asymmetry correction. 5. Calculation of heat capacity for multiple runs. 6. Data curve fitting for heat capacity.