User's Manual for Factor-Jump Thermogravimetry Apparatus, and Associated Programs, Including a General Plotting Program

摘要

The publication describes the operation of the computerized thermogravimetry apparatus. Detailed instructions are given to enable the user to bootstrap the computer and run the various programs. The items covered are (1) the thermogravimetry program TGRUNF, (2) the data file editing program TGEDIT, (3) estimation of trimmed means by TGTRIM, (4) general calculation of activation energy from rate data; probability plots by TGDEPG, (5) the generalized polynomial fitting program POLGEP, (6) publication tables by TABLEP, (7) the BASIC program BMPD which operates the computer interface in a general fashion and (8) user-directed and automated plotting using the generalized plotting program PABS. Appendices on cautionary remarks and cable diagrams are included.