VISTA instrument: a PCM-based sensor for organics and volatiles characterization by using Thermogravimetric techniqueShow others and affiliations
2018 (English)Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
VISTA (Volatile In Situ Thermogravimetry Analyser) is a µ-Thermogravimeter sensor developed by Consortium of Italian Institutes. ThermoGravimetric Analysis (TGA) is a widely used technique to monitor thermal processes involving volatile compounds, e.g. deposition/sublimation and absorption/ desorption. The instrument core is composed by a Piezoelectric Crystal Microbalance (PCM), equipped with built-in heater and built-in temperature sensor, and provided of its own Proximity Electronics (PE). The PCM oscillation frequency linearly depends on the mass deposited on its sensible area (according to Sauerbrey equation) while the PCM temperature can be increased by means of integrated heaters. Thus, mass and volatile composition can be inferred by the frequency change and by desorption temperature, respectively. The instrument is divided in two sensor heads: VISTA1, able to monitor outgassing processes in space, and VISTA2, able to reach higher temperatures, studying the dehydration and organics decomposition in minerals in different environmental conditions. An Engineering Model of VISTA1 and a laboratory breadboard of VISTA2 have been developed. Pure organic compounds and contaminant have been characterized by using deposition processes and TGA cycles obtaining some physical-chemical parameters, i.e. enthalpy of sublimation/evaporation, ΔHHsub,evap , deposition rates, kk and vapor pressures, Pvap . The instrument concept, the scientific objectives and the laboratory measurements are explained in this work.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
IEEE, 2018. p. 150-154, article id 8453532
Series
IEEE Metrology for AeroSpace, ISSN 2575-7482, E-ISSN 2575-7490
National Category
Aerospace Engineering
Research subject
Atmospheric science
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-71018DOI: 10.1109/MetroAeroSpace.2018.8453532ISI: 000454855500029Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85053898913ISBN: 978-1-5386-2474-6 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-71018DiVA, id: diva2:1252167
Conference
2018 5th IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace), 20-22 June 2018, Rome, Italy
2018-10-012018-10-012019-01-29Bibliographically approved