ADPro

The ADPro (Adiabatic Data Processing) software is the state-of-the-art program for thorough processing of data generated by pseudo-adiabatic calorimeters of various types (ARC, VSP, Phi-Tec, RSST, DEWAR). ADPro offers the bunch of the most up-to-date methods for data processing including some original methods that are available only in this program. ADPro is an easy-to-use program thanks to the friendly self-guiding interface.

ADPro can be used as standalone software but the most beneficial way is to use this program as a part of the TSS.

Loading data

The program allows a User to load, process, and store data of one- or two-response adiabatic experiment (Temperature or Temperature + Pressure). Original data may be presented in integral (T, P) or/and derivative (dT/dt, dP/dt) form. Data can be sampled with constant or variable rate.

ADPro is delivered in a package with the auxiliary Text File Converter (TFC) program which allows easy and convenient way of converting data from ASCII format. The possibility is foreseen to create a template for certain type of data which facilitates future work,

Storing data

ADPro provides storage of original and processed data into internal database which consists of data volumes (DV). Every DV includes number of data sets that represent results of separate runs. Processed data can be saved directly into the ForK/DesK databases.

Processing data

The following types of data processing are supported by ADPro:

• Smoothing responses by applying exponential or polynomial filters;
• correcting pulse distortions (spikes) by applying linear cutter (replaces spike with the fragment of straight line), exponential corrector (replaces spike with the fragment of exponential curve), and polynomial corrector with variable order
• Cutting fragments including cutting tails, cutting internal fragments selected by 2 markers, deleting separate points marked by the cursor
• thinning out data (decreasing number of data points without loss of information);
• Linear transformation of responses
• building derivative responses (dT/dt, dP/dt) on the basis of integral ones and vice versa;
• correcting Pressure Response on Pressure of Inert Gas;
• correcting the Pressure Response on Vapor Pressure; one can choose between Antoine and simplified August formulas for approximation of temperature dependency of vapor pressure
• calculating Heat and Gas Production responses;
• defining the onset temperature
• automated procedure for selecting data points that belong to the thermal initiation period (History)
• presenting data in graphic form in selectable axes;
• presenting and viewing of several data sets simultaneously - Multigraph data presentation. This mode gives very convenient way to make the comparative analysis of results of several separate experiments including such cases when various calorimeters where used for the study of the same sample. All the data or chosen part of data sets can be transferred into the Excel just by selecting the corresponding menu option.

To make data processing easier ADPro provides automated plot adjustment in accordance with processing to be made.

Unique features of ADPro include:

• the possibility to take into account dependency of heat capacities of the sample and bomb material on temperature (hence, accounting for variability of thermal inertia);
• the possibility to take into account thermal expansion of the sample and bomb, which is important for accurate calculation of gas generation;
• the possibility to take into account impact of thermal initiation period on the following reaction course;
• the possibility to process non-adiabatic data that include thermal responses (heat generation/heat generation rate) and pressure, in this case the options like “under-peak” base line reconstruction are available.

Installation        

The ADPro 2x and higher is compatible with Windows 2000/XP/VISTA/7.

The setup includes data converter capable of handling data of thermal analysis, adiabatic and reaction calorimetry. Installations of ADPro and TFC are implemented separately. Therefore the setup is an archive file.  After extracting, you will get 2 sub-setups for installing ADPro and TFC. ADPro can be installed along any preferred path whereas TFC must be installed along the default path.

ATTENTION! When installing ADPro under Windows 7 the recommended path is C:\Users\[username]

Requirements: Pentium V or higher, at least 256Mb of memory, 10Mb of hard disk space, Windows 2000, XP, VISTA, 7

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