Discuss factors affecting DTA results
Q.5. (a) Draw diagram of apparatus and give methodology of DTA. Discuss factors affecting DTA results.
Ans.5. (a) Differential Thermal Analysis
In differential thermal analysis (DTA), a sample and a thermally inert reference material differencebetween the sample and the reference is measured as a function of the temperature applied. Because, during transition, the sample may either absorb or evolve heat, the difference in the temperature between the sample and the standard is equivalent to the temperature of transition and can indicate if the transition is endothermic or exothermic. Usually, ΔT is plotted against the temperature, T, or as a function of time (t).
DTA data are probably the most accurate of all thermal techniques, because the thermocouple is insert into the sample; however, only the temperature of a transition and not the amount of heat can be measured from a DTA curve, as the area under the peak is not proportional to the amount of energy transferred into or out of the sample.
Factors affecting the DTA curve



