Instruction Manual

1104 Oxygen Combustion Vessel
Parr Instrument Company
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Table of Contents
Preface
Scope — 3
Related Instructions — 3
Purpose — 3
Description — 3
Accessories and Utilities — 3
Sample Preparation
— 3
Operation
Setting the Calorimeter Parameters — 4
Preparing the Fuse When the Combustion Cage is
Used — 5
Preparing the Fuse When the Combustion Cage is
Not Used — 5
Closing the Bomb — 6
Filling the Bomb Using a Calorimeter — 6
Filling the Bomb Manually — 7
Maintenance
— 7
Customer Service
Questions concerning the installation or operation of this instrument
can be answered by the Parr Customer Service Department:
1-309-762-7716 • 1-800-872-7720 • Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail] • http://www.parrinst.com
Parts List
— 8
Drawings
1104 Oxygen Combustion Vessel — 9
1104 Oxygen Combustion Vessel - Head Assembly
— 10
Oxygen Filling Connection for the 1104 Oxygen
Combustion Vessel — 11
Note About Nomenclature:
Historically, burning a sample enclosed in a
high pressure oxygen environment is known
as Oxygen Bomb Calorimetry and the vessel
containing the sample is known as an Oxygen
Bomb. The terms bomb and vessel are used
interchangeably.