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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2010
Wilfried Spannagel, Goettingen, DE;
Sven Hollstein, Hannover, DE;
Wilfried Spannagel, Goettingen, DE;
Sven Hollstein, Hannover, DE;
Sartorius Weighing Technology GmbH, Goettingen, DE;
Abstract
A device and a method for determining material moisture by thermogravimetry. Included in the device are: a test chamber () delimited by a chamber cover (); a microwave field that can be generated by a magnetron () and supplied to the test chamber by a waveguide (); a tuning rod () arranged in the test chamber; a sample carrier () which is operatively connected to a weighing module () mounted upstream of the test chamber; and at least one sensor () arranged in the test chamber. The tuning rod is arranged centrally on the chamber cover, above the sample carrier, and the at least one sensor is arranged on the free end of the tuning rod, opposing the chamber cover.