Abstract
The characterization of complex industrial atmospheres, both with respect to composition and to the oxidation, carburization, and sulfidation potentials, is important in the design and operation of laboratory tests for materials evaluation. In this paper, atmospheres found in ethylene furnaces, steam reformers, high temperature helium cooled nuclear reactors, coal gasification reactors, and combustion systems have been analyzed by the Brinkley method. Plausible environments for laboratory simulation of these industrial process streams are proposed, and experimental techniques for synthesis, flow control, and equilibration that have proved reliable are presented.

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