Chapter 2 - Developments in Nomenclature

The development of a clear, extensive, and well-accepted nomenclature is a sign of good health for any field of science. In this chapter, after a general introduction to the field of calorimetry, a relatively simple and pedagogical system of nomenclature is provided and is followed by descriptions of a number of other nomenclature systems used for calorimeters during the past decades. The interest and objective of each nomenclature system is stressed to favor its use in the most suitable context. Thermal analysis that started to be recognized only one century later developed a broadly accepted system of nomenclature more quickly. This thermal analysis nomenclature, which was progressively built up from the existing techniques, has needed to be updated to include techniques that are more recent and to offer a more definitive and broader frameable to embrace techniques that still do not exist today. The chapter also provides the nomenclature in calorimetry and details nomenclature system devised for pedagogical purposes.