Experimental Determination of Thermodynamical Quantities in Oxide Mixtures and Glasses

An overview of the experimental methods for the determination of thermodynamic functions in oxides systems is presented with a focus on two techniques: the solution calorimetry, which is applied in our laboratory both at room and at high temperature on oxide glasses and the Knudsen Effusion Mass Spectrometry (KEMS) which is under development in our team for activity measurement at high temperature. Emphasis is put on the description of the experimental setups and the measurement procedures. In this regard some key literature references are given added to some references concerning the measurements carried out on simplified glass systems.