Method and apparatus for evaporating liquid component from liquid sample in container

A method and apparatus (2) for performing an evaporation routine for evaporating a liquid component from a liquid sample in a container is disclosed. The method comprises: heating the container to a target temperature using a heat source (32) having a thermostatic control device (42); iteratively determining, with the controller (30), a value of the heat flow parameter; determining, with a controller, when the heat flow parameter value falls from a peak to a predetermined degree; and outputting a control signal from the controller in response to the determination, the control signal causing another step in the evaporation routine to be performed. 披露了一种用于进行从容器中的液体样品中蒸发液体组分的蒸发例程的方法和设备（2）。该方法包括：使用具有恒温控制装置（42）的热源（32）来将容器加热到目标温度；利用控制器（30）来迭代地确定热流参数的值；利用控制器来确定热流参数值何时从峰值下降到预定程度；以及响应于所述确定而从控制器输出控制信号，该控制信号使得执行蒸发例程中的另一步骤。