Wet gas sample system
First Claim
1. A device for sampling a wet gas having a composition in a fluid stream, comprising:
- a probe having a probe passage along its length having an inner diameter;
a probe tip affixed to said probe having a slot formed therein leading to an outlet passage;
said probe passage formed to facilitate capillary action in wet gas flowing therethrough;
whereby, wet gas flows from said fluid stream, through said slotted probe tip, then into and through said probe passage so as to facilitate capillary action and flow therethrough and prevent disassociation of said composition of said wet gas.
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Abstract
A system for on-stream sampling of pressurized process gas such as natural gas or the like, said system optimized for use with pressurized process gas having liquid entrained therein, or otherwise referenced as “wet”. In the preferred embodiment, a probe and method of sampling is contemplated to provide linear sample of fluids from a predetermined of said fluid stream. Further taught is the method of preventing compositional disassociation of a gas sample having entrained liquid utilizing a probe having a passage formed to facilitate capillary action in fluid(s) passing therethrough. The present system further contemplates a heated pressure regulator or adapter formed to thermally engage a heat trace via conducting plates and heat pipes, in order to dispense with the need for an external power source for heating. Finally, the present system further contemplates a vaporizer system or adapter therefore utilizing heat trace heating via conductor plates in lieu of a conventional internal electric-powered heat source.
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1. A device for sampling a wet gas having a composition in a fluid stream, comprising:
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a probe having a probe passage along its length having an inner diameter; a probe tip affixed to said probe having a slot formed therein leading to an outlet passage; said probe passage formed to facilitate capillary action in wet gas flowing therethrough; whereby, wet gas flows from said fluid stream, through said slotted probe tip, then into and through said probe passage so as to facilitate capillary action and flow therethrough and prevent disassociation of said composition of said wet gas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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