System for monitoring a drying process
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1. An apparatus for monitoring a parameter of a solvent during a drying process, comprising:
- a light source providing at least one light beam;
a detection system receiving a signal corresponding to the at least one light beam transmitted through a vapor of the solvent flowing through a diagnostic region;
a processor determining from the signal at least one solvent parameter associated with the vapor of the solvent and determining from the at least one solvent parameter the instantaneous mass flux of the vapor of the solvent.
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Abstract
An apparatus for monitoring a parameter of a solvent during a drying process is described. The apparatus includes a light source providing at least one light beam and a detection system receiving a signal corresponding to the at least one light beam transmitted through a vapor of the solvent flowing through a diagnostic region. A processor can determine from the signal at least one solvent parameter associated with the vapor of the solvent, and the processor can determine from the at least one solvent parameter the instantaneous mass flux of the vapor of the solvent.
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1. An apparatus for monitoring a parameter of a solvent during a drying process, comprising:
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a light source providing at least one light beam;
a detection system receiving a signal corresponding to the at least one light beam transmitted through a vapor of the solvent flowing through a diagnostic region;
a processor determining from the signal at least one solvent parameter associated with the vapor of the solvent and determining from the at least one solvent parameter the instantaneous mass flux of the vapor of the solvent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of monitoring a parameter of a solvent during a drying process, comprising:
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measuring at least one light beam transmitted through a vapor of the solvent flowing through a diagnostic region;
determining, from the at least one light beam, at least one solvent parameter associated with the vapor of the solvent; and
determining, from the at least one solvent parameter, the instantaneous mass flux of the vapor of the solvent. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An apparatus for monitoring a parameter of a solvent during a drying process, comprising:
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a first means for measuring at least one light beam transmitted through a vapor of the solvent flowing through a diagnostic region; and
a second means for determining, from the at least one light beam, at least one solvent parameter associated with the vapor of the solvent and determining, from the at least one solvent parameter, the instantaneous mass flux of the vapor of the solvent. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An apparatus for controlling a drying process, comprising:
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a light source providing at least one light beam;
a detection system receiving a signal corresponding to the at least one light beam transmitted through a vapor of a solvent flowing through a diagnostic region;
a processor determining from the signal at least one solvent parameter associated with the vapor of the solvent and affecting rate of drying of a product associated with the solvent in response to the at least one solvent parameter determined. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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