Portable gas monitor
First Claim
1. A portable monitor adapted to obtain at least one property of a fluid flowing in a well, said portable monitor including at least one heating element designed to heat at least one internal component of said portable monitor, said at least one property including a property selected from the group consisting of well pressure, fluid composition, or combinations thereof.
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Abstract
A portable monitor used to measure landfill gas and landfill well parameters. The portable monitor includes a control unit and a measuring unit that can communication wirelessly with one another. The control unit and/or measuring unit can includes a heating arrangement to increase the temperature of one or more components in the control unit and/or measuring unit in cold environments.
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20 Claims
- 1. A portable monitor adapted to obtain at least one property of a fluid flowing in a well, said portable monitor including at least one heating element designed to heat at least one internal component of said portable monitor, said at least one property including a property selected from the group consisting of well pressure, fluid composition, or combinations thereof.
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10. A method of monitoring a landfill well comprising:
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a. providing a portable monitor, said portable including a control unit and a measuring unit, said measuring unit including at least one heating element designed to heat at least one internal component of said measuring unit, said control unit designed to monitor and control at least one function of said measuring unit, said measuring unit including at least one pressure measurement component and at least one chemical analyzer; b. connecting said measuring unit to a plurality of ports in said well; and
,c. monitoring and controlling at least one function of said measuring unit from a remote location by said control unit. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 15. A portable landfill gas monitor comprising a control unit and a measuring unit, said control unit designed to wirelessly monitor and control at least one function of said measuring unit from a location remote from said measuring unit, said measuring unit including at least one pressure measurement component, said measuring unit includes a plurality of chemical analyzers design to measure the presence and concentration of at least three gases in a landfill gas, at least three of said gases that can be measured by said chemical analyzers are selected from the group consisting of carbon dioxide, methane, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen sulfide, and combinations thereof.
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