Pressurized detectors substance analyzer
First Claim
1. A method for measuring the concentration of a constituent element in a gas sample contained in an analyzer, the method comprising:
- sealing an outlet of a sample cell of a detector;
receiving a predetermined mass of a gas sample through an inlet into the sample cell over a predetermined pressurization period until substantially the entire mass of the gas sample contained in the analyzer is contained within the sample cell, wherein the gas sample is pressurized to a predetermined pressure over the pressurization period; and
determining a concentration of a constituent element in the pressurized gas sample.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system and method to measure the concentration of a constituent element in a gas sample contained in an analyzer. A sample cell has an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is to receive a predetermined mass of a gas sample and the outlet is to couple to a valve. The sample cell is to receive the predetermined mass of the gas sample over a predetermined pressurization period until substantially the entire mass of the gas sample contained in the analyzer is contained within the sample cell. The gas sample is pressurized to a predetermined pressure over the pressurization period. A detector cell is located adjacent to the sample cell. The detector cell is to determine a concentration of a constituent of the pressurized gas sample.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for measuring the concentration of a constituent element in a gas sample contained in an analyzer, the method comprising:
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sealing an outlet of a sample cell of a detector; receiving a predetermined mass of a gas sample through an inlet into the sample cell over a predetermined pressurization period until substantially the entire mass of the gas sample contained in the analyzer is contained within the sample cell, wherein the gas sample is pressurized to a predetermined pressure over the pressurization period; and determining a concentration of a constituent element in the pressurized gas sample. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12)
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11. The method of claim 11, comprising determining the concentration of the constituent element in the pressurized gas sample based on the detected reflected quantity of radiation.
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13. An apparatus, for measuring the concentration of a constituent element in a gas sample, contained in an analyzer, the apparatus comprising:
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a sample cell having an inlet and an outlet, the inlet to receive a predetermined mass of a gas sample and the outlet to couple to a valve, the sample cell to receive the predetermined mass of the gas sample over a predetermined pressurization period until substantially the entire mass of the gas sample contained in the analyzer is contained within the sample cell, wherein the gas sample is pressurized to a predetermined pressure over the pressurization period; and a detector cell located adjacent to the sample cell, the detector cell to determine a concentration of a constituent element in the pressurized gas sample. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system, comprising:
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a carrier gas source; and a sample cell having an inlet and an outlet, the inlet to receive a predetermined mass of a gas sample and the outlet to couple to a valve, the sample cell to receive the predetermined mass of the gas sample over a predetermined pressurization period until substantially the entire mass of the gas sample contained in the analyzer is contained within the sample cell, wherein the gas sample is pressurized to a predetermined pressure over the pressurization period; and a detector cell located adjacent to the sample cell, the detector cell to determine a concentration of a constituent element in the pressurized gas sample. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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