MULTI-STAGE INJECTOR FOR FLUID ANALYSIS
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1. ) A multi-stage injector for fluid analysis, said injector comprising:
- at least one pressure regulation stage, wherein said at least one pressure regulation stage regulates a fluid sample from a first pressure to a second pressure;
at least one conditioning stage in communication with said at least one pressure regulation stage, said conditioning stage configured to receive said fluid sample;
at least one injection stage in communication with at least one conditioning stage, wherein said at least one injection stage is configured to provide at least a portion of said fluid sample to a fluid sample analysis instrument.
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Abstract
The present invention generally recites a method, system and apparatus for fluid analysis and more specifically recites a method system and apparatus for multistage injection of a fluid to be analyzed into a fluid analysis instrument.
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1. ) A multi-stage injector for fluid analysis, said injector comprising:
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at least one pressure regulation stage, wherein said at least one pressure regulation stage regulates a fluid sample from a first pressure to a second pressure; at least one conditioning stage in communication with said at least one pressure regulation stage, said conditioning stage configured to receive said fluid sample; at least one injection stage in communication with at least one conditioning stage, wherein said at least one injection stage is configured to provide at least a portion of said fluid sample to a fluid sample analysis instrument. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A multi-stage fluid injection method, comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one pressure regulation stage, wherein said at least one pressure regulation stage regulates a fluid sample from a first pressure to a second pressure; providing at least one conditioning stage in communication with said at least one pressure regulation stage, said conditioning stage configured to receive said fluid sample; providing at least one injection stage in communication with at least one conditioning stage, injecting at least a portion of the fluid sample to a fluid analysis instrument. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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