Test Bench Gas Flow Control System and Method
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1. A method for the preparation of gas mixtures, comprising:
- mixing at least one oxidizing component with at least one reducing component;
adding H2O vapor to the mixture;
heating the H2O vapor added mixture to produce a heated mixture;
providing interaction of the heated mixture with at least one sample catalyst; and
analyzing a portion of the interacted mixture.
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Abstract
The present disclosure may include a method for preparing gas mixtures of use in testing catalysts, where the method may include using separate banks of mass flow controllers for mixing the gas composition to the desired composition and for controlling the flow of the gas composition through the heater. A separate bank may be used for controlling any suitable mix of reducing agents while another separate bank may be used for controlling any suitable mix of oxidizing gases.
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1. A method for the preparation of gas mixtures, comprising:
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mixing at least one oxidizing component with at least one reducing component; adding H2O vapor to the mixture; heating the H2O vapor added mixture to produce a heated mixture; providing interaction of the heated mixture with at least one sample catalyst; and analyzing a portion of the interacted mixture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for the preparation of gas mixtures, comprising:
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at least two gas delivery banks, each for delivering at least one of a plurality of gasses, and each comprising; at least one gas source for receiving at least one input gas; at least one control valve operable on the at least one input gas; at least one pressure regulator operable on the at least one input gas; a plurality of mass flow controllers operable on the at least one input gas; and at least one output for outputting a mass-flow controlled, regulated one of the at least one input gas as the delivered at least one of the plurality of gasses; and at least one evaporation block suitable for adding H2O to a mixture of more than one of the the delivered at least one of the plurality of gasses received from a respective one of the at least two gas delivery banks; wherein the ratio of the mixture of the more than one of the the delivered at least one of the plurality of gasses is at least partially controlled by respective ones of the plurality of mass flow controllers of ones of the at least two gas delivery banks. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for the preparation of gas mixtures, comprising:
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a reducing component gas delivery bank for delivering at least one of a plurality of gasses, and comprising; at least one gas source for receiving at least one reducing component gas; at least one control valve operable on the at least one reducing component gas; at least one pressure regulator operable on the at least one reducing component gas; a plurality of mass flow controllers operable on the at least one reducing component gas; and at least one output for outputting the at least one reducing component gas; an oxidizing component gas delivery bank for delivering at least one of a plurality of gasses, and comprising; at least one gas source for receiving at least one oxidizing component gas; at least one control valve operable on the at least one oxidizing component gas; at least one pressure regulator operable on the at least one oxidizing component gas; a plurality of mass flow controllers operable on the at least one oxidizing component gas; and at least one output for outputting the at least one oxidizing component gas; at least one evaporation block suitable for adding H2O to a mixture of the output at least one oxidizing component gas and the output at least one reducing component gas; and wherein the ratio of the mixture is at least partially controlled by respective ones of the plurality of mass flow controllers.
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