Method for the operation of automated analysis apparatus
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1. A method of treating a flowing stream wherein perturbations in flow and/or composition are periodically introduced, said perturbations having a fixed frequency, comprising the steps of:
- (a) flowing said fluid stream along a conduit; and
(b) repeatedly treating said flowing stream in fixed relationship to the periodicity of said perturbations, so as to overcome the effects of said perturbations.
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Abstract
Method is provided for the operation of substantially constant flow rate sample analysis apparatus in such manner that the adverse effects upon sample analysis accuracy of periodic variations in analysis apparatus flow rate and/or sample-analysis reagent proportioning are negated to insure the sample-to-sample consistency and accuracy of the sample analysis results.
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1. A method of treating a flowing stream wherein perturbations in flow and/or composition are periodically introduced, said perturbations having a fixed frequency, comprising the steps of:
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(a) flowing said fluid stream along a conduit; and (b) repeatedly treating said flowing stream in fixed relationship to the periodicity of said perturbations, so as to overcome the effects of said perturbations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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- 6. In a method for determining the results of the operation of continuous flow fluid sample analysis apparatus which are operable to successively mix a plurality of samples with a reagent in predetermined proportion and to successively analyze the thusly reacted samples, said apparatus comprising pump means having a predetermined operational cycle time and which are operable to concomitantly pump the fluid samples in succession, and the reagent in predetermined proportion thereto, through said apparatus at substantially constant flow rate for analysis based on the sample-reagent reaction for each of said samples, and detecting means which are operable to detect the analysis results in succession for a predetermined detecting time for each of said reacted samples, the improvements comprising, the steps of, fixing the relationship between said operational cycle time and said detecting time in such manner that variations in apparatus flow rate and/or sample-reagent proportioning occuring periodically during each operational cycle of said pump will affect the analysis results for each of said samples in like manner whereby, the sample-to-sample consistency of said analysis results is maintained despite said variations.
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