Digital IR gas analyzer
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1. Digital IR gas analyzer, comprising:
- a sample cell having an inlet port and an outlet port for conducting a gas sample therethrough,an IR radiation source,means for producing a series of IR radiation samples of the constituents of said gas sample,means for generating a fixed-amplitude non-background-compensated reference pulse,means for producing a series of non-background-compensated normalized video pulses corresponding to said constituent radiation samples, said video pulse being normalized with respect to a precision reference voltage and the amplitude of said reference IR pulse,means for converting said normalized video pulse into digital signals,means for digitally processing said digital signals, including means for compensating said digital signals for background IR radiation,means for converting the processed digital signals to analog signals, andmeans for driving one or more analog meters in response to the analog signals.
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Abstract
A digital IR gas analyzer comprises a sample cell having a conical shaped interior wall and a filter wheel provided with HC, CO and CO2 interference filters. The filter wheel and IR detector are temperature stabilized. The HC, CO and CO2 gas samples are normalized to a precision reference voltage. The normalized samples are digitized and processed, i.e., for linearization, cross-talk correction and zero drift temperature compensation, by a digital processor. The processed samples are then converted to analog to drive HC, CO and CO2 meters. HC, CO and CO2 gas channels are zeroed simultaneously and calibrated automatically in response to control panel switches.
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1. Digital IR gas analyzer, comprising:
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a sample cell having an inlet port and an outlet port for conducting a gas sample therethrough, an IR radiation source, means for producing a series of IR radiation samples of the constituents of said gas sample, means for generating a fixed-amplitude non-background-compensated reference pulse, means for producing a series of non-background-compensated normalized video pulses corresponding to said constituent radiation samples, said video pulse being normalized with respect to a precision reference voltage and the amplitude of said reference IR pulse, means for converting said normalized video pulse into digital signals, means for digitally processing said digital signals, including means for compensating said digital signals for background IR radiation, means for converting the processed digital signals to analog signals, and means for driving one or more analog meters in response to the analog signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 6)
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3. Digital IR gas analyzer comprising:
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a sample cell having an inlet port and an outlet port for conducting a gas sample therethrough, an IR radiation source, an IR radiation detector, means for maintaining said IR detector at a constant temperature, means for producing a series of IR radiation samples of the constituents of said gas sample comprising a filter wheel disposed between said sample cell and said IR detector, means for rotating said filter wheel at a constant speed, an interference filter for each gas constituent disposed on a radius of the filter wheel, a reference interference filter disposed on a radius of the filter wheel, means disposed on a radius of the filter wheel for blocking the transmission of IR radiation from said source to said detector, and means for stabilizing the temperature of the filter wheel, means for generating a fixed-amplitude, non-background-compensated reference pulse, means for producing a series of normalized video pulses corresponding to said constituent radiation samples, said video pulses being normalized with respect to a precision reference voltage and to the amplitude of said reference pulse, means for converting said normalized video pulses into digital signals, means for digitally processing said digital signals, including means for compensating said digital signals for background IR radiation, means for converting the processed digital signals to analog signals, and means for driving one or more analog meters in response to the analog signals. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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