Gas monitor
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1. A method for identifying the amount of a component portion of a sample gas comprising the steps of:
- (a) first pumping said sample gas at a first predetermined volumetric flow rate into a processing zone;
(b) removing in said processing zone a component portion from said sample gas;
(c) admixing a make-up gas with the remaining sample gas to produce a gas mixture while concurrently(1) secondly pumping said gas mixture at a second predetermined volumetric flow rate that is constant relative to said first predetermined volumetric flow rate, and(2) measuring the flow rate at which said make-up gas is so admixed; and
(d) comparing said so measured make-up gas flow rate with said first predetermined volumetric flow rate.
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Abstract
A gas (including water vapor) monitor is provided which incorporates a dual chambered, constant volume peristaltic pump and flow meters. A sample gas is pumped at a constant volumetric flow rate into a processing zone where a predetermined component of the sample gas is separated. A make-up gas is then allowed to admix with the resulting gas and the mixture is then pumped at the same constant rate. The measured volume of the make-up gas thus required is equal to the actual volume of the separated component.
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1. A method for identifying the amount of a component portion of a sample gas comprising the steps of:
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(a) first pumping said sample gas at a first predetermined volumetric flow rate into a processing zone; (b) removing in said processing zone a component portion from said sample gas; (c) admixing a make-up gas with the remaining sample gas to produce a gas mixture while concurrently (1) secondly pumping said gas mixture at a second predetermined volumetric flow rate that is constant relative to said first predetermined volumetric flow rate, and (2) measuring the flow rate at which said make-up gas is so admixed; and (d) comparing said so measured make-up gas flow rate with said first predetermined volumetric flow rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for monitoring the amount of moisture present in a continuously fed multi-component sample gas that contains moisture as one component thereof, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) heating said sample gas to a predetermined temperature; (b) first pumping said so heated sample gas at a first predetermined constant volumetric flow rate through one pump head of a dual headed peristaltic pump means into a drying zone while maintaining said predetermined temperature; (c) removing in the drying zone all moisture from said sample gas to produce a residual gas; (d) admixing a continuously fed make-up gas with said residual gas while measuring the flow rate of said make-up gas so admixed so as to produce a resulting gas mixture; (e) heating said resulting gas mixture to said predetermined temperature; and (f) second pumping said so heated resulting gas mixture at a second predetermined constant volumetric flow rate through said second pump head of said dual headed peristaltic pump means, said second predetermined constant volumetric flow rate being substantially equal to said first predetermined constant volumetric flow rate;
so that said so measured flow rate of said make-up gas is equal to said volume of said so removed moisture. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus for monitoring the amount of at least one component present in a multi-component sample gas comprising in combination:
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(a) means for removing at least one predetermined component from a multi-component sample gas to produce a resulting gas; (b) first pump means including associated heat exchange means for pumping the sample gas at a first predetermined constant volumetric flow rate into and through said removing means; (c) admixing means for adding a make-up gas to said resulting gas issuing from said removing means to produce a gas mixture; (d) measuring means for determining the amount of said make-up gas so added at said admixing means; (e) second pump means including associated heat exchange means for pumping said gas mixture at a second constant predetermined volumetric flow rate which is constant relative to said first constant volumetric flow rate; (f) tube means interconnecting said first pump means, said removing means, said admixing means and said second pump means; and (g) temperature regulation means for maintaining said first pump means and said second pump means, at a predetermined temperature; so that the flow rate of said make-up gas as determined by said measuring means is representative of the amount of said predetermined component present in said sample gas. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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