Apparatus and method for detecting leakage in a gas reactor
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1. An apparatus for detecting gas leakage in a silent discharge ozone gas reactor comprising:
- a first conduit for feeding a reactant gas to a silent discharge ozone gas reactor,a second conduit for withdrawing a product gas from said gas reactor,a first flow sensor in fluid communication with said first conduit for outputting a first signal indicative of a flow rate in said first conduit,a second flow sensor in fluid communication with said second conduit for outputting a second signal indicative of a flow rate in said second conduit, andmeans for comparing said first signal to said second signal and for determining a leakage status of said gas reactor.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses an apparatus and a method for detecting a gas leakage from a gas reactor by utilizing flow sensors mounted on and in fluid communication with a gas inlet conduit and a gas outlet conduit. The volume of gas flow through the inlet conduit and the outlet conduit are continuously monitored while the gas reactor is in its operating mode so that any gas leakage can be detected and the gas reactor can be shut off or bypassed in order to eliminate fire and safety hazards.
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1. An apparatus for detecting gas leakage in a silent discharge ozone gas reactor comprising:
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a first conduit for feeding a reactant gas to a silent discharge ozone gas reactor, a second conduit for withdrawing a product gas from said gas reactor, a first flow sensor in fluid communication with said first conduit for outputting a first signal indicative of a flow rate in said first conduit, a second flow sensor in fluid communication with said second conduit for outputting a second signal indicative of a flow rate in said second conduit, and means for comparing said first signal to said second signal and for determining a leakage status of said gas reactor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for detecting ozone leakage from an silent discharge ozone generator comprising:
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a first conduit for feeding a reactant gas to an silent discharge ozone generator, a second conduit for withdrawing ozone from said silent discharge ozone generator, a first flow sensor in fluid communication with said first conduit for outputting a first signal indicative of a flow rate in said first conduit, a second flow sensor in fluid communication with said second conduit for outputting a second signal indicative of a flow rate in said second conduit, and means for comparing said first signal to said second signal and for determining a leakage status of said silent discharge ozone generator. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for detecting ozone leakage from an silent discharge ozone generator comprising the steps of:
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providing an ozone generator having an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit, monitoring a first flow rate in said inlet conduit, monitoring a second flow rate in said outlet conduit, and comparing said first flow rate to said second flow rate. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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