Safety system for gas purifier
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1. A method for safely purifying gases comprising:
- providing a source of unpurified gas;
passing said unpurified gas through a first safety device capable of developing an alarm signal when certain gas contaminants within said first safety device are above a given concentration level over a period of time;
passing said unpurified gas through a gas purification unit that includes a purification material to provide a purified gas, where said purification material exhibits an exothermic reaction when exposed to said certain gas contaminants; and
passing said purified gas through a second safety device capable of developing an alarm signal when said certain gas contaminants within said second safety device are above said given concentration level over said period of time.
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Abstract
A gas purification system includes a gas purification unit and one or more safety devices. The gas purification unit includes an enclosure containing a purification material that exhibits an exothermic reaction when exposed to certain gas contaminants. The gas purification unit also has an inlet coupled to an unpurified gas inlet line and an outlet coupled to a purified gas outlet line. A safety device can be coupled either to the unpurified gas input line or the purified output line, or both, and develops an alarm signal when gas contaminants exceed a given concentration level for a period of time.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for safely purifying gases comprising:
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providing a source of unpurified gas;
passing said unpurified gas through a first safety device capable of developing an alarm signal when certain gas contaminants within said first safety device are above a given concentration level over a period of time;
passing said unpurified gas through a gas purification unit that includes a purification material to provide a purified gas, where said purification material exhibits an exothermic reaction when exposed to said certain gas contaminants; and
passing said purified gas through a second safety device capable of developing an alarm signal when said certain gas contaminants within said second safety device are above said given concentration level over said period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A gas purification system with safety device comprising:
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a gas purification unit including an enclosure and a purification material disposed within said enclosure that exhibits an exothermic reaction when exposed to certain gas contaminants which may be present within said enclosure, said gas purification unit having an inlet coupled to an unpurified gas input line and an outlet coupled to a purified gas output line;
a safety device coupled to one of said unpurified gas input line and said purified output line, where said safety device develops an alarm signal when gas contaminants within said safety device that are similar to said certain gas contaminants within said gas purification unit are above a given concentration level over a period of time; and
wherein said safety device includes a detection material that is a getter material and a thermocouple for detecting a temperature of said getter material. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A gas purification system with safety device comprising:
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a gas purification unit including an enclosure and a purification material disposed within said enclosure that exhibits an exothermic reaction when exposed to certain gas contaminants which may be present within said enclosure, said gas purification unit having an inlet coupled to an unpurified gas input line and an outlet coupled to a purified gas output line;
a first safety device coupled to said unpurified gas input line, wherein said safety device develops an alarm signal when gas contaminants within said safety device that are similar to said certain gas contaminants within said gas purification unit are above a given concentration level over a period of time; and
a second safety device coupled to said purified gas output line. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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