Methods and systems for analyzing a liquid medium
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1. A method of determining concentration of a chemical species in industrial cooling water, the method comprising:
- exposing a reactive zone of a chemical test strip to industrial cooling water thereby creating a post-exposure reactive zone;
imaging the post-exposure reactive zone using an imaging device thereby creating a digital image of the post-exposure reactive zone;
optionally cropping the digital image of the post-exposure reactive zone to isolate a portion of the digital image for analysis;
analyzing a colorimetric parameter of at least the portion of the digital image of the post-exposure reactive zone using image analyzing software to determine the concentration of the chemical species; and
optionally outputting the determined concentration of the chemical species of the industrial cooling water.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for colorimetrically analyzing a liquid medium by analyzing chemical test strip images are provided. The liquid medium can be industrial water in an industrial water system. Image analyzing software carries out the analysis. The results of the analysis can be used to diagnosing a chemical treatment regimen of the industrial water system. A chemical test strip holder can be used to enhance reliability and repeatability of the imaging process and/or subsequent analysis.
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1. A method of determining concentration of a chemical species in industrial cooling water, the method comprising:
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exposing a reactive zone of a chemical test strip to industrial cooling water thereby creating a post-exposure reactive zone; imaging the post-exposure reactive zone using an imaging device thereby creating a digital image of the post-exposure reactive zone; optionally cropping the digital image of the post-exposure reactive zone to isolate a portion of the digital image for analysis; analyzing a colorimetric parameter of at least the portion of the digital image of the post-exposure reactive zone using image analyzing software to determine the concentration of the chemical species; and optionally outputting the determined concentration of the chemical species of the industrial cooling water. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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