Maturation monitoring apparatus and methods
US10416036B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 21, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2021/8578
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and a method monitor fluid loss from one or more casks during a maturation process. The apparatus comprises a multi-pass absorption cell arranged in fluid communication with one or more fluid conduits, a pump and a monitoring system. The pump and fluid conduits transport a fluid sample (e.g. vapor sample) from a perimeter of the one or more casks to the multi-pass absorption cell. The monitoring system detects and identifies fluid within the multi-pass absorption cell.
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