Method for analyzing impurities in liquid and apparatus therefor
US4738536A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 23, 1985 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N21/1702
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for analyzing impurities in liquid and an apparatus therefor are disclosed, which are adapted to classify impurities contained in various liquids to be measured into soluble substance, insoluble substance and impurities in the form of bubbles and to measure their concentration separately; especially the impurities in liquid are analyzed by the method such that photoacoustic signals obtained by irradiating a liquid to be measured with intensity-modulated light are measured; the correlation between the modulation frequency of the intensity-modulated light (light modulation frequency) and the phase of the intensity-modulated light, with which the liquid to be measured is irradiated, as well as that of their photoacoustic signals are obtained; and impurities in the liquid to be measured are detected, while classifying them into soluble and insoluble ones and those in the form of bubbles on the basis of the information thus obtained; and the apparatus comprises a light source, at least one light modulator for transforming light from the light source into intensity-modulated light having a given constant frequency, at least one cell disposed at a position, where it is irradiated…
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