Tubular water separator for a gas analyzer
US4886528A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 1988 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2001/4016
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a water separator for a gas analyzer, comprising a tube (12) for passing a gas sample into the water separator, wherein water separation is effected in a tubular passage by dividing the flow into two partial flows. The wall or walls (3) of a first tubular passage (17) are made of a porous material, readily permeable to gas, and this main flow, which has penetrated the wall, is passed into a second tubular passage (4) and via a tube (10) on to measuring sensors (5 and 6) but the water, which is not able to penetrate the porous wall of first passage (17), is passed along with a minor amount of gas down a passage (17, 13) into a water receiver (15) and this many times lesser side flow further via a tube (14) into a third tubular passage (16), through its porous wall (3) into a fourth tubular passage (18) and via a tube (11) through a flow throttle (7) on to a pump (8).
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