Process and device for obtaining samples from the atmosphere in a closed gastight vessel, preferably from the reactor safety vessel of a nuclear power station
US5473647A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 3, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A process for obtaining a sample from an atmosphere in a closed gastight vessel, preferably from a reactor safety vessel of a nuclear power station, includes passing a sample through a venturi nozzle immediately upon entry of the sample into a sample-taking container in a vessel. The sample is mixed in the venturi nozzle with a transport fluid serving as a washing liquid. Gaseous constituents of the sample being soluble and/or condensable in the washing liquid are subsequently discharged together with the washing liquid from the sample-taking container and from the vessel by triggering a pressure reduction. A device for obtaining samples from an atmosphere in a closed gastight vessel, preferably from a reactor safety vessel of a nuclear power station, includes a sample-taking container having a bottom and a given volume. A washing liquid is disposed in the sample-taking container and has a volume being at most approximately equal to half of the given volume. A venturi nozzle dips into the washing liquid in the sample-taking container above the bottom. An inlet channel leads into the sample-taking container below the venturi nozzle.
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