Selective gas sensor
US5689059A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 14, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/0016
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A selective gas sensor (10) for detecting a particular compound, or group of compounds, such as non-methane hydrocarbons, within a high temperature gas stream (12) includes an oxygen generation system (14) positioned over an oxygen diffusion region (15). The oxygen generation system (14) and the oxygen diffusion region (15) provide oxygen through a medial temperature control zone (20) to a sensing element (16). The temperature and flux of hydrocarbon components within the high temperature gas stream (12) are regulated by components within the high temperature control zone (20) and by an external temperature control zone (22) in thermal contact with the sensing element (16).
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