Tube-in-tube thermal exchanger for liquid chromatography systems
US6484569B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2030/3092
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A thermal exchanger for a liquid chromatography system is provided. The tube-in-tube thermal exchanger comprises a first and a second sections of tubing, a first connector and a second connector. The first section of tubing carries sample solution from the packed chromatography column. The second tubing carries the sample solution from the detector out of the system, i.e., in an opposite direction to the direction of the first section of tubing. Both the first section of tubing and the second section of tubing connect to the first connector, which combines the two sections of tubing into a thermal exchange tubing. The thermal exchange tubing comprises the first section of tubing placed inside the second section of tubing such that waste fluid from the second tubing can optimally exchange thermal energy with fluid from the chromatography column. The thermal exchange tubing is configured into a plurality of coils. The number of coils in the thermal exchange tubing is specific to the chromatography application and is determined by various parameters including the composition of the sample solution, estimated temperature gradient, fluid flow rates and heat transfer coefficient. The the…
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