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Apparatus for use in sample monitoring

US8020457B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc. · US

Inventors

Mark Wayne Holt · Emmaus, US
William Eberhardt · Cherry Hill, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 8, 2008
Grant date	Sep 20, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 4, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N33/0006
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for use in a sample monitoring system is provided and includes a first enclosure configured to enclose a probe body into which the sample is drawn, a sensor coupled to the probe body and configured to sense a chemical composition of the sample and at least one first heater configured to heat an interior of the first enclosure, a second enclosure configured to enclose a pump coupled to the probe body and configured to draw the sample therein and a second heater configured to heat the pump, and a third enclosure configured to enclose a pump motor configured to control an operation of the pump and to support heating controlling units configured to control the at least one first heater and the second heater.

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