Moisture analysis method
Abstract
Abstract THE MOISTURE CONTENT OF FLUIDS IS DETERMINED, USING ELECTRODES SEPARATED BY A FILM OF SUITABLE HYDROSCOPIC SUBSTANCE, BY PASSING THE AERIFORM FLUID OVER A LIMITED AREA OF FILM AT SUCH A RATE THAT ONLY A SMALL PART OF THE MOISTURE IS REMOVED BY THE HYDROSCOPIC SUBSTANCE. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE WATER ABSORBED BY THE HYGROSCOPIC SUBSTANCE IS ELECTROLYZED BY PASSAGE OF DIRECT CURRENT BETWEEN THE ELECTRODES. AT EXTREMELY RAPID RATES OF FLOW OF THE FLUID, A STEADY STATE IS RAPIDLY ESTABLISHED AND THE FLOW OF CURRENT USED IN THE ELECTROLYSIS IS DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE CONCENTRATION OF WATER CONTAINED IN THE FLUID. AS A RESULT, THE MEASUREMENT OF THE AMPERAGE ACCURATELY MEASURES THE WATER CONTENT IN THE FLUID. THE METHOD IS SIMPLER, FASTER AND MORE ACCURATE THAN PRIOR ART METHODS DEPENDING ON COULOMETRIC MEASUREMENT OF THE TOTAL WATER CONTAINED IN THE SAMPLE.
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- 👤 I Capuano
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