US4073619A
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Sampling gas for analysis
Assignee: British Steel PLC
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Filing: 1977-03-23
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Granted: 1978-02-14
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Expires: 1997-03-23
Abstract
Abstract Gas is transferred for analysis from a sampling probe (15), which may be in the waste gas duct (14) of a steelmaking vessel (10), to remote analysers (31, 32, 33). A high transfer speed is achieved by passing the gas at a relatively high gas transfer rate from the sampling probe (15) along a relatively long first sampling duct (16), while a relatively short duct (25) takes gas at a relatively low gas transfer rate from the long duct to the analysers.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Lawson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 19:55
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N1/00; G01N1/02; G01N1/22; G01N1/24; B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/30; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T436/00; Y10T436/20; Y10T436/204998; Y10T436/25; Y10T436/25875
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
A method for the rapid transfer of gas from a sampling probe at a gas source to a gas analyser remote from the gas source to thereby decrease the time interval between sampling and analysis, comprising passing the gas from the probe along a first gas sampling duct intercommunicating at a junction with a second gas sampling duct which transfers the gas sample to the gas analyser; the first gas sampling duct being relatively long compared with the second gas sampling duct and exhausting to the atmosphere after said junction; and second sampling duct having a bleed line just prior to said analyser to exhaust under pressure a proportion of the gas in the second duct to the atmosphere; the gas being transferred along the first duct at a high gas transfer rate relative to the transfer rate along the second duct.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
142 words
A method for the rapid transfer of gas from a sampling probe at a gas source to a gas analyser remote from the gas source to thereby decrease the time interval between sampling and analysis, comprising passing the gas from the probe along a first gas sampling duct intercommunicating at a junction with a second gas sampling duct which transfers the gas sample to the gas analyser; the first gas sampling duct being relatively long compared with the second gas sampling duct and exhausting to the atmosphere after said junction; and second sampling duct having a bleed line just prior to said analyser to exhaust under pressure a proportion of the gas in the second duct to the atmosphere; the gas being transferred along the first duct at a high gas transfer rate relative to the transfer rate along the second duct.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the gas is mixed waste gas from a basic oxygen steelmaking process.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the relatively low gas transfer rate is between 5 and 25% of the relatively high gas transfer rate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the gas is passed along the sampling ducts at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 4 wherein the pressure is between 5 and 50 mm mercury gauge.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
169 words
A system for the rapid transfer of gas from a sampling probe at a gas source to a gas analyser remote from the gas source to thereby decrease the time interval between sampling and analysis, comprising a first gas sampling duct connecting to the sampling probe and extending to the vicinity of the gas analyser and a second gas sampling duct intercommunicating with the first gas sampling duct at a junction and providing a passage for flow of a sample of gas from the first gas sampling duct to the gas analyser, said first sampling duct having means to exhaust said gas to the atmosphere after said junction, and being relatively long compared with said second sampling duct and being adapted to transfer gas at a high gas transfer rate as compared with the gas transfer rate in the second sampling duct; said second sampling duct having means to bleed a proportion of the gas sample under pressure to the atmosphere prior to the gas sample entering the analyser.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
169 words
A system for the rapid transfer of gas from a sampling probe at a gas source to a gas analyser remote from the gas source to thereby decrease the time interval between sampling and analysis, comprising a first gas sampling duct connecting to the sampling probe and extending to the vicinity of the gas analyser and a second gas sampling duct intercommunicating with the first gas sampling duct at a junction and providing a passage for flow of a sample of gas from the first gas sampling duct to the gas analyser, said first sampling duct having means to exhaust said gas to the atmosphere after said junction, and being relatively long compared with said second sampling duct and being adapted to transfer gas at a high gas transfer rate as compared with the gas transfer rate in the second sampling duct; said second sampling duct having means to bleed a proportion of the gas sample under pressure to the atmosphere prior to the gas sample entering the analyser.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
A system according to claim 6 wherein the sampling probe is situated in the waste gas duct of a basic oxygen steel-making vessel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A system according to claim 6 wherein the first and/or the second gas sampling duct is provided with a filter and a pump.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
A system according to claim 6 wherein the first gas sampling duct has approximately four times the cross-sectional area of the second gas sampling duct.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
A system according to claim 8, wherein the first and second sampling ducts each contain a pump.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
53 words
A system according to claim 8, wherein means for filtering the sample gas is present in said first sampling duct to filter said gas sample prior to entry of said gas sample into a pump in said first sample duct and cooling means in said second sampling duct prior to said bleeding means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
A system according to claim 6 wherein the second gas sampling duct exhaust to atmosphere beyond its connection with the gas analyser.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1981-02-13 | 1981-08-15 | 1982-02-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1985-02-13 | 1985-08-15 | 1986-02-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1989-02-13 | 1989-08-15 | 1990-02-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |