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Sample gas extracting apparatus

Assignee: Horiba Ltd
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Filing: 1984-02-16
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Granted: 1986-06-24
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Expires: 2004-02-16
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Abstract

Abstract A sample gas extracting apparatus constituted by a plurality of parallel connected constant flow-rate gas lines each having a critical flow Venturi connected in the downstream portion, relative to the direction of gas flow therethrough, thereof and a changeover valve in the upstream portion, relative to the direction of gas flow therethrough, thereof which can be changed over for passing sample gas to the corresponding critical flow Venturi or for passing air to the corresponding critical flow Venturi. A sample gas line is connected to the upstream end of the parallel connected constant flow-rate gas lines and has a sample gas extracting device connected therein just upstream of the constant flow-rate gas lines. A suction device is connected to the downstream end of the parallel connected constant flow-rate gas lines and having a suction capacity greater than the total of the critical gas flow rates of the critical flow Venturi's and less than that which will cause a surging phenomenon in the apparatus.

Inventors

  • 👤 Sumio Shimizu
  • 👤 Hiroji Kohsaka

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 10:07
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N1/00; G01N1/02; G01N1/22; G01N1/2247; G01N1/2252; G01N1/24; G01N2001/242; G01N2001/244; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/87265; Y10T137/87281; Y10T137/87338; Y10T137/87571; Y10T137/87676; Y10T137/87684; Y10T137/87692

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 187 words
A sample gas extracting apparatus, comprising: a plurality of parallel connected constant flow-rate gas lines each having an upstream end and a downstream end and a critical flow Venturi connected therein adjacent the downstream end thereof and a changeover valve connected therein adjacent the upstream end thereof said valves being constructed so as to be changed over for passing sample gas from the upstream end to the corresponding critical flow Venturi or for passing air to the corresponding critical flow Venturi; a sample gas line connected to the upstream end of said parallel connected constant flow-rate gas lines for supplying sample gas thereinto and having a sample gas extracting means connected therein just upstream of said constant flow-rate gas lines; an air supply means and air supply lines connected between said air supply means and said changeover valves; and a suction means connected to the downstream end of said parallel connected constant flow-rate gas lines and having a suction capacity greater than the total of the critical gas flow-rates of the critical flow Venturis and less than that which will cause a surging phenomenon in said apparatus.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 187 words
A sample gas extracting apparatus, comprising: a plurality of parallel connected constant flow-rate gas lines each having an upstream end and a downstream end and a critical flow Venturi connected therein adjacent the downstream end thereof and a changeover valve connected therein adjacent the upstream end thereof said valves being constructed so as to be changed over for passing sample gas from the upstream end to the corresponding critical flow Venturi or for passing air to the corresponding critical flow Venturi; a sample gas line connected to the upstream end of said parallel connected constant flow-rate gas lines for supplying sample gas thereinto and having a sample gas extracting means connected therein just upstream of said constant flow-rate gas lines; an air supply means and air supply lines connected between said air supply means and said changeover valves; and a suction means connected to the downstream end of said parallel connected constant flow-rate gas lines and having a suction capacity greater than the total of the critical gas flow-rates of the critical flow Venturis and less than that which will cause a surging phenomenon in said apparatus.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 18 words
A sample gas extracting apparatus as claimed in claim 1 in which said changeover valves are three-way valves.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 23 words
A sample gas extracting apparatus as claimed in claim 2 further comprising means connected to said three-way valves for controlling said valves remotely.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 32 words
A sample gas extracting apparatus as claimed in claim 2 in which at least some of said Venturis having a critical flow rate different from the critical flow rate of the others.

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