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Title: Flow line sampler

Abstract

An on-line product sampling apparatus and method for measuring product samples from a product stream (12) in a flow line (14) having a sampling aperture (11), includes a sampling tube (18) for containing product samples removed from flow line (14). A piston (22) removes product samples from the product stream (12) through the sampling aperture (11) and returns samples to product stream (12). A sensor (20) communicates with sample tube (18), and senses physical properties of samples while the samples are within sample tube (18). In one embodiment, sensor (20) comprises a hydrogen transient nuclear magnetic resonance sensor for measuring physical properties of hydrogen molecules.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. San Antonio, TX
Issue Date:
OSTI Identifier:
868383
Patent Number(s):
5129267
Application Number:
07/486,907
Assignee:
Southwest Research Institute (San Antonio, TX)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
flow; line; sampler; on-line; product; sampling; apparatus; method; measuring; samples; stream; 12; 14; aperture; 11; tube; 18; containing; removed; piston; 22; removes; returns; sensor; 20; communicates; sample; senses; physical; properties; embodiment; comprises; hydrogen; transient; nuclear; magnetic; resonance; molecules; product stream; physical properties; magnetic resonance; nuclear magnetic; sampling apparatus; sample tube; sampling tube; product samples; measuring physical; flow line; /73/324/

Citation Formats

Nicholls, Colin I. Flow line sampler. United States: N. p., 1992. Web.
Nicholls, Colin I. Flow line sampler. United States.
Nicholls, Colin I. Tue . "Flow line sampler". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868383.
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year = {Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 EDT 1992},
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