skip to main content
OSTI.GOV title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Flow through electrode with automated calibration

Abstract

The present invention is an improved automated flow through electrode liquid monitoring system. The automated system has a sample inlet to a sample pump, a sample outlet from the sample pump to at least one flow through electrode with a waste port. At least one computer controls the sample pump and records data from the at least one flow through electrode for a liquid sample. The improvement relies upon (a) at least one source of a calibration sample connected to (b) an injection valve connected to said sample outlet and connected to said source, said injection valve further connected to said at least one flow through electrode, wherein said injection valve is controlled by said computer to select between said liquid sample or said calibration sample. Advantages include improved accuracy because of more frequent calibrations, no additional labor for calibration, no need to remove the flow through electrode(s), and minimal interruption of sampling.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Richland, WA
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
874677
Patent Number(s):
6,438,501
Assignee:
Battele Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
flow; electrode; automated; calibration; improved; liquid; monitoring; sample; inlet; pump; outlet; waste; computer; controls; records; data; improvement; relies; source; connected; injection; valve; controlled; select; advantages; accuracy; frequent; calibrations; additional; labor; remove; electrodes; minimal; interruption; sampling; computer control; /702/73/

Citation Formats

Szecsody, James E, Williams, Mark D, and Vermeul, Vince R. Flow through electrode with automated calibration. United States: N. p., 2002. Web.
Szecsody, James E, Williams, Mark D, & Vermeul, Vince R. Flow through electrode with automated calibration. United States.
Szecsody, James E, Williams, Mark D, and Vermeul, Vince R. 2002. "Flow through electrode with automated calibration". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874677.
@article{osti_874677,
title = {Flow through electrode with automated calibration},
author = {Szecsody, James E and Williams, Mark D and Vermeul, Vince R},
abstractNote = {The present invention is an improved automated flow through electrode liquid monitoring system. The automated system has a sample inlet to a sample pump, a sample outlet from the sample pump to at least one flow through electrode with a waste port. At least one computer controls the sample pump and records data from the at least one flow through electrode for a liquid sample. The improvement relies upon (a) at least one source of a calibration sample connected to (b) an injection valve connected to said sample outlet and connected to said source, said injection valve further connected to said at least one flow through electrode, wherein said injection valve is controlled by said computer to select between said liquid sample or said calibration sample. Advantages include improved accuracy because of more frequent calibrations, no additional labor for calibration, no need to remove the flow through electrode(s), and minimal interruption of sampling.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/874677}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Aug 20 00:00:00 EDT 2002},
month = {Tue Aug 20 00:00:00 EDT 2002}
}