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Spectrophotometric probe

Patent ·
OSTI ID:869426
 [1];  [2]
  1. Augusta, GA
  2. Martinez, GA
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A support structure bearing at least one probe for making spectrophotometric measurements of a fluid using a source of light and a spectrophotometer. The probe includes a housing with two optical fibers and a planoconvex lens. A sleeve bearing a mirror surrounds the housing. The lens is separated from the mirror by a fixed distance, defining an interior space for receiving a volume of the fluid sample. A plurality of throughholes extending through the sleeve communicate between the sample volume and the exterior of the probe, all but one hole bearing a screen. A protective jacket surrounds the probe. A hollow conduit bearing a tube is formed in the wall of the probe for venting any air in the interior space when fluid enters. The probe is held at an acute angle so the optic fibers carrying the light to and from the probe are not bent severely on emergence from the probe.

Research Organization:
WESTINGHOUSE SAVANNAH RIVER CO
DOE Contract Number:
AC09-89SR18035
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Number(s):
US 5335067
OSTI ID:
869426
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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