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Title: Near real time vapor detection and enhancement using aerosol adsorption

Abstract

A vapor sample detection method is described where the vapor sample contains vapor and ambient air and surrounding natural background particles. The vapor sample detection method includes the steps of generating a supply of aerosol that have a particular effective median particle size, mixing the aerosol with the vapor sample forming aerosol and adsorbed vapor suspended in an air stream, impacting the suspended aerosol and adsorbed vapor upon a reflecting element, alternatively directing infrared light to the impacted aerosol and adsorbed vapor, detecting and analyzing the alternatively directed infrared light in essentially real time using a spectrometer and a microcomputer and identifying the vapor sample. 13 figs.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
678571
Patent Number(s):
5932818
Application Number:
PAN: 8-941,209
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 3 Aug 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
40 CHEMISTRY; VAPORS; DETECTION; AEROSOL GENERATORS; PARTICLE SIZE; ADSORPTION; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; INFRARED RADIATION

Citation Formats

Novick, V J, and Johnson, S A. Near real time vapor detection and enhancement using aerosol adsorption. United States: N. p., 1999. Web.
Novick, V J, & Johnson, S A. Near real time vapor detection and enhancement using aerosol adsorption. United States.
Novick, V J, and Johnson, S A. Tue . "Near real time vapor detection and enhancement using aerosol adsorption". United States.
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abstractNote = {A vapor sample detection method is described where the vapor sample contains vapor and ambient air and surrounding natural background particles. The vapor sample detection method includes the steps of generating a supply of aerosol that have a particular effective median particle size, mixing the aerosol with the vapor sample forming aerosol and adsorbed vapor suspended in an air stream, impacting the suspended aerosol and adsorbed vapor upon a reflecting element, alternatively directing infrared light to the impacted aerosol and adsorbed vapor, detecting and analyzing the alternatively directed infrared light in essentially real time using a spectrometer and a microcomputer and identifying the vapor sample. 13 figs.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
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