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Title: Portable vapor diffusion coefficient meter

Abstract

An apparatus for measuring the effective vapor diffusion coefficient of a test vapor diffusing through a sample of porous media contained within a test chamber. A chemical sensor measures the time-varying concentration of vapor that has diffused a known distance through the porous media. A data processor contained within the apparatus compares the measured sensor data with analytical predictions of the response curve based on the transient diffusion equation using Fick's Law, iterating on the choice of an effective vapor diffusion coefficient until the difference between the predicted and measured curves is minimized. Optionally, a purge fluid can forced through the porous media, permitting the apparatus to also measure a gas-phase permeability. The apparatus can be made lightweight, self-powered, and portable for use in the field.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Albuquerque, NM
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
909586
Patent Number(s):
7229593
Application Number:
10/280,231
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION

Citation Formats

Ho, Clifford K. Portable vapor diffusion coefficient meter. United States: N. p., 2007. Web.
Ho, Clifford K. Portable vapor diffusion coefficient meter. United States.
Ho, Clifford K. Tue . "Portable vapor diffusion coefficient meter". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/909586.
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Works referenced in this record:

A Comparison of Methods for Predicting Gaseous Diffusion Coefficients
journal, July 1965


Analytical Inverse Model for Multicomponent Soil Vapor Extraction
journal, June 1998


Gas Diffusion in Porous Media
journal, July 1959