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US 12,092,603 B2Granted
Combustion analyzer
AssigneeFieldpiece Instruments, Inc.
InventorTinggui Hong
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Abstract
A combustion analyzer system includes an analyzer unit, a primary analysis probe and one or more remote probes. The analyzer unit includes a condensation removal unit and two or more electrochemical sensors to detect at least oxygen and carbon monoxide. The analyzer unit or the primary analysis probe include a means for condensing and eliminating liquid in the combustion gas to be analyzed.
Claims18
A combustion analyzer system comprising:
- a combustion analyzer unit having one or more electrochemical sensors and a primary controller;
- a primary probe having a distal end and a condensation elimination system operably connected to the combustion analyzer unit, the condensation elimination system comprising:
- a condenser having a moisture separator, the condenser operably connected to receive combustion gas within the primary probe and condense and separate any liquid from the combustion gas into condensate and to conduct the combustion gas to the electrochemical sensors via a flue gas conduit;
- a return line operatively connected between the condenser and the distal end of the primary probe;
- an air pump operably connected to the flue gas conduit to pressurize the condenser, the moisture separator and the flue gas conduit;
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- a water pump operably connected between the condenser and the distal end of the primary probe operable to pump liquid to the distal end of the primary probe;
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- one or more secondary probes operable to communicate with the combustion analyzer unit.
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A method of collecting flue gas for analysis and disposing of condensate from the flue gas comprising the steps:
- opening a sensor sealer operably connected to an analyzer unit comprising sensors operable to detect one or more constituents of the flue gas;
- collecting flue gas from an active flue;
- cooling the flue gas and separating liquid condensates to create a stream of dry flue gas for analysis and a stream of condensate;
- disposing of the condensate stream;
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- conducting the dry flue gas to the analyzer unit.
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A combustion analyzer system comprising:
- a combustion analyzer unit having a condensation elimination system and one or more electrochemical sensors;
- a primary probe operably connected to the combustion analyzer unit, the primary probe operable to conduct dry flue gas to the one or more electrochemical sensors;
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- a sensor sealer in the combustion analyzer unit operatively connected to the one or more electrochemical sensors to seal the one or more electrochemical sensors when not in use.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.