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US 2007/0175269 A1Published application
Contaminant analyzer for fuel
AssigneeVelcon Filters, Inc.
InventorsGreg Sprenger, Jed Stevens, Michael White, Richard Hillis, Jacob Lavenberg, Chris Templeman
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for detecting contaminants in hydrocarbon fuel are disclosed, wherein a fuel analyzer includes a flow sensor to facilitate an automatic start up and shut down of a fuel analysis, and a calibration standard to facilitate an inline calibration of the fuel analyzer.
Claims21
A method of inline contamination analysis of transient fuel comprising the steps of:
- providing a source of fuel to be analyzed;
- causing the fuel to flow from the source to a point remote therefrom;
- commencing an analysis of the transient fuel for contamination upon the commencement of the fuel flow;
- and
- producing a signal upon sensing the presence of contamination in the transient fuel.
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Apparatus for analyzing fuel comprising:
- a source of fuel to be analyzed;
- means for conveying fuel from the source to a position remote from the source;
- a sensor for sensing the flow of fuel;
- and
- a means for analyzing the fuel for at least one of water contamination and particulate contamination in the transient fuel.
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Apparatus for analyzing fuel comprising:
- a source of fuel to be analyzed;
- means for conveying fuel from the source to a position remote from the source;
- a means for analyzing the fuel for at least one of water contamination and particulate contamination in the transient fuel;
- and
- a means for calibrating the means for analyzing the fuel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.