Non-disruptive Sampler for Fluid Processing Apparatus
OwnerMichael Organ, Debasis Mallik +1inventors
InventorsMichael Organ, Debasis Mallik, Jee Seong Kwak
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Abstract
A sampling module of a fluid processing apparatus includes at least one multi-configuration device connected to a filtration module. The invention relates to an area of non-disruptive sampling from any flow stream including the ones containing solids. The fluid processing apparatus remains in fluid communication with a sample processing module in all configurations of the sampling module and the parameters deemed critical for a chemical process remain unaffected during the sampling event. The entire event is controlled from a computer and the results are collected to make decisions on analytical and process controls.
Claims41
A sampling module of a fluid processing apparatus comprising:
- a) a fluid diverting device which is configured to adopt at least two asynchronus configurations (load and inject) and receives at least a portion of a fluid from a reactor module in all configurations;
- b) the fluid diverting device dispenses at least a portion of the fluid to a sample processing module in all configurations c) a filtration module equipped with an inline filter comprising a barrier wherein the barrier allows liquid to pass through its pores and traps solids;
- d) a fluid holding device which is in fluid communication both with the reactor module and the filtration module when the fluid diverting device is in a load configuration;
- e) a fluid moving device, which is in fluid communication only with the filtration module when the fluid diverting device is in an inject configuration;
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- f) a second fluid moving device which is in fluid communication both with the fluid holding device and a sample delivery module when the fluid diverting device is in an inject configuration.
A sampling module of a fluid processing apparatus comprising:
- a) a filtration module for receiving at least a portion of a fluid from a reactor module and dispensing at least a portion of the fluid to a sample processing module;
- b) the filtration module equipped with at least two inline filters comprising barriers wherein the barriers allow only liquid to pass through the pores and trap solids;
- c) the reactor module is dispensing at least a portion of the fluid to the first inline filter;
- d) a fluid moving device which is in fluid communication with the second inline filter of the filtration module;
- e) a fluid diverting device which is located downstream of the filtration module and is in fluid communication with the sample processing module and a sample delivery module;
- f) the fluid diverting device is configurable to adopt at least two configurations (load and inject);
- g) the fluid diverting device equipped with a fluid holding device, which receives the fluid from the filtration module when the fluid diverting device is in a load configuration;
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- h) a second fluid moving device, which is in fluid communication with the fluid holding device and the sample delivery module when the fluid diverting device is in an inject configuration.
The sampling module of 1 or 8, wherein the fluid diverting devices are chips containing fluidic channels.
A method for analyzing fluids comprising:
- a) configuring a fluid diverting device to receive at least a portion of a fluid stream from a reactor module to a filtration module equipped with an inline filter;
- b) flowing at least a portion of the fluid from the reactor module through the filtration module;
- c) flowing at least a portion of the content downstream of the inline filter to a fluid holding device;
- d) configuring the fluid diverting device to establish a fluid communication between the fluid holding device and a sample delivery module;
- e) flowing at least a portion of the fluid from the fluid holding device to the sample delivery module;
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- f) flowing at least a portion of the content upstream of the inline filter of the filtration module to the sample delivery module.
A method for analyzing fluids comprising:
- a) flowing at least a portion of a fluid stream from a reactor module to an inline filter of a filtration module equipped with at least two inline filters;
- b) flowing at least a portion of the content of the flowpath upstream of the second inline filter to a sample delivery module;
- c) configuring the filtration module so the fluid from the reactor module flows through the second inline filter;
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- d) flowing at least a portion of the content of the flowpath upstream of the first inline filter to the sample delivery module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.