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US 2017/0360344 A1Published application
Fluid sampling apparatus and method
AssigneeThe University of Bristol
InventorsStafford Louis Lightman, Jack Albert Leendertz, Ragini Bhake
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Abstract
A sampling apparatus can have an elongate tube and a liquid partitioning unit, first port can receive an incoming flow of test liquid and a second port may be coupled to the elongate tube. The liquid partitioning unit can combine the flow of test liquid with a plurality of partitioning elements to define a plurality of discrete liquid samples for movement along and storage in the elongate tube.
Claims20
A method of processing and storing a test fluid, the method comprising:
- combining a flow of test fluid with partitioning material to partition the flow of test fluid into a plurality of discrete fluid samples;
- delivering the plurality of discrete fluid samples to an elongate tube;
- and
- storing the plurality of discrete fluid samples in the elongate tube.
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A method comprising:
- connecting a partitioning unit to a fluid source via a first port, to a storage tube via a second port, and to a first pump via a third port;
- flowing a test fluid from the fluid source to the partitioning unit;
- inserting partitioning material into the test fluid with the first pump to separate the test fluid into at least a first discrete fluid sample and a second discrete fluid sample separated by partitioning material;
- and
- flowing the test fluid into the storage tube, the partitioning material filling a diameter of the storage tube to separate the first discrete fluid sample from the second discrete fluid sample in the storage tube.
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A method comprising:
- connecting a partitioning unit to a fluid source via a first port, to a storage tube via a second port, and to a first pump via a third port, the partitioning unit comprising a pressure assembly and a control circuit;
- flowing a test fluid from the fluid source to the partitioning unit with a second pump connected between the first and third ports;
- inserting a partitioning material into the test fluid with the first pump;
- separating the test fluid into at least a first discrete fluid sample and a second discrete fluid sample separated by partitioning material;
- flowing the test fluid into the storage tube, the partitioning material filling a diameter of the storage tube to separate the first discrete fluid sample from the second discrete fluid sample in the storage tube;
- and
- uncoupling the storage tube from the partitioning unit, the first and second discrete fluid samples remaining separated by the partitioning material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.