Automatic analysis device and step-flow automatic analysis method
AssigneeNational Taiwan University
InventorSu-Cheng PAI
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Abstract
An automatic analysis device for measuring chemical substances in water includes a main pipe, an air pipe connected to the main pipe, an air pump connected to the air pipe, a detector connected to an end of the main pipe opposite the air pipe, a sample-drawing pipe connected to the main pipe, a sample-drawing pump connected to the sample-drawing pipe, a flushing pipe connected to the main pipe, a flushing pump connected to the flushing pipe, a reagent pipe connected to the main pipe, a reagent pump connected to the reagent pipe, and an electric relay module signally communicated to the sample-drawing pump, the reagent pump, the air pump, and the flushing pump. A step-flow automatic analysis method is also disclosed.
Claims9
An automatic analysis device for measuring chemical substances in water, comprising:
- a main pipe;
- an air push unit including an air pipe and an air pump, said air pipe having one end connected to said main pipe, and another end connected to said air pump, said air pump being configured to draw and push air into said main pipe through said air pipe;
- a detection unit including a detector connected to an end of said main pipe opposite said air pipe;
- a sample-drawing unit including a sample-drawing pipe, a sample-drawing pump, and a sample water container, said sample-drawing pipe having one end connected to said main pipe, and another end connected to said sample water container, said sample-drawing pipe and said main pipe being positioned between said detector and said air pipe, said sample-drawing pump being connected to said sample-drawing pipe and being configured to draw sample water from said sample water container and push the sample water into said main pipe through said sample-drawing pipe;
- a flushing unit including a flushing pipe, a flushing pump, and a flushing liquid container, said flushing pipe having one end connected to said main pipe, and another end connected to said flushing liquid container, said flushing pipe being positioned between said main pipe and said sample-drawing pipe, said flushing pump being connected to said flushing pipe and being configured to draw flushing liquid from said flushing liquid container and push the flushing liquid into said main pipe through said flushing pipe;
- a reagent unit including a reagent pipe, a reagent pump, and a reagent container, said reagent pipe having one end connected to said main pipe, and another end connected to said reagent container, said reagent pipe being positioned between said main pipe and said detector, said reagent pump being connected to said reagent pipe and being configured to draw and push a reagent solution from said reagent container into said main pipe through said reagent pipe;
- an electric relay module signally communicated to said sample-drawing pump, said reagent pump, said air pump, and said flushing pump;
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- a heating unit for heating said main pipe.
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