Detection of liquid in a gas stream
AssigneePPG Industries, Inc.
InventorsThomas C. Jeffery, Wilmer B. Graybill
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Abstract
Liquid if present in a gas stream is detected by expanding the volume per unit weight of the gas in a vessel to the point where liquid collects in the bottom of the vessel and weighing the liquid.
Claims9
In the method wherein liquid chlorine is vaporized to produce a stream of chlorine gas, the improvement comprising passing said stream of chlorine gas through a vessel wherein liquid and vapor are segregated and weighing said vessel and its contents to determine whether liquid chlorine is present in said stream of chlorine gas.
An apparatus for vaporizing a liquid comprising a vaporizer means to which that liquid is fed and means for supplying heat to said vaporizer means, the combination therewith of apparatus for producing a substantially liquid-free vapor stream comprising a vessel, a line feeding fluid to said vessel, a line for removing vapor from said vessel, means within said vessel for segregating liquid from vapor, and means for determining the weight for said vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.