Moisture monitor in a non-conductive liquid media
AssigneeAdfiltech Corporation
InventorRalph Reichert
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Abstract
A moisture monitor for determining the amount of moisture in liquids which may include direct installation into a non-conductive liquid flow line or, a detection chamber having a continuous flow of contaminated non-conductive liquid therethrough, and a probe inserted in the detection chamber including means for determining both actual water vapor pressure and saturation vapor pressure of water at the temperature of the liquid. An analyzer monitor remote from the probe is connected thereto by cable for converting the information received by the probe into an analysis of the moisture content of the liquid. Analyzer may be a separate control box or incorporated into remote equipment panel.
Claims8
A moisture monitor for in line determination of the amount of moisture in liquids, said moisture monitor comprising:
- a probe, said probe being immersed in and in contact with a continuous flow of a contaminated non-conductive liquid;
- a detection chamber, said detection chamber including means for determining vapor pressure of water at the temperature of said contaminated non-conductive liquid;
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- an analyzer monitor remote from said probe and in communication therewith;
- said analyzer monitor for manipulating information received from said probe to determine a moisture content of said contaminated non-conductive liquid.
A method for determining the moisture content of a non-conductive liquid and method comprising the steps of:
- immersing a probe in direct contact with a flow of a non-conductive liquid;
- determining a water vapor pressure of said non-conductive liquid at the temperature of said non-conductive liquid based upon an impedance in said probe;
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- calculating a moisture content from said water vapor pressure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.