Test gas generator for calibrating gas meters
AssigneeDragerwerk Aktiengesellschaft
InventorAndreas Slemeyer
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Abstract
A device for generating a test gas e.g., ethanol has at least two series-connected containers, which are filled with a calibration solution. A carrier gas, which is enriched with the calibration substance present in the solution corresponding to the vapor pressure of the calibration substance at the given temperature, is passed through these calibration containers. To prevent or to reduce the depletion of the components necessary for the gaseous calibration substance in the calibration solution, a defined amount of a stock solution is fed through the calibration containers in counterflow to the direction of delivery of the carrier gas.
Claims18
Device for generating a test gas with a pre-determined content of a gas component to be detected by a meter, comprising:
- at least two containers;
- gas flow means for connecting said containers in series for flow of a carrier gas therethrough, said carrier gas having a direction of flow, each of said containers containing an aqueous calibration solution of a liquid, which occurs in a gaseous state at an equilibrium concentration, said gaseous state being established above a liquid level of each of said containers and mixing with said carrier gas;
- a reservoir filled with a stock solution;
- delivery line means opening into said containers for filling said containers with said stock solution, one after another, in a direction opposite said direction of flow of said carrier gas and further for removing an amount of said stock solution and feeding said amount to a subsequent solution container, in said direction opposite said direction of flow of said carrier gas and for draining an excess of stock solution into a collection tank at an end of said delivery line means.
Device for generating a test gas with a predetermined content of a gas component to be detected by a meter, comprising:
- a first container;
- a second container;
- carrier gas flow means connecting said first container and second container in series, each of said first container and second container containing an aqueous calibration solution of a liquid, said solution occurring in a gaseous state at an equilibrium concentration, said solution in a gaseous state being established above a liquid level of said first container and being established above a liquid layer of said second container, said carrier gas flow means delivering carrier gas first to said first container and subsequently to said second container, to provide a carrier gas flow direction;
- a reservoir filled with a stock solution;
- delivery line means connected to said reservoir for delivering said stock solution to said first container and said second container, said delivery line means filling said second container with said stock solution and removing stock solution from said second container and feeding stock solution removed to said first container and draining excess stock solution from said first container to move stock solution in a direction opposite to said carrier gas flow direction;
- and a collection tank for receiving stock solution removed from said first container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.