A System for Generating a Flowing Gas Concentration Signal.

Abstract

The theory, design, and performance of a computer-controlled gas sampling system, utilizing a linear electric motor to pump a liquid metal for the generation of concentration input signals, is presented. Computer control of the current passing through mercury droplets interspaced by gas samples enables control of the amplitude and frequency (1-10 hertz range) of the concentration profile. The system is discussed in terms of the advantages of reproducibility, reliability, and speed resulting from a design with no moving parts. Possible applications in analytical chemistry are numerous, but cross-correlation and other multiple injection chromatographic experiments are of current interest to the authors. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 1977
Accession Number
ADA054117

Entities

People

  • D. C. Villalanti
  • J. B. Phillips
  • M. F. Burke

Organizations

  • University of Arizona

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemistry
  • Cross Correlation
  • Dc Motors
  • Electric Current
  • Electric Motors
  • Flow Rate
  • Fluidics
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Response
  • Gas Flow
  • Liquid Metals
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Motors
  • Pumps
  • Stainless Steel
  • Surface Tension
  • Transducers

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Radar Systems Engineering.