US4622009A
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Carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen analyzer
Assignee: Leco Corp
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Filing: 1985-09-20
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Granted: 1986-11-11
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Expires: 2005-09-20
Abstract
Abstract The specification discloses an analyzer for determining the carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen content of an organic material. The analyzer includes a vertically oriented, U-shaped furnace including a combustion chamber containing a crucible in which the sample is combusted into constituent gases and a reagent chamber containing a reagent through which the constituent gases must pass. A lance extends into the combustion chamber to guide the sample into the crucible and to direct oxygen onto the sample combusting in the crucible. The analyzer further includes an equilibration vessel and means for conveying the constituent gases to the vessel and past CO 2 and H 2 O infrared cells to monitor the products of combustion. Means are provided for conveying the equilibrated gases past the infrared cells to obtain readings relating to carbon and hydrogen content. A doser doses an aliquot of the equilibrated gas into a nitrogen measurement apparatus to obtain a reading relating to nitrogen content.
Inventors
- 👤 Roger L. Bredeweg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 11:24
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N31/00; G01N31/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A combustion furnace for the combustion of a sample into constituent gases comprising: a U-shaped tubular combustion device including a vertically oriented tubular combustion portion having upper and lower ends, a vertically oriented tubular reagent portion having upper and lower ends, and a tubular bight portion interconnecting said lower ends of said combustion and reagent portions, said tubular combustion and reagent portions being parallel to and spaced from one another; crucible means in said furnace portion above said bight portion for supporting the sample during combustion; heater means above said bight portion for heating said combustion portion; and sample-dropping means at said upper end of said combustion portion for dropping the sample into said crucible means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
A combustion furnace for the combustion of a sample into constituent gases comprising: a U-shaped tubular combustion device including a vertically oriented tubular combustion portion having upper and lower ends, a vertically oriented tubular reagent portion having upper and lower ends, and a tubular bight portion interconnecting said lower ends of said combustion and reagent portions, said tubular combustion and reagent portions being parallel to and spaced from one another; crucible means in said furnace portion above said bight portion for supporting the sample during combustion; heater means above said bight portion for heating said combustion portion; and sample-dropping means at said upper end of said combustion portion for dropping the sample into said crucible means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
A combustion furnace as defined in claim 1 wherein said combustion device is a single tubular member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A combustion furnace as defined in claim 1 further comprising guide means within said combustion portion for guiding the sample from said sample-dropping means to said crucible.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
A combustion furnace as defined in claim 3 wherein said guide means comprises a tubular lance within said combustion portion including an upper open end positioned to receive the sample from said sample-dropping means and a lower open end positioned to deposit the sample into said crucible means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A combustion furnace as defined in claim 4 wherein said lance further includes funnel means at said upper open end for guiding the sample into said lance.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A combustion furnace as defined in claim 1 further comprising a reagent in said reagent portion above said bight portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A combustion furnace as defined in claim 1 further comprising second heater means above said bight portion for heating said reagent portion said second heater means being separate from said first heater means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
44 words
A combustion furnace as defined in claim 1 further comprising oxygen-introduction means for introducing oxygen into said combustion portion through said combustion portion upper end to enhance sample combustion and to convey the resultant constituent gases through said bight portion to said reagent portion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
A combustion furnace as defined in claim 1 wherein said crucible means includes a crucible support in said combustion portion above said bight portion for supporting said crucible, said crucible support being porous, permitting the constituent gases to pass therethrough.
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