CA2437031A1 - Oxygen concentrating apparatus - Google Patents

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CA2437031A1
CA2437031A1 CA002437031A CA2437031A CA2437031A1 CA 2437031 A1 CA2437031 A1 CA 2437031A1 CA 002437031 A CA002437031 A CA 002437031A CA 2437031 A CA2437031 A CA 2437031A CA 2437031 A1 CA2437031 A1 CA 2437031A1
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    • C01B13/00Oxygen; Ozone; Oxides or hydroxides in general
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    • B01D53/02Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases, aerosols by adsorption, e.g. preparative gas chromatography
    • B01D53/04Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases, aerosols by adsorption, e.g. preparative gas chromatography with stationary adsorbents
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    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61MDEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M16/00Devices for influencing the respiratory system of patients by gas treatment, e.g. mouth-to-mouth respiration; Tracheal tubes
    • A61M16/10Preparation of respiratory gases or vapours
    • A61M16/1005Preparation of respiratory gases or vapours with O2 features or with parameter measurement
    • A61M16/101Preparation of respiratory gases or vapours with O2 features or with parameter measurement using an oxygen concentrator
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61MDEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M16/00Devices for influencing the respiratory system of patients by gas treatment, e.g. mouth-to-mouth respiration; Tracheal tubes
    • A61M16/10Preparation of respiratory gases or vapours
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    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61MDEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M16/00Devices for influencing the respiratory system of patients by gas treatment, e.g. mouth-to-mouth respiration; Tracheal tubes
    • A61M16/10Preparation of respiratory gases or vapours
    • A61M16/1005Preparation of respiratory gases or vapours with O2 features or with parameter measurement
    • A61M2016/102Measuring a parameter of the content of the delivered gas
    • A61M2016/1025Measuring a parameter of the content of the delivered gas the O2 concentration
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Abstract

An apparatus 150, for generating an oxygen enhanced gas by removing nitrogen gas from air, includes a compressor 156 absorption columns 152a and 152b for removing the nitrogen gas from the pressurized air supplied from the compressor 156, a flow rate measuring device 168 provided downstream of the absorption columns 152a and 152b, ultrasonic oxygen concentration measuring means 170 provided downstream of the flow rate measuring device 168. The ultrasonic oxygen concentration measuring means 170 includes means for generating a correction coefficient for the ratio between oxygen and argon gases contained in the oxygen enhanced gas on the basis of the flow rate of the oxygen enhanced gas measured.

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1. An apparatus for generating an oxygen enhanced gas by removing nitrogen gas from air, comprising:
a pressurized air source;
an absorption column for removing the nitrogen gas from the pressurized air supplied from the pressurized air source;
a flow rate measuring device provided downstream of the absorption column;
ultrasonic oxygen concentration measuring means provided downstream of the flow rate measuring device; and the ultrasonic oxygen concentration measuring means comprises means for generating a correction coefficient for the ratio between oxygen and argon gases contained in the oxygen enhanced gas on the basis of the flow rate of the oxygen enhanced gas measured by the flow rate measuring device.
2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the ultrasonic oxygen concentration measuring means comprises:
a conduit for flowing an objective gas the concentration of which is measured;
a ultrasonic transmission-reception device secured inside of the conduit;
a reflector secured inside of the conduit to face the ultrasonic transmission-reception device;
a transmission-reception switch for switching the operation mode of the ultrasonic transmission-reception device between a transmission mode in which the ultrasonic transmission-reception device transmits ultrasonic waves and a reception mode in which the ultrasonic transmission-reception device receives the ultrasonic waves;
a temperature sensor, disposed inside of the conduit, for measuring the temperature of the calibration gas flowing through the conduit;

propagation time calculating means for calculating the propagation time of ultrasonic waves through the calibration gas within the conduit on the basis of the time when the ultrasonic waves are transmitted by the ultrasonic transmission-reception device and the time when the ultrasonic waves reflected by the reflector are received by the ultrasonic transmission-reception device; and means for generating a correction coefficient for the ratio between oxygen and argon gases contained in the oxygen enhanced gas on the basis of the flow rate of the oxygen enhanced gas measured by the flow rate measuring device whereby the oxygen concentration of the oxygen enhanced gas is corrected on the basis of the correction coefficient generated by the correction coefficient generating means.
3. An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the ultrasonic oxygen concentration measuring means comprises a calibration gas source for supplying the calibration gas the component and the component ratio of which is known; and means for calibrating the reference length between the ultrasonic transmission-reception device and the reflector on the basis of the calculation results by the propagation time calculating means when the calibration gas flows through the conduit from the calibration gas source.
4. An apparatus for generating an oxygen enhanced gas by removing nitrogen gas from air, comprising:
a pressurized air source;
an absorption column for removing the nitrogen gas from the pressurized air supplied from the pressurized air source;
ultrasonic oxygen concentration and flow rate measuring means provided downstream of the flow rate measuring device; and the ultrasonic oxygen concentration and flow rate measuring means comprises means for generating a correction coefficient for the ratio between oxygen and argon gases contained in the oxygen enhanced gas on the basis of the flow rate of the oxygen enhanced gas measured by the flow rate measuring device.
5. An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the ultrasonic oxygen concentration measuring means comprises:
a conduit for flowing an objective gas the concentration of which is measured;
a first ultrasonic transmission-reception device secured inside of the conduit;
a second ultrasonic transmission-reception device secured inside of the conduit to face the first ultrasonic transmission-reception device;
a transmission-reception switch for switching the operation mode of each of the first and second ultrasonic transmission-reception devices between a transmission mode in which the ultrasonic transmission-reception device transmits ultrasonic waves and a reception mode in which the ultrasonic transmission-reception device receives the ultrasonic waves;
a temperature sensor, disposed inside of the conduit, for measuring the temperature of the calibration gas flowing through the conduit; and propagation time calculating means for calculating first propagation time of ultrasonic waves through the calibration gas within the conduit on the basis of the time when the ultrasonic waves are transmitted by the first ultrasonic transmission-reception device and the time when the ultrasonic waves are received by the second ultrasonic transmission-reception device, and for calculating second propagation time of ultrasonic waves through the calibration gas within the conduit on the basis of the time when the ultrasonic waves are transmitted by the second ultrasonic transmission-reception device and the time when the ultrasonic waves are received by the first ultrasonic transmission-reception device.
6. An apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the ultrasonic oxygen concentration measuring means comprises a calibration gas source for supplying the calibration gas the component and the component ratio of which is known;
means for calibrating the reference length between the ultrasonic transmission-reception device and the reflector on the basis of the calculation results by the propagation time calculating means when the calibration gas flows through the conduit from the calibration gas source; and means for generating a correction coefficient for the ratio between oxygen and argon gases contained in the oxygen enhanced gas on the basis of the flow rate of the oxygen enhanced gas whereby the oxygen concentration of the oxygen enhanced gas is corrected on the basis of the correction coefficient generated by the correction coefficient generating means.
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JP2001332329A JP4180815B2 (en) 2001-10-30 2001-10-30 Medical oxygen concentrator
JP2001/332329 2001-10-30
JP2001/340367 2001-11-06
JP2001340367A JP3979821B2 (en) 2001-11-06 2001-11-06 Medical oxygen concentrator
PCT/JP2002/011238 WO2003037786A1 (en) 2001-10-30 2002-10-29 Oxygen enriching device

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