GB2262338A - Infra red gas detector - Google Patents

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GB2262338A
GB2262338A GB9212942A GB9212942A GB2262338A GB 2262338 A GB2262338 A GB 2262338A GB 9212942 A GB9212942 A GB 9212942A GB 9212942 A GB9212942 A GB 9212942A GB 2262338 A GB2262338 A GB 2262338A
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    • G01N21/31Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry
    • G01N21/35Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry using infrared light
    • G01N21/3504Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry using infrared light for analysing gases, e.g. multi-gas analysis
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    • G01N21/00Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
    • G01N21/01Arrangements or apparatus for facilitating the optical investigation
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    • G01N21/01Arrangements or apparatus for facilitating the optical investigation
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Abstract

An infra red gas detector has as its gas sample chamber, a porous hollow tube 4. The sample gas or air can freely diffuse or permeate through the walls of the tube and gain access to the inner chamber where infra red absorption can take place. The internal tube walls additionally act as a light guide ensuring that maximum infra red light reaches detectors. The tube 4 may be constructed from a number of different materials including sintered metal, ceramic, plastics or other synthetic materials, and may be parallel, tapered, arcuate, coiled or T-shaped. The infra red source 5 includes a modulator, and radiation reaches a detector 2 by way of a filter 3 set to a frequency corresponding to an absorption frequency of the gas to be detected. A second filter and detector are provided as references to compensate for physical variations. <IMAGE>

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INFRA RED GAS DETECTOR This invention relates to infra red gas detectors and specifically to methods of construction of such detectors.
Infra red gas detectors. of the non dispersive infra red type.
are well known devices which comprise a modulated infra red source. dual wavelength filters, dual infra red solid state detectors and associated control and conditioning electronics.
The detector is essentially an absorbtiometer in which the radiation from the infra red source is passed through the sample, through two thin film wavelenth selective transmission filters, to isolate the gas adsorbtion band, and on to the two detectors. To handle the signal electrically, the infra red source is modulated either electrically or by means of a mechanical shutter. When the selective gas is present in the beam path. adsorbtion occurs thus reducing the received beam strength and providing an accurate measure of the gas concentration. The second filter and detector provide a reference source used to compensate for physical variables.
Sometimes a simpler arrangement is adopted using only a single filter and detector with compensation incorporated into the electronics.
A cheaper known alternative to the dual detector system is a single detector arrangement whereby additional electronics give some degree of compensation for environmental factures.
In known detectors of both these types. use as point detectors for use in hazardous area environments. the physical construction is as shown in fig 1. The flameproof certification requirement for use In hazardous areas forces the enclosure I the infra red source. detectors and associated electronics in an approved flameproof housing.The infra red beam is made to pass through a transparent aperture. traverse the sample gas area and reflect back through the aperture to the detectors. via an externally mounted mirror. This type of detector is referred to as an 'op n cell design wherein the sample chamber is formed between the aperture and the reflective mirror. The construction is necessarily expensive and the infra red beam diverges causing a signif@cant reduction in beam strength thus making the detection more difficu@t particularly against background noise.
An alternative arrangement of detector used takes the form of a flow through gas chamber where the gas sample is introduced into the chamber r using an air pumping system. The infra red source and detectors etc are located at the extremes the chamber with the beam traversing the internal cavity. Again the design is necessarily complicated by the flow system, piping, pump and flow metering. This makes for a complicateed detector. See fig 2.
The object of the present invention is to overcome the main constructional limitations of the above descrlbed embodiments and produce an infra red point detector having a simple diffusion controlled gas chamber which results in an improved, more robust and economic detector. The design may be used in a number of different arrangements for both single and dual detector systems. Additionally, the invention can be used in the design of a range of different instruments but not limited to, portable instruments, point detectors, exhaust stack detectors and simple hand held detector probes.
According to the present invention there is a porous sintered metal, ceramic, plastic or synthetic hollow tube that forms the basis of the sample chamber. The tube walls are of sufficiently fine porosity to allow the gases to diffuse or permeate through the tube wall into the gas chamber. The tube is also of sufficient diameter which when combined with the fine porosity of the walls, allows the tube to act as an optical guide for the internal infra red beam. To enhance the internal reflection of the tube wall, the inner walling may be coated with a reflective material by one of several techniques. The tube may be constructed with parailel walls or may be tapered to accomodate two detectors side b side.
Alternatively an embodiment of the design could use an arcing (circular) arrangement or spiral construction of the tubing. The porous tubing construction can also apply to fibre optic cable where the optical fibre may be constructed with porous walls to allow gases to diffuse through and may be deployed over several metres distance.
A further method of construction may use a standard tube of an materiai , perforated with several holes along its length. and sleeved with a second fine porous tube. The whole then acting as the porous gas chamber.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention the design of a flameproof infra red detector is described by wax of example and with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 3 is a cross section showing the essential features of an infra red gas detector having a parallel porous tube as the gas sample chamber.
Figure 1 is a cross section showing the essential features of an infra red gas detector having a tapered porous tube as the gas sample chamber Figure 5 Is a cross section showing the essential features of an infra red gas detector having a circular type porous tube as the gas sample chamber.
Figure 6 is a cross section showing the essential features of an infra red gas detector having a "T" shape porous tube as the gas sample chamber. with a dual detector arrangement. The infra red source is mounted midway and transmits down both sections of the porous chamber.
Referring to figure 3 an infra red gas detector has an enclosure 1 possibly of flameproof construction to which is attached a porous tube 4 having a fine porous structure capable of allowing gases to pass through but sufficiently fine to block dust and particulates. The infra red solid state detector 2 and the wavelength selective filter 3 are mounted internai to the enclosure adjacent to the end of the porous tube 4. The second detector and filter are also located adjacent to the tube end so that infra red light travelling along the tube fall onto both detectors and filters.
the other end of the porous tube 4 is a metal or plastic housing into which is fitted the infra red source Moduiated infra. reci light from the source 5 passes through the porous tube 4, also referred to as the gas chamber, through the f@@ter 3 and falls on the detector 2. The filter 3 only allows infra red light of the specified wavelength corresponding to the gas to he detected to pass through to the detector 2.Gases n she atmosphere diffuse through the porous tube wall and enter the gas chamber passing through the infra red beam wherein any gas for which the fiiter @ has been selected to detect. absorbs infra red energy. There is a corresponding reduction in intensity of energy reaching the detector 2 which thus is a measure of the gas concentration within the gas cnam@er.
In@-rnal reflections within the gas cham@er can be enhanced by the production of a reflective surface on the internal walls of the porous tube 4. The essential feature of the invention is the manufacture of the porous tube 4. Experts in the field of producing porous sintered metal tubes of the type described ab@@e are @ccumatic Engineering Ltd but examples of this and @ther materials are available from several sources.

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1 An infra red gas detector wherein the infra red beam is operated within a length of parallel hollow tube, having walls constructed to be highly porous to gases, and forms the basis of the gas chamber. This essential feature allows the gas to diffuse freely through the tube walls over its entire length.
2 An infra red gas detector as claimed in 1 above wherein the length of porous chamber tube is tapered to allow additional detector and infra red source mounting arrangements.
3 An infra red gas detector as claimed in 1 above wherein the porous chamber tube may be shaped in the form of an arc or semi-circle.
4 An infra red gas detector as claimed in 1 above wherein the porous chamber tube may be shaped in the form of a coil or spiral.
5 An infra red gas detector as claimed in l above wherein the porous chamber tube may be shaped in the form of an T" with the source mounted at the mid section.
6 An infra red detector wherein the porous tube may be constructed from porous sintered metal, porous ceramic, porous plastic or other porous synthetic material capable of being manufactured.
7 An infra red detector wherein the porous tube chamber may be constructed from a standard perforated tube with a fine porous sleeve fitted over. Any of the materials described in claim 6 above may by used and the porous chamber formed into any shape described in the above claims.
8 An infra red detector wherein the porous tube chamber may be shaped in the form of a disc with a hollow centre section acting as the chamber. Indeed. any shape may be used that uses the principle of a porous chamber constructed from porous material that will allow internal transmission of an infra red beam.
n An infra red Das detector substantially described in figures 3 to > ) of the accompanying drawings.
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