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Description
本出願は、2019年11月6日に出願された米国仮出願第62/931,409号の利益および優先権を主張し、あらゆる目的のためにその全体が参照により本明細書に組み込まれる。
態様1~7のいずれかを態様8~19のいずれかと組み合わせることができ、態様8~15のいずれかを態様16~19のいずれかと組み合わせることができる。
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- プロセス流体がセンサアセンブリを通って流れるための通路と、通路の側壁の第1の部分を形成する内面および内面の反対側にある外面を含む光学窓と、光学窓の外面に取り付けられ、光学窓を通って通路に向かって光を送出してプロセス流体の光学特性を検出するように構成された光学センサと、霧化流体の形態の液体及び気体を光学窓の内面に衝突する方向に通路内に吐出すべく側壁の第2の部分を形成するように構成されたノズルと、を含み、側壁の第1の部分と側壁の第2の部分とは、通路内の相対向する側に配置される、センサアセンブリ。
- 霧化流体が、通路の側壁の第2の部分の開口部を通って通路に吐出される、請求項1に記載のセンサアセンブリ。
- ノズルは、気体のための外側チャネル及び液体のための内側チャネルを含み、外側チャネルは内側チャネルを取り囲み、ノズルが、気体を液体と組み合わせることによって霧化流体を形成する、請求項1に記載のセンサアセンブリ。
- プロセス流体がセンサアセンブリを通って流れるための通路と、通路の側壁の第1の部分を形成する内面および内面の反対側にある外面を有する光学窓と、光学窓の外面に取り付けられ、光学窓を通って通路に向かって光を送出してプロセス流体の光学特性を検出するように構成された光学センサと、光学窓の内面に衝突する方向に霧化流体を通路内に吐出すべく側壁の第2の部分を形成するように構成されたノズルであって、液体及び気体を含む霧化流体を形成するためのノズルとを含み、側壁の第1の部分と側壁の第2の部分とは、通路内の相対向する側に配置される、プロセス流体のためのセンサアセンブリと、ノズルに液体を供給するためにノズルに流体接続された第1の導管と、ノズルに気体を供給するためにノズルに流体接続された第2の導管とを含むセンサシステム。
- 第1の導管を通ってノズルに向かう液体の流れを制御する第1のフローバルブと、第2の導管を通ってノズルに向かう気体の流れを制御する第2のフローバルブと、を更に含み、コントローラは、プロセス流体が通路に流入しているときに第1のフローバルブ及び第2のフローバルブを閉じるように構成される、請求項4に記載のセンサシステム。
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