US3561273A - Method for continuous sampling of a slurry flow - Google Patents

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US3561273A
US3561273A US774408A US3561273DA US3561273A US 3561273 A US3561273 A US 3561273A US 774408 A US774408 A US 774408A US 3561273D A US3561273D A US 3561273DA US 3561273 A US3561273 A US 3561273A
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    • G01N1/2035—Devices for withdrawing samples in the liquid or fluent state for flowing or falling materials by deviating part of a fluid stream, e.g. by drawing-off or tapping
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  • the portion of the slurry flow passing into and through the sampling funnel into a sample feeder for analysis is the sample flow.
  • the level of the sample flow is maintained constant within the sample feeder by automatically regulating the opening of the inlet port of the sampling funnel by sensing the level in the sample feeder.
  • the present invention relates to a method for continuous sampling of a slurry flow by separating a portion of the slurry flow to form a separate sample flow and passing it as a continuous flow to be analyzed.
  • sampling has undergone a substantial change.
  • additional requirements of varying degree are made on sampling over those made on batch sampling.
  • a very exacting analyzer with respect to sampling is the on line X-ray fluorescence analyzer which makes the following requirements on the sample.
  • the sample must be representative, not only with respect to the contents of the various metals, and the particle size distribution, but also with respect to the weight per volume of the slurry.
  • the sample must be free from solid impurities and air bubbles.
  • the development of the on line X-ray fluorscence analyzer has been greatly impaired by the difliculty of sampling, with the resultant, at least partial, failure to meet the above requirements.
  • the sampling method presently to be described will meet all the said requirements and is applicable not only for X-ray fluorescence analyzers but also, either as it is, or partially, for sample pretreatment, to continuously operating analyzers of the type ana- 3,561,273 Patented Feb. 9, 1971 "ice SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • This invention relates to a method and an apparatus for continuous sampling of a slurry flow e.g. for a continuously operating analyzer of mineral slurries, and the object of the invention is to provide a method and an apparatus by means of which a representative sample is obtained and which excellently meets all known requirements generally made on the same, and which furthermore is reliable in operation.
  • the method according to the invention is characterized by continuously swinging the said slurry flow back and forth in order to change the direction of the said slurry flow, so that said slurry flow only momentarily hits a sampling funnel, in which the so formed sample flow is passed for analysis, and regulating the opening of the inlet port of the said sampling funnel in order to maintain the slurry level constant in the said sampling by means of a control apparatus.
  • slurry is shown flowing continuously in line 1, the downwardly extending end of which is suitably flexible so that it can be put into reciprocating swinging movement above a sampling funnel 3 by means of an actuating device 2, the swinging movement being of an amplitude large enough to cause a major portion of the slurry discharged from the line 1, to fall down outside the sampling funnel.
  • the slurry flow leaves the line 1 as a generally downward flowing stream, the direction of which stream is changed by the swinging motion of the end of the line 1.
  • portions of batch sample character are continuously cut from the original slurry flow, said portions being combined to form a continuous sample flow, while the rest of the original slurry flow makes up a residual flow.
  • the quantity of the sample generally is small compared with the residue, which falls outside of the funnelfi as shown by the arrows in the drawing.
  • the sample flows from the sampling funnel 3 as a continuous flow through an inclined screen 4 into a feeding pipe 5, where the slurry level is maintained constant by a control apparatus comprising a level sensing transmitter 6, a control instrument 7, and a regulating device 9 controlling an adjustable port opening 8.
  • a control apparatus comprising a level sensing transmitter 6, a control instrument 7, and a regulating device 9 controlling an adjustable port opening 8.
  • the sample feeding pipe 5 preferably at its lower portion, the sample flow is passed further for analysis, e.g. into the cell of an X-ray analyzer.
  • the apparatus can be tuned into a condition of equilibrium so that the sample flow from the feeding pipe 5 is constant.
  • the level of slurry in the feeding pipe 5, indicated by H H in the drawing has to be kept steady, since it is the hydrostatic head which determines the flow, according to well-known principles.
  • the aforementioned level sensing transmitter 6, control instrument 7, and regulating device 9 cooperate to control the adjustable port opening 8 to provide a constant rate of sample flow through the pipe 5. If not controlled, the sample flow into the sample funnel 3 would vary with the process flow being sampled, and fluctuations in the sample flow through pipe 5 would result. This is avoided by control of the opening 8. Any increase in the process flow which causes a rise in the liquid level in the pipe 5 will be sensed and a signal will be transmitted by the level sensing transmitter 6 to the control instrument 7. The instrument 7 will then actuate the regulating device 9 to decrease the opening 8. The closing of opening 8 will slow down the flow rate by limiting the amount of slurry entering the funnel 3, until the liquid level in the pipe 5 is lowered to the desired level.
  • This arrangement for controlled equilibrium has the following advantages:
  • the sample is a representative portion of the slurry flow.
  • Method for continuous sampling of a slurry flow by separating a portion of the said slurry flow to form a separate sample fiow and passing the sample flow as a continuous flow to be analyzed comprising continuously swinging said slurry flow back and forth in order to change the direction of the said slurry flow so that said slurry flow only momentarily hits a sampling funnel, collecting only a portion of the slurry flow as a sample fiow through the funnel, passing said sample flow on through sample feeding means for analysis, and automatically regulating the opening of an inlet port of said sampling funnel for maintaining the slurry level constant in said sample feeding means by means of a control apparatus.
  • sample feeding means is a feeding pipe, comprising passing said sample flow from a lower portion of the pipe as a continuous flow for analysis and said slurry level is maintained constant in the pipe by sensing the level in the pipe and regulating the opening of the inlet port in response to the slurry level sensed in the pipe.
  • Method according to claim 2 comprising screening said sample flow before passing the sample flow to the feeding pipe for removing coarser impurities from said sample flow.

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US4007638A (en) * 1975-09-29 1977-02-15 Pro-Tech Inc. Liquid sampling
US4056983A (en) * 1976-09-03 1977-11-08 Mazzetti Flavio J Flow diversion sampler
FR2579749A1 (fr) * 1985-03-28 1986-10-03 Serg Gts Dispositif automatique de dilution, par prelevement permanent d'echantillons liquides a diluer et par dilution en discontinu
US4705667A (en) * 1984-02-02 1987-11-10 Avl Ag Analyzing apparatus for measuring liquid or gaseous samples
US4726931A (en) * 1983-07-05 1988-02-23 Rhone-Poulenc Chimie De Base Apparatus for withdrawing liquid samples
US4799880A (en) * 1987-08-19 1989-01-24 Mccoy Charles Method and apparatus for analyzing product flow
US5309773A (en) * 1990-09-13 1994-05-10 Hajime Industries Ltd. Powder and granule inspection apparatus
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US3986402A (en) * 1975-09-29 1976-10-19 Pro-Tech Inc. Liquid sampling
US4007638A (en) * 1975-09-29 1977-02-15 Pro-Tech Inc. Liquid sampling
US4056983A (en) * 1976-09-03 1977-11-08 Mazzetti Flavio J Flow diversion sampler
US4726931A (en) * 1983-07-05 1988-02-23 Rhone-Poulenc Chimie De Base Apparatus for withdrawing liquid samples
US4705667A (en) * 1984-02-02 1987-11-10 Avl Ag Analyzing apparatus for measuring liquid or gaseous samples
FR2579749A1 (fr) * 1985-03-28 1986-10-03 Serg Gts Dispositif automatique de dilution, par prelevement permanent d'echantillons liquides a diluer et par dilution en discontinu
US4799880A (en) * 1987-08-19 1989-01-24 Mccoy Charles Method and apparatus for analyzing product flow
US5309773A (en) * 1990-09-13 1994-05-10 Hajime Industries Ltd. Powder and granule inspection apparatus
AU780996B2 (en) * 2000-10-26 2005-04-28 Outotec Oyj Device for taking samples from a process flow
WO2016134403A1 (en) * 2015-02-26 2016-09-01 Gekko Systems Pty Ltd An apparatus for taking samples from a slurry flow
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