WO2001092878A1 - Calibration method compensating for the concentration of water vapor - Google Patents

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WO2001092878A1
WO2001092878A1 PCT/SE2001/001152 SE0101152W WO0192878A1 WO 2001092878 A1 WO2001092878 A1 WO 2001092878A1 SE 0101152 W SE0101152 W SE 0101152W WO 0192878 A1 WO0192878 A1 WO 0192878A1
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Sven Gunnar Olsson
Stefan Brauer
Anders Linge
Tarmo Niininen
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  • the invention relates to a method in calibration and checking an apparatus for determining in a person's exhalation air the concentration of a specific substance, e. g. alcohol, said apparatus comprising means for passing exhalation air along a free measuring length, and means for supplying air of a predetermined composition to the measuring length to produce an air flow along said length.
  • a specific substance e. g. alcohol
  • An apparatus of this kind is described in WO-A- 9820346.
  • the apparatus can give a reliable test result also when used in the field for the police department's "flying" check of the soberness of drivers it is a requirement that the apparatus is accurately calibrated and can easily be recalibrated and checked at intervals during use.
  • FIG 1 is a diagrammatic axial cross sectional view of an apparatus on which the method of the invention can be applied said apparatus being of the kind disclosed in FIG 1 in WO-A-9820346,
  • FIG 2 is a graph showing the measured content of the specific substance in the air flow over the time
  • FIG 3 is a graph showing the measured content of water in the air flow over the time.
  • the apparatus comprises a heat insulated cylindrical housing 10.
  • the housing is closed at one end thereof by means of an end element 11 while it has an inlet opening 12 at the other end.
  • a cylindrical cuvette 13 forming a measuring length is mounted coaxially inside the housing defin- ing an annular passage 14 through the housing.
  • An open end of the cuvette is axially spaced from the inlet opening 12, while the other end is attached to the end element 11 where it communicates with a transverse passage 15 in the end element.
  • a conduit 16 having a fan 17 opens radially in the passage 14 adjacent the end element 11.
  • a suction fan 18 is connected to the passage 15.
  • a radiation source (light source) 19 is supported in the open end of the cuvette 13, the radiation from said source being emitted towards a detector 20 through a window 21 and a filter wheel 22.
  • a computer 23 is connected to the detector for processing the detector output signal .
  • the fan 17 supplies a flow of air of predetermined composition to the passage 14.
  • the air partly escapes to the ambient atmosphere through the opening 12 and partly passes through the cuvette 13 to the passage 15 and from there to the ambient atmosphere.
  • the face of the person to be tested is flushed by the air escaping through the opening 12 before the per- to t o o
  • FIG 3 shows the corresponding graph for water in the air flow, and the flow B of water vapor is determined in the same manner .
  • the apparatus can be calibrated to indicate the absolute values of the specific substance (alcohol) A and water B, respectively.
  • measurements can be made at (three) different wave lengths of the radiation emitted by the source 19 by adjustment of the filter wheel 22 in order to locate different filters therein in the radiated beam.
  • the apparatus is calibrated the graphs obtained at the different measurements are made congruent by adjustment in the computer. Then, when the apparatus is used for measuring unknown contents of a specific substance such as alcohol in exhalation air, it is guarantied that no other substance is involved if the results obtained at different wave lengths are the same.
  • the apparatus has been calibrated for ethyl alcohol and there is a divergence between the values in testing if the exhalation air of a person contains ethyl alcohol the divergence may be due to the fact that the ex- halation air contains also e. g. methyl alcohol.
  • the method of the invention can be used also for checking that an apparatus which has been calibrated by using the present method maintains the calibration, by using different containers 25 which contain different substances mixed with water and/or substance and water in different mixing ratios.
  • the invention has been described with reference to one specific embodiment of the apparatus disclosed in WO-A- 9820346 but can applied also to the other embodiments described in WO-A-9820346 and to apparatuses in general that are constructed for practicing the method disclosed in WO- A-9820346.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a method in calibrating or checking an apparatus for determining in a person's exhalation air the concentration of a specific substance. Said apparatus comprising means for passing exhalation air along a free measuring length, and means for supplying air of a predetermined composition to the measuring length to produce an air flow along said length. A mixture of said substance and water in a specified concentration thereof under instantaneous evaporation is injected into said air when supplied to the measuring length. The concentration of said substance and the concentration of water vapor in the air flow along the measuring length is determined. The substance gas flow and the water vapor flow are calculated, and the ratio thereof is compared with said specified concentration of said mixture.

Description

Ti tle of the Invention
CALIBRATION METHOD COMPENSATING FOR THE CONCENTRATION OF WATER VAPOR
Background of the invention
Field of the invention The invention relates to a method in calibration and checking an apparatus for determining in a person's exhalation air the concentration of a specific substance, e. g. alcohol, said apparatus comprising means for passing exhalation air along a free measuring length, and means for supplying air of a predetermined composition to the measuring length to produce an air flow along said length. An apparatus of this kind is described in WO-A- 9820346.
In order that the apparatus can give a reliable test result also when used in the field for the police department's "flying" check of the soberness of drivers it is a requirement that the apparatus is accurately calibrated and can easily be recalibrated and checked at intervals during use.
Description of the Prior Art US-A-4, 793 , 173 describes a process for calibrating a gas metering instrument. A test chamber is flushed with a flushing gas and subsequently a specified amount of calibrating substance is mixed with the flushing gas in the test chamber to form a calibrating gas of predetermined composition. The calibrating substance can be supplied as a gas or as a liquid which is vaporized in the test chamber. When an apparatus of the kind referred to above is to be calibrated it is essential for the accuracy of the test result obtained by such apparatus that also the concentration of water vapor in the air flow through the housing is measured and that this is taken into account when calibrating or checking the apparatus .
Brief Summary of the Invention
It is a primary object of the invention to provide a calibration method wherein also the concentration of water vapor is taken into account in order to improve the accuracy that is attained in calibrating the apparatus of the kind referred to. This is achieved by the method of the kind referred to according to claim 1 being characterized in that a mixture of said substance and water in a specified concentration thereof under instantaneous evaporation is injected into said air when supplied to the measuring length, that the concentration of said substance and the concentration of water vapor in the air flow along the measuring length is determined, that the substance gas flow and the water vapor flow are calculated, and that the ratio thereof is compared with said specified concentration of said mixture. Further details of the method of the invention are defined in the dependent claims.
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An illustrative embodiment of the method of the invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawing wherein
FIG 1 is a diagrammatic axial cross sectional view of an apparatus on which the method of the invention can be applied said apparatus being of the kind disclosed in FIG 1 in WO-A-9820346,
FIG 2 is a graph showing the measured content of the specific substance in the air flow over the time, and FIG 3 is a graph showing the measured content of water in the air flow over the time.
Detailed Description of the Invention
The apparatus comprises a heat insulated cylindrical housing 10. The housing is closed at one end thereof by means of an end element 11 while it has an inlet opening 12 at the other end. A cylindrical cuvette 13 forming a measuring length is mounted coaxially inside the housing defin- ing an annular passage 14 through the housing. An open end of the cuvette is axially spaced from the inlet opening 12, while the other end is attached to the end element 11 where it communicates with a transverse passage 15 in the end element. A conduit 16 having a fan 17 opens radially in the passage 14 adjacent the end element 11. A suction fan 18 is connected to the passage 15.
A radiation source (light source) 19 is supported in the open end of the cuvette 13, the radiation from said source being emitted towards a detector 20 through a window 21 and a filter wheel 22. A computer 23 is connected to the detector for processing the detector output signal .
When the apparatus described is used for measuring the concentration of a specific substance and the concentration of water in the exhalation air the fan 17 supplies a flow of air of predetermined composition to the passage 14. The air partly escapes to the ambient atmosphere through the opening 12 and partly passes through the cuvette 13 to the passage 15 and from there to the ambient atmosphere. The face of the person to be tested is flushed by the air escaping through the opening 12 before the per- to t o o
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uid is also known the gas flow A of the specific substance (alcohol) can be calculated. All calculations are performed by the computer 23.
FIG 3 shows the corresponding graph for water in the air flow, and the flow B of water vapor is determined in the same manner .
Since the ratio A/B (concentration) of the liquid in the container 31 is known the apparatus can be calibrated to indicate the absolute values of the specific substance (alcohol) A and water B, respectively.
In the apparatus measurements can be made at (three) different wave lengths of the radiation emitted by the source 19 by adjustment of the filter wheel 22 in order to locate different filters therein in the radiated beam. When the apparatus is calibrated the graphs obtained at the different measurements are made congruent by adjustment in the computer. Then, when the apparatus is used for measuring unknown contents of a specific substance such as alcohol in exhalation air, it is guarantied that no other substance is involved if the results obtained at different wave lengths are the same. If the apparatus has been calibrated for ethyl alcohol and there is a divergence between the values in testing if the exhalation air of a person contains ethyl alcohol the divergence may be due to the fact that the ex- halation air contains also e. g. methyl alcohol.
It is also possible to calibrate the apparatus for different substances so that discrimination between these substances can be made at testing.
The method of the invention can be used also for checking that an apparatus which has been calibrated by using the present method maintains the calibration, by using different containers 25 which contain different substances mixed with water and/or substance and water in different mixing ratios. The invention has been described with reference to one specific embodiment of the apparatus disclosed in WO-A- 9820346 but can applied also to the other embodiments described in WO-A-9820346 and to apparatuses in general that are constructed for practicing the method disclosed in WO- A-9820346.

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1. A method in calibrating or checking an apparatus for determining in a person's exhalation air the concentra- tion of a specific substance, said apparatus comprising means for passing exhalation air along a free measuring length, and means for supplying air of a predetermined composition to the measuring length to produce an air flow along said length characterized in that a mixture of said substance and water in a specified concentration thereof under instantaneous evaporation is injected into said air when supplied to the measuring length, that the concentration of. said substance and the concentration of water vapor in the air flow along the measuring length is determined, that the substance gas flow and the water vapor flow are calculated, and that the ratio thereof is compared with said specified concentration of said mixture.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said mixture is vaporized at the injection.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein said mixture is supplied to said air flow through a heated nozzle.
4. The method of any of claims 1 to 3 wherein said air flow is heated.
5. The method of any of claims 1 to 4 wherein the ap- paratus is calibrated for more than one specific substance.
6. The method of any of claims 1 to 5 wherein the total gas flow and the gas flow along the measuring length are calculated in determining the gas flow of the specific substance and the water vapor flow.
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