1185 results about "Gas analysis" patented technology

Methods and apparatus for gathering and processing data sensed on an individual from portable heart monitors and accelerometers aligned along three orthogonal axes determine substantially equivalent oxygen consumption information during an individual's physical activities without requiring gas-flow or gas-analysis equipment. Such information promotes calculations of physiological energy expenditures, and analyses of the accelerometer data associated with a specific sensing location on an individual's body provide indication of the particular physical activity for selecting appropriate scaling factors and filtering requirements in analyzing the data to determine various parameters indicative of the individual's expenditure of physiological energy, and other health-oriented factors.

An indirect calorimeter for measuring the metabolic rate of a subject includes a disposable portion and a reusable portion. The disposable portion includes a respiratory connector configured to be supported in contact with the subject so as to pass inhaled and exhaled gases as the subject breathes. The disposable portion also includes a flow pathway operable to receive and pass inhaled and exhaled gases, having a first end in fluid communication with the respiratory connector and a second end in fluid communication with a source and sink for respiratory gases. The disposable portion is disposed within the reusable portion, which includes a flow meter, a component gas concentration sensor, and a computation unit. The flow meter generates a signal as a function of the instantaneous flow volume of respiratory gases passing through the flow pathway and the component gas concentration sensor generates a signal as a function of the instantaneous fraction of a predetermined component gas in the exhaled gases. The computation unit receives the electrical signals from the flow meter and the concentration sensor and calculates at least one respiratory parameter for the subject as the subject breathes through the calorimeter.

A method of determining a respiratory parameter for a subject using an indirect calorimeter is provided. The indirect calorimeter includes a respiratory connector for passing inhaled and exhaled gases, a flow pathway operable to receive and pass inhaled and exhaled gases having a flow tube within the flow pathway through which the inhaled and exhaled gases pass, a flow meter for determining an instantaneous flow volume of the inhaled and exhaled gases, a component gas concentration sensor for determining an instantaneous fraction of a predetermined component gas and a computation unit having a processor and a memory. The method includes the steps of initializing the indirect calorimeter and the subject breathing into the respiratory connector if the indirect calorimeter is initialized, sensing the flow volume of the inhaled and exhaled gases passing through the flow pathway using the flow meter and transmitting a signal representing the sensed flow volume to the computation unit. The method also includes the steps of sensing a concentration of a predetermined component gas as the inhaled and exhaled gases pass through the flow pathway using the component gas sensor, and transmitting a signal representing the sensed concentration of the predetermined component gas to the computation unit. The method further includes the steps of calculating at least one respiratory parameter for the subject as the subject breathes through the calorimeter using the sensed flow volume and the sensed concentration of the predetermined component gas, and providing the subject with the at least one respiratory parameter.

A gas sampling line having a channel for conducting respiratory gases from a patient respiratory interface to a gas monitor, the gas sampling line comprising, i.a., a gas sampling tube comprised of a polyether block amide material, the polyether segments of which comprise polyethyleneoxide. Use of a tube comprised of a polyether block amide material, the polyether segments of which comprise polyethyleneoxide, for sampling of respiratory gases; and a method for sampling of respiratory gases, the method comprising conducting respiratory gases through such a tube. A gas analysis system for analysing respiratory gases, comprising a gas sampling line as defined above and a gas monitor connectable to the gas sampling line.

Methods and systems for analyzing samples, such as gas samples, are described. One method comprises providing a gas sample, increasing pressure applied to the gas sample to compress the sample to a smaller volume and provide a pneumatically focused gas sample, and analyzing the pneumatically focused gas sample using any of a variety of analytical techniques. Also disclosed are systems for gas analysis, including systems for analysis of pneumatically focused, and thereby concentrated, gas samples and for analysis of particulate matter in gas samples. Analytical systems constructed within personal computer cases also are disclosed.

A method for controlling a deposition process, includes providing a wafer in a chamber of a deposition tool, the deposition tool being adapted to operate in accordance with a recipe; providing reactant gases to the chamber, the reactant gases reacting to form a layer on the wafer; allowing exhaust gases to exit the chamber; measuring characteristics of exhaust gases; and changing the recipe based on the characteristics of the exhaust gases. A deposition tool includes a chamber, a gas supply line, a gas exhaust line, a gas analyzer, and a controller. The chamber is adapted to receive a wafer. The gas supply line is coupled to the chamber for providing reactive gases. The gas exhaust line is coupled to the chamber for receiving exhaust gases. The gas analyzer is coupled to the gas exhaust line and adapted to determine characteristics of the exhaust gases. The controller is adapted to control the processing of the wafer in the chamber based on the characteristics of the exhaust gases.

The present invention is a disposable sensor for use with a device that quantifies analytes in a gaseous sample. It comprises (i) a sensing element, (ii) a means for interfacing the disposable sensor with a gas analysis device, and (iii) a housing. When used with a device that can quantify the concentration of an analyte in a gas sample, the present invention facilitates the use of exhaled breath analysis as a clinical tool.

A method for analyzing gas concentration using doubly resonant photoacoustic spectroscopy, and a doubly resonant photaoacoustic gas detector comprising: i) a continuous wave light beam whose wavelength coincides with an absorption wavelength of a gaseous analyte; ii) a closed path optical cavity having at least two reflective surfaces; iii) an acoustic resonator chamber contained within said optical cavity, and comprising an acoustic sensor for detecting sound waves generated by a gaseous analyte present within said chamber, the light beam passing sequentially into, through and out of said chamber, and being repeatedly reflected back and forth through said chamber, and being modulated at a frequency which is equal to or equal to one-half of an acoustic resonance frequency of said acoustic resonator chamber.

Methods and apparatus for controlling a gas cluster ion beam formed from a plurality of process gases in a gas mixture. The methods and apparatus involve measuring gas analysis data relating to the composition of the gas mixture and modifying the irradiation of the workpiece in response to the detected parameter. The gas analysis data can be derived from samples of the composition of the gas mixture flowing from a gas source to the gas cluster ion beam apparatus or samples of the residual gases inside the vacuum vessel of the gas cluster ion beam apparatus.

A comprehensive monitoring system for electric power system transformers comprises an IEC61850-based unified modularized CPU (central processing unit) hardware platform, a sensor, a system terminal, at least one of nine monitoring logical devices, and further comprises an expert analysis system, including a thermal management mathematical model and an oil and gas analysis mathematical model, wherein by configuring and starting software, a function for monitoring corresponding LDs (logical device) which are independent of one another is achieved; and by performing independent effective data acquisition on the transformers respectively, and integrating and processing the data by the CPU, the electric power system transformers are comprehensively monitored in a configurable way. The comprehensive monitoring system for the electric power system transformers is convenient and flexible in application; current situations of repeated data acquisition, and shortage of data integration, data processing, information exchange and information sharing are changed; conversion from the conventional mechanism-based timed maintenance to the state-based preventative maintenance is facilitated; the maintenance cost is obviously saved; service lives of the transformers are prolonged; and a customer can obviously reduce the purchase cost and the management cost.

The disclosure describes an apparatus including a substrate and a gas chromatograph having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet and being mounted to the substrate. A detector array having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet and is mounted to the substrate, and the fluid inlet of the detector array is fluidly coupled to the fluid outlet of the gas chromatograph. A control is circuit coupled to the gas chromatograph and to the detector array such that the control circuit can communicate with the gas chromatograph and to the detector array, and a readout circuit is coupled to the detector array and to the control circuit such that the readout circuit can communicate with the control circuit and the detector array. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

Disclosed is a hand-held device for analyzing the alcohol content found in expelled respiratory gas, the device comprising an outer analyzer housing, a gas analysis and readout assembly, and a control circuit. The expulsion of respiratory gas into the device rotates a fan member. The number of revolutions of the fan member generates a revolution signal that is compared to a predetermined revolution value programmed into the control circuit. When the comparison generates a positive result, alcohol detecting means sample and test the respiratory gas passing through the device. The device thus forces the user to expel so-called low-lung, residual respiratory gas, which gas typically comprises more accurate levels of alcohol as compared to the consumer's blood alcohol content. If the comparison results in a negative signal, the user is prompted to repeat the procedure until a reading of low-lung respiratory gas has been acquired.

The disclosure describes a cascaded gas chromatograph including a first gas chromatograph having a first temperature control and a second gas chromatograph coupled to the first gas chromatograph. The first and second chromatographs have individual temperature controls that can be controlled independently of each other. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

An electric wire and cable conductivity, tensile strength and aging comprehensive testing device comprises a testing control system, an analytical balance, an electrical bridge with a clamp, an insulation resistance tester, a tension testing machine, a high-temperature low-temperature humidity thermal cycling testing machine, an air-exchange aging testing machine, an ozone-proof aging testing machine, an xenon lamp weather-proof testing machine, a gas analysis device and a test control system. The device can test mechanical performance of an electric wire and cable, electric performance of the electric wire and cable and performance of the electric wire and cable under the influence of environment at a time, can effectively reduce work load of a test of the electric wire and cable, enables the test of the mechanical performance, the electricity performance, and the performance of the electric wire and cable under the influence of the environment to be concentrated and effective, and can synchronously test components of released gases of a cable with a sheath in the aging process.

The invention relates to vehicle pollutant discharging total measuring device and method. The device is made up of diluting sampling tube, fan, computer measure-control system, chassis power measuring machine, fan flow rate adjusting device, flow rate, temperature, and pressure measuring devices, five components tail gas, O2, CO2 gas analysis devices. The measuring method includes the following steps: using fan flow rate adjusting device to control pumping drainage fan, measure diluted tail gas flow rate, temperature, pressure, O2, CO2 volume density; using five components gas analysis device to measure undiluted tail gas for each gas volume density; calculating out the undiluted tail gas flow rate by the volume density ratio to gain vehicle pollutants discharging gross. The invention has high detecting precision for tail gas, can be used in pollutants discharging gross detecting for vehicle operating condition method tail gas detecting line or repair shop.

An oxygen face mask and component system is provided, the mask is designed to cover a user's nose and at least partially cover a user's mouth, the mask having lateral ports. Systems and assemblies including such a face mask and additional components are further provided, including a colorimetric CO₂ detector, a sealing cap with or without a resilient sealing flap, a capnography gas analysis unit, a non-rebreather valve, a pulmonary function module, nebulizer, a gas scavenging system, a gas reservoir system, a gas filter, sample lines that are either straight or at an angle, and an aerosol mask platform; and methods of making and using such a face mask are also provided.

The invention provides a gas analysis device with an in-situ calibration function. The gas analysis device comprises a sampling chamber, an analysis chamber, a gas analyzer and a calibration module, wherein the sampling chamber is connected with a to-be-detected chamber through a first valve and used for leading in sample gas in the to-be-detected chamber; the analysis chamber is connected with the sampling chamber through a second valve, and a vacuum gauge tube is arranged on the analysis chamber and used for monitoring the degree of vacuum of the analysis chamber; the gas analyzer is arranged in the analysis chamber and used for analyzing and testing to-be-analyzed gas; the calibration module is used for providing standard gas for the gas analyzer and quantificationally calibrating the gas analysis device. The invention further provides a gas analysis method. According to the invention, the gas analysis device is periodically calibrated through the calibration module, bakeout degassing is performed through a heater, gas sweeping and protective gas filling are performed through a sweeping and degassing module, a system is enabled to maintain favorable testing background, testing accuracy is guaranteed, gas strength testing at the level of part per billion can be realized, and the gas analysis device is especially suitable for gas analysis and detection in EUV vacuum environment.

The invention relates to a device and a method for the quantitative gas analysis in which the gas analysis of a sample atmosphere is implemented by means of a sensor device, a diffusion seal being produced between the sample atmosphere contained in a sample system and a measuring chamber and the gas analysis of the sample atmosphere which is diffused into the measuring chamber being implemented with the sensor device, the sensor head (5) being able to be coupled to the measuring adapter (4) and the radiation source (16) and the detector device (17) being fixed to the measuring chamber (9) in a defined orientation and the measuring radiation (24) emitted from the radiation source (16) traversing at least once through the measuring chamber (9) and being detected by the detector device (17) after leaving the measuring chamber (9).

A modular system for gas analysis has a first gas cell that receives and passes at least a portion of an infrared light beam through at least a portion of the first gas cell. A second gas cell disposed proximal to the first gas cell receives and passes at least a portion of the infrared light beam from the first gas cell through at least a portion of the second gas cell. At least a portion of the first gas cell and at least a portion of the second gas cell define a light path having an effective length. The system includes a means for adjusting the effective length of the light path to vary a property of the infrared light beam. Methods of making a variable effective length light path and methods of making a gas detector are also disclosed.