Chemical trace detection portal based on the natural airflow and

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1999-03-08

2000-06-13

Raevis, Robert

Measuring and testing

Sampler, sample handling, etc.

Analyzer supplier

7386434, G01N 100

Patent

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06073499&

ABSTRACT:
A portal is provided for use with a detector for detecting trace amounts of contraband that may be retained on skin or clothing of the human subject. The portal relies upon the continuous process by which microscopic flakes of skin continuously separate from human subjects. The portal further relies upon the existence of a human thermal plume consisting of a layer of warm air adjacent the all human subject. The warm air rises in the cooler surrounding air and transports the microscopic flakes of skin upwardly. The portal capitalizes on this phenomenon by providing at least a partial enclosure with a funnel-shaped collector above the human subject. A low speed flow of relatively dense cool air may be introduced into the portal to buoyantly lift the warmer air of the human thermal plume upwardly. The air stream defined by the human thermal plume and the skin particles therein moves to a trap in the funnel-shaped collector above the portal. The trap cooperates with a detector for detecting the presence of molecules of interest.

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