Gas constituent measurement and recording

Details Gas constituent measurement and recording Gas constituent measurement and recording

1986-05-27

1990-05-22

Marcus, Michael S.

Chemistry: analytical and immunological testing

Automated chemical analysis

Utilizing a moving indicator strip or tape

356445, 422 66, 422 83, 422 86, 422 91, 436126, 436155, 436164, G01N 3122, G01N 3500

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ABSTRACT:
The molecular concentration of a constituent such as oxygen of an anesthetic agent in a gas is measured by contacting the gas with the surface of a solid body, momentarily heating the surface so that the constituent reacts at the surface to alter a property of the surface such as reflectivity, and determining the degree or rate of alteration occasioned by the heating step. The momentary heating operation may be performed by light from a laser focused on to a small localized region. The body surface can include a thin film of a material such as a metal reactive with the gas constituent of interest at elevated temperatures. The preferred methods provide extraordinarily rapid response, and also form a permanent record of each measurement. Where the gas is at substantially constant pressure, the measured molecular concentration can be interpreted as an indication of the proportion of the constituent in the gas. Where the gas is of known composition, the molecular concentration can be interpreted as a measurement of the total gas pressure. Similar techniques are be applied to identify an unknown constituent in a gas or to detect presence of an incorrect constituent, such as an incorrect anesthetic agent in an anesthesia system. Apparatus and recording media are also disclosed.

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