Reactant concentration control method and apparatus for precipit

Radiation imagery chemistry: process – composition – or product th – Including control feature responsive to a test or measurement

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430569, 423 42, 423 46, 423491, 23295R, 364150, 364164, 364165, 364500, 364502, 422110, 422111, G03C 1015

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ABSTRACT:
A method and an apparatus for controlling reactant ion concentration within a precipitation vessel to optimize the reactions occurring therein is disclosed. In one important implementation, the reactant controlled comprises halide ion in a reactor during the precipitation and growth of silver halide grains. In this embodiment, the method includes measuring the amount of halide ion within the precipitation vessel; measuring the flow rates of the halide feed stream and the silver feed stream; storing the measured halide ion concentration and measured feed stream flow rates; computing an estimated smoothed halide ion concentration value as a function of the stored measured halide ion concentration and measured feed stream flow rates; and adjustably controlling the amount of halide ion added to the precipitation vessel as a function of this estimated halide ion concentration value. Preferably, N most recent measured halide ion concentrations and measured halide and silver feed stream flow rates are stored and used in determining the estimated smoothed halide ion concentration. Mathematical algorithms are derived herein to facilitate the computation of the estimated halide ion concentration and the necessary flow rate adjustment. Analogous apparatus is also provided herein.

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