Abstract:
The invention is about an optical sensor element (1) for use in an optical sample analysing apparatus (2), comprising a housing (3) which contains at least one optical sensor component (4). ,The optical sensor element further comprises a housing body (5) and a housing lid (6), which is removably connected to the housing body (5), so that in the assembled state the housing body (5) and the housing lid (6) are forming a fluid-tight housing (3), and wherein the housing lid (6) is equipped with replaceable moisture control elements (7). The invention further is about an optical sample analysing apparatus (2) configured to work as a modular nephelometric turbidity sensor device, with at least one optical sensor element (1') configured as light receiving element, and one optical sensor element (1) configured as light emitting element.
Abstract:
The invention is about a chemical analysis apparatus (100), comprising a liquid flow train assembly for creating a flowing liquid sample stream guided from a sample inlet (22) through the apparatus (100) in a capillary tubing arrangement at low liquid flow rates, the sample containing an analyte to be measured, the apparatus further comprising reagents dosing and injection means, located downstream the sample inlet (22), for introducing a series of chemical reagents into the sample stream, the apparatus further comprising reactor means (4) where the reagents are reacting with the analyte for producing a coloured chemical indicator in the fully reacted sample, the apparatus further comprising detection means (1) for measuring the chemical indicator, said detection means (1) being located downstream the reactor means (4) and being configured to receive the fully reacted sample with the coloured indicator from the reactor means (1). The flow train assembly is configured to intermittently let the fully reacted sample pass through the detection means (1) at times when the measurement of the indicator is not made, and to bypass the detection means (1) at times when the measurement of the chemical indicator in the sample contained within the detection means is made.
Abstract:
The invention is about a chemical analysis apparatus (100), comprising a liquid flow train assembly for creating a flowing liquid sample stream guided from a sample inlet (22) through the apparatus (100) in a capillary tubing arrangement at low liquid flow rates, the sample containing an analyte to be measured, the apparatus further comprising reagents dosing and injection means, located downstream the sample inlet (22), for introducing a series of chemical reagents into the sample stream, the apparatus further comprising reactor means (4) where the reagents are reacting with the analyte for producing a coloured chemical indicator in the fully reacted sample, the apparatus further comprising detection means (1) for measuring the chemical indicator, said detection means (1) being located downstream the reactor means (4) and being configured to receive the fully reacted sample with the coloured indicator from the reactor means (1). The flow train assembly is configured to intermittently let the fully reacted sample pass through the detection means (1) at times when the measurement of the indicator is not made, and to bypass the detection means (1) at times when the measurement of the chemical indicator in the sample contained within the detection means is made.