发明授权
- 专利标题: Method of insuring the integrity of a filtering element
- 专利标题(中): 确保过滤元件完整性的方法
-
申请号: US12315683申请日: 2008-12-05
-
公开(公告)号: US08084259B2公开(公告)日: 2011-12-27
- 发明人: Anthony DiLeo
- 申请人: Anthony DiLeo
- 申请人地址: US MA Billerica
- 专利权人: Millipore Corporation
- 当前专利权人: Millipore Corporation
- 当前专利权人地址: US MA Billerica
- 代理机构: Nields, Lemack & Frame, LLC
- 主分类号: G01N31/00
- IPC分类号: G01N31/00
摘要:
The present invention describes a system for accurately measuring the concentration of a substance within a filter housing. A concentration sensor and a communications device are coupled so as to measure and transmit the concentration of a particular substance within the filter housing while in use. This system allows the operator to certify the integrity of the filters within the filter housing at the customer site without additional equipment. In one embodiment, a tracer gas, such as helium or hydrogen, is added to a carrier and injected into the system. The concentration of tracer gas at a specific operating transmembrane pressure is indicative of bubble pointing specific pores in the filter. This test will give a more sensitive indication of the bubble point and the presence of defects than a standard diffusion test. In a second embodiment, two gasses, in a known ratio, are introduced into the filter housing.