Opto-Electochemical Sensing System for Monitoring and Controlling Industrial Fluids

摘要

A system and method for controlling operating parameters of an industrial fluid system based on measurement of optical and electrochemical properties. The system comprises a handheld or portable meter that can substantially simultaneously measure one or more optical properties and one or more electrochemical properties of a sample of fluid from the fluid system. Information based upon the measurements or calculations made by the system may be used to manually or automatically alter various operating parameters to control the fluid system and aid in maintaining stable operation of the fluid system within preferred specifications.

主权项

1. A portable device for detecting both optical and electrochemical properties of a fluid or fluid mixture, the device comprising:
a sample receptacle for containing a sample of the fluid or fluid mixture; a light source for directing light to the sample receptacle; an optical sensor configured to detect an emission or transmission of light through the sample receptacle or from a compound in the sample; at least two electrodes, a portion of each disposed to contact the sample in the sample receptacle; and an electronic module configured to receive signals from the optical sensor and electrodes and to calculate a first property based on the signal from the optical sensor and a second property based on a signal from the electrodes.