摘要 |
A sample is aspirated into a Flow Injection Analysis (FIA) flow system, including a diffusion cell (20) and a measurement cell (30) arranged for determination of the component content (such as acetone). Before every new sample the two sides of the diffusion cell (20) are rinsed by the carrier fluids. In order to increase the sample cadence to about 250-500 samples per hour a pressure is established in communication with the carrier fluid conduits (36, 38), -the diffusion period includes the main part of the reaction period, the flow being stopped or slowed down for a predetermined period (e.g. 9.4 seconds) while the sample is staying in the diffusion cell (20), wherefore the reaction between the acceptor fluid and the component to be determined substantially occurs in the diffusion cell, -and the flow is controlled/regulated by timer-controlled hose clamp valves. |