COMPACT SEPARATING SYSTEM WITH SNAP-IN COLUMNS

摘要

PCT No. PCT/BR89/00012 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 30, 1990 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 30, 1990 PCT Filed Dec. 5, 1989 PCT Pub. No. WO90/06507 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 14, 1990.A fluid separation system applicable to gas chromatography includes a separating column in the form of a coiled tube in a thermally insulated enclosure. The ends of the coiled tube are connected by snap-action couplings to the outlet of an injector and the inlet of a detector which generates an electrical signal corresponding to the component of the fluid being separated. Snap action couplings also connect the thermally insulated enclosure to a thermal control system which circulates a heat exchange fluid to define the temperature in the enclosure.