APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TEMPERATURE CORRECTION OF LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY

摘要

To reduce errors in a single-stroke, syringe-type high pressure pump caused by changes in temperature, the temperature of the pump is maintained slightly above ambient by a thermostat-heater system. The volume of liquid within the pump is measured by measuring the speed of the motor from a predetermined starting point and changes in ambient temperature are measured and multiplied by the volume to arrive at a volume error figure. Correction factors are multiplied to take into consideration the different coefficients of thermal expansion of the fluid and the cylinder of the pump. The resulting signal controls the motor speed to maintain a constant flow in spite of temperature changes.