摘要 |
An apparatus for detecting the presence of volatile, organic substances in gaseous mixtures comprises a filament on which the substances are absorbed when the filament is cold and released when hot, an electron capture device to detect the emitted substances, a primary and a secondary flow of inert gas, and a valve system in which system an inlet valve which admits the gaseous mixture automatically closes when the gas pressure of the gases within the apparatus exceeds the ambient pressure, the presence of the volatile organic substances being indicated by an output signal from the electron capture device. The apparatus alternatively may be used for controlling the flow of gases containing organic volatile substances.
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