Universitá Degli Studi Di Padova

Ft System S.r.l.

Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche

Hpt Sinergy S.r.l.

Massimo Fedel

Fabio Forestelli

Gabriele Piccolo

Giuseppe Tondello

Luca Poletto

A group and method for measuring the pressure in closed containers made from optically transparent material at least at a portion of a top space without contacting the containers, and a filling and/or packaging plant using the measuring group. The measuring group comprises an inspection area; a laser source with optical axis for the emission of a laser beam at a wavelength tunable with an absorption wavelength of a gas contained in a container top space; at least one detector to detect the laser beam once it has travelled through the inspection area to provide an absorption spectrum of said gas; a device for detecting the signal acquisition time period corresponding to the passage of a top space through the inspection area; having means for identifying signal contributions useful for the pressure measurement amongst the data representative of an absorption spectrum acquired during the signal acquisition time period.

Group and method for measuring the pressure in closed containers

The device comprises a laser source which emits a beam of a predetermined wavelength towards an optically transparent closed container and detectors arranged to detect the laser beam which is attenuated by the gas absorption. The detectors provide the first data of absorption representative of a first absorption spectrum of the gas including distorted absorption lines and noise. The invention implements a method of calculation aimed at receiving and elaborating said first data. The output of the operation are parameters that represent a second absorption spectrum free of noise and distortion in the absorption lines. From these parameters we are able to determine the gas pressure and concentration in the container.

Method for the automated measurement of gas pressure and concentration inside sealed containers

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Massimo Fedel