Horiba, Ltd.

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Naoki Noguchi

Masaru Tanaka

Kozo Ishida

Toshikazu Ohnishi

Osamu Saitoh

Junji Okayama

Hiroyuki Amimoto

Kenji Yoshino

Yo Fukui

A gas-passage change-over apparatus, in which two gas lines are connected to one detector so that either of the two gas lines may be opened into the detector under the condition that the pressures at the ends of the two gas lines having different volumes are regulated by a pressure regulator. Switching valves are provided in each of the gas lines, and the connection of the flow from the gas lines to the detector is changed over by means of the two switching valves, such that switching valves are both closed for a predetermined period of time between changeovers.

Gas-passage change-over apparatus

A sampling device for use with a gas analyzer, has an inlet, a changeover valve connected to the inlet, two branch passages having upstream ends connected in parallel to the changeover valve for having gas to be analyzed directed through one or the other thereof from the inlet depending on the position of the changeover valve, a further changeover valve connected to the downstream ends of the branch passages for opening the downstream ends of the respective ones of the passages when gas to be analyzed is being directed into the respective branch passages, and a capillary for each of the branch passages, each capillary having an upstream end connected to the corresponding branch passage and having the downstream end adapted to be connected to a detector for detecting components of the gas being analyzed.

Sampling device for a gas analyzer

An apparatus for measuring and analyzing the concentration or weight of particulates in the exhaust gas from a diesel engine. The apparatus includes a carbon particle detector which continuously measures dry soot concentration and high and low temperature HC detectors which respectively continuously measure the concentrations of gaseous hydrocarbon compounds (1) in a high-temperature undiluted state immediately upon leaving the diesel engine and (2) in a low-temperature diluted and cooled state after dilution with room air. Standard gas detectors are provided for both the high-temperature undiluted exhaust gas and the diluted and cooled exhaust gas in order to continuously determine the amount of dilution of the diluted exhaust gas. Outputs from the detectors are input to a computer to provide continuous determination of the total concentration or weight of particulates which are composed of soot particles and soluble organic fractions, as well as separate determinations of these components.

Apparatus for analyzing particulates

An optical absorption analyzer for determining the concentration of low concentration components of a sample gas. Inexpensive voltage to frequency converters, up/down counters, and integrators are used to obtain a high accuracy determination which is independent of fluctuations in the strength of the light source used in the analyzer.

Optical absorption analyzer

A fluorescent gas analyzer for analyzing gases by the fluorescence method. A flashtube which is operated in its pulse mode is used as a light source. First and second optical detectors respectively detect light of a first and second wavelength range, the light of the first wavelength range being emitted by the light source and the light of the second wavelength range being emitted from a gas sample irradiated by the light source. A pair of integrators respectively integrate the outputs of the first and second detectors. Processing means, including sample and hold circuits and a synchronous detector, are used to further process the signals so that the system output is independent of deterioration of the light source and fluctuations in the strength of the light source output and independent of stray capacitance effects.

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Kyoto, Japan

Naoki Noguchi