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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2015
Alastair Clark, Watford, GB;
Bruce Grant, Watford, GB;
Matthew Easton, Watford, GB;
Frederic Fournier, Watford, GB;
Alastair Clark, Watford, GB;
Bruce Grant, Watford, GB;
Matthew Easton, Watford, GB;
Frederic Fournier, Watford, GB;
SMTIHS DETECTION-WATFORD LIMITED, Watford, Hertfordshire, GB;
Abstract
A detector comprising an analytical apparatus for detecting a substance of interest, and a detector inlet. The detector inlet comprises a flow passage for carrying a flow of fluid, the flow passage comprising a sampling volume, and a sampling inlet adapted to collect samples of the fluid from the sampling volume as the fluid flows past the sampling inlet, and to provide the samples to the analytical apparatus, wherein the flow of fluid carries particulates. The detector inlet also comprises a flow director arranged to vary a spatial distribution of the particulates carried by the fluid to increase a relative proportion of the particulates carried past the sampling inlet along the flow passage without entering the sampling volume.