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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2001
Spencer M. Nimberger, Houston, TX (US);
Kevin J. Cessac, Houston, TX (US);
PGI International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A sample probe for a gas sampling system obtains a highly accurate hydrocarbon gas sample from a pipeline, particularly when ambient conditions are below the hydrocarbon dew point. A compartment houses a heater and a pump with the pump being mounted on an upper body of probe by suitable nuts A lower probe section having coarse threads is mounted within pipeline and has a diameter D of at least greater than 80% of the diameter D of internally threaded opening of pipeline Probe has large diameter upper body externally threaded for mounting compartment thereon. Probe is preferably formed of an anodized aluminum material having a high thermal conductivity in excess of 80 BTU/Ft Hr/Ft /° F.