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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2013
Applicant:
Azbil Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Shinsuke Yamasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Hidekazu Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
AZBIL CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/00 (2006.01); G01N 15/06 (2006.01); G01N 15/02 (2006.01); B01D 45/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/0618 (2013.01); G01N 15/0255 (2013.01); B01D 45/04 (2013.01); G01N 2015/0261 (2013.01);
Abstract
A virtual impactor includes a jet nozzle that jets, from a jet outlet, a gas that contains particles, an opposing nozzle that is disposed with a specific separation distance from the jet nozzle and draws in, as a secondary flow, from a vacuum inlet at one end portion, a portion of the gas that is jetted from the jet nozzle, and a variable mechanism that varies at least one of a width of the jet outlet, the specific distance, and a width of the vacuum inlet.