Off-gas conditioning system and method
An off-gas conditioning system includes a source of off-gas, at least one testing port, in communication with the source of off-gas wherein the testing port is connected to a meter capable of testing at least one metric selected from the group consisting of temperature, pressure, flow rate, and humidity. A first vapor-liquid separator in communication with and downstream of the source of off-gas, a second vapor liquid separator in communication with and downstream of the first vapor liquid separator, wherein at least one of the first or second vapor-liquid separators includes a heat-exchanger for cooling the off-gas, and wherein at least one of said first or second vapor liquid separators includes a particulate filter for removing particulates from the off-gas. at least one testing port, downstream of the second vapor-liquid separator in communication with at least one analyzer for analyzing said off-gas for specific chemical compounds.
1. An off-gas conditioning system comprising:
a source of off-gas comprising an off-gas for testing;
said source of off-gas in communication with a shroud for collecting said off-gas;
at least one testing port, in communication with said shroud wherein said testing port is connected to a meter capable of testing at least one metric selected from the group consisting of temperature, pressure, flow rate, and humidity;
a first vapor-liquid separator in communication with and downstream of said shroud;
a second vapor liquid separator in communication with and downstream of said first vapor liquid separator, wherein at least one of said first or second vapor-liquid separators includes a heat-exchanger for cooling said off-gas, and wherein at least one of said first or second vapor liquid separators includes a particulate filter for removing particulates from said off-gas; and
at least one testing port, downstream of the second vapor-liquid separator in communication with at least one analyzer for analyzing said off-gas for specific chemical compounds.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said at least one analyzer is an analyzer selected from the group consisting of a gas chromatograph, a flame ionization detector, a photo ionization detector, a photoacoustic analyzer, a tunable diode laser spectrometer, an infrared analyzer, an ultraviolet analyzer, and a mass spectrometer.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 further comprising a heated connection between the analyzer and the testing port.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein any measured metric is transmitted to a data acquisition system for monitoring, recording and/or analysis.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a third vapor-liquid separator downstream from said second vapor liquid separator and upstream from said testing port in communication with said analyzer.
6. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said apparatus comprises a plurality of analyzers and wherein each of said plurality of analyzers is an analyzer selected from the group consisting of a gas chromatograph, a flame ionization detector, a photo ionization detector, a photoacoustic analyzer, a tunable diode laser spectrometer, an infrared analyzer, an ultraviolet analyzer, and a mass spectrometer.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the off-gas is analyzed for chemical constituents.
8. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the off-gas is analyzed for chemical constituents in real-time.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said at least one testing port, in communication with said shroud comprises at least one redundant testing port for redundantly measuring a metric.
10. An off-gas conditioning system comprising:
a source of off-gas comprising an off-gas for testing;
said source of off-gas in communication with a shroud for collecting said off-gas;
at least one testing port, in communication with said shroud wherein said testing port is connected to a meter capable of testing at least one metric selected from the group consisting of temperature, pressure, flow rate, and humidity;
a first vapor-liquid separator in communication with and downstream of said shroud;
a second vapor liquid separator in communication with and downstream of said first vapor liquid separator, wherein at least one of said first or second vapor-liquid separators includes a heat-exchanger for cooling said off-gas, and wherein at least one of said first or second vapor liquid separators includes a particulate filter for removing particulates from said off-gas;
a third vapor-liquid separator downstream from said second vapor liquid separator; and
at least one testing port, downstream of the third vapor-liquid separator in communication with at least one analyzer for analyzing said off-gas for specific chemical compounds.
11. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein said at least one analyzer is an analyzer selected from the group consisting of a gas chromatograph, a flame ionization detector, a photo ionization detector, a photoacoustic analyzer, a tunable diode laser spectrometer, an infrared analyzer, an ultraviolet analyzer, and a mass spectrometer.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 further comprising a heated connection between the analyzer and the testing port.
13. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein any measured metric is transmitted to a data acquisition system for monitoring, recording and/or analysis.
14. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein said apparatus comprises a plurality of analyzers and wherein each of said plurality of analyzers is an analyzer selected from the group consisting of a gas chromatograph, a flame ionization detector, a photo ionization detector, a photoacoustic analyzer, a tunable diode laser spectrometer, an infrared analyzer, an ultraviolet analyzer, and a mass spectrometer.
15. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the off-gas is analyzed for chemical constituents.
16. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the off-gas is analyzed for chemical constituents in real-time.
17. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the off-gas is analyzed for chemical constituents in real-time by analyzers operating alternatively.
18. The apparatus of claim 10 further comprising a testing port between said first vapor liquid separator and said second vapor liquid separator wherein said testing port is connected to a meter capable of testing at least one metric selected from the group consisting of temperature, pressure, flow rate, and humidity.
19. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein said off-gas is treated to remove any constituent chemicals before being discharged into the atmosphere.
20. An off-gas conditioning system comprising:
a source of off-gas comprising an off-gas for testing;
said source of off-gas in communication with a shroud for collecting said off-gas;
at least one testing port, in communication with said shroud wherein said testing port is connected to a meter capable of testing at least one metric selected from the group consisting of temperature, pressure, flow rate, and humidity;
at least one redundant testing port, in communication with said shroud wherein said redundant testing port is connected to a meter capable of redundantly testing at least one metric selected from the group consisting of temperature, pressure, flow rate, and humidity;
a first vapor-liquid separator in communication with and downstream of said source of off-gas;
a testing port in communication with and downstream of said first vapor liquid separator wherein said testing port is connected to a meter capable of testing at least one metric selected from the group consisting of temperature, pressure, flow rate, and humidity;
a second vapor liquid separator downstream of said testing port, wherein said second vapor-liquid separator includes a heat-exchanger for cooling said off-gas;
a third vapor-liquid separator downstream from said second vapor liquid separator and wherein said third vapor liquid separator includes a particulate filter for removing particulates from said off-gas and a heat-exchanger for cooling said off-gas; and
at least one testing port, downstream of the third vapor-liquid separator in communication with at least one analyzer for analyzing said off-gas for specific chemical compounds, wherein said at least one analyzer is an analyzer selected from the group consisting of a gas chromatograph, a flame ionization detector, a photo ionization detector, a photoacoustic analyzer, a tunable diode laser spectrometer, an infrared analyzer, an ultraviolet analyzer, and a mass spectrometer.