4 Areas to Inspect When Measuring Time Delay in Sampling Systems
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One of the most underestimated causes of poor results in sampling systems today is time delay. The common goal for sample transport times between tap and analyzer is one minute or less. The larger the time delay between perceived and actual transport times, the less relevant and purposeful your analyzer readings become.
The four main areas to assess when trying to investigate and reduce time delay are:
- Delay in the probe
- Delay in the sample transport (including the field station and transport lines)
- Delay in sample conditioning (including stream switching)
- Delay in the analyzer
In this week’s blog, Karim Mahraz, Swagelok Product Manager for Analytical Instrumentation, discusses each element susceptible to delay, and strategies to better understand and combat time delay in order to align assumptions with actual sample system performance, and improve overall process control.
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