Measurement device, measurement system, and measurement method for measuring particle and gas

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10018548-B2
Application number	US-201715398887-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 5, 2017
Priority date	Jul 25, 2014
Publication date	Jul 10, 2018
Grant date	Jul 10, 2018

Abstract

A measurement device includes a first flow passage, a heating unit provided on one end side of the first flow passage, a gas detection unit provided on one end side of the first flow passage and capable of detecting a gas through heat applied from the heating unit, and a particle measurement unit which optically measures, at an upper side than the heating unit of the first flow passage, particles passing through the first flow passage.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A measurement device, comprising:
a first flow passage;
a heating unit provided on one end side of the first flow passage;
a gas detection unit which is provided on the one end side of the first flow passage and capable of detecting a gas through heat applied from the heating unit;
a particle measurement unit which optically measures, at an upper side than the heating unit of the first flow passage, particles passing through the first flow passage; and
a second flow passage which supplies an external air to the one end of the first flow passage, wherein
the gas detection unit includes a first surface and a second surface in which the first surface is exposed to the second flow passage, and a gas is adsorbed to the first surface, whereby an electric resistance changes, and
the heating unit heats the second surface of the gas detection unit, and
the first surface of the gas detection unit is disposed in such a manner as to face an inlet of the first flow passage on the one end side, and
the second flow passage is formed by a space between the first surface of the gas detection unit and the inlet of the first flow passage on the one end side.

2. The measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein
a second circle reduced diameter when a cross-sectional shape of the second flow passage is circular is smaller than a first circle reduced diameter when a cross-sectional shape of the first flow passage is circular, or
a distance between the first surface of the gas detection unit, the first surface being exposed to the second flow passage, and a portion of the second flow passage opposite to the first surface is smaller than the first circle reduced diameter of the first flow passage.

3. The measurement device according to claim 2 , wherein
the second circle reduced diameter when the cross-sectional shape of the second flow passage is circular falls within a range between 2/8 and ⅞ of the first circle reduced diameter when the cross-sectional shape of the first flow passage is circular, or
the distance between the first surface of the gas detection unit, the first surface being exposed to the second flow passage, and the portion of the second flow passage opposite to the first surface falls within a range between 2/8 and ⅞ of the first circle reduced diameter of the first flow passage.

4. The measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein the first surface of the gas detection unit encloses the second flow passage.

5. The measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein the second flow passage encloses the first surface of the gas detection unit.

6. The measurement device according to claim 1 , further comprising a thermoelectric conversion unit to which electric power is supplied, thereby absorbing heat and radiating heat in such a manner as to heat the second surface of the gas detection unit.

7. The measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein on a side, with respect to the heating unit, opposite to the gas detection unit, a thermal insulation part is disposed.

8. The measurement device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the particle measurement unit includes a light-emitting element which irradiates the first flow passage with light and a light-receiving element which receives scattering light as scattered by particles passing through the first flow passage.

9. A measurement system, comprising:
a plurality of measurement devices, the measurement device comprising:
a first flow passage;
a heating unit provided on one end side of the first flow passage;
a gas detection unit which is provided on the one end side of the first flow passage and capable of detecting a gas through heat applied from the heating unit;
a particle measurement unit which optically measures, at an upper side than the heating unit of the first flow passage, particles passing through the first flow passage; and
a second flow passage which supplies an external air to the one end of the first flow passage, wherein
the gas detection unit includes a first surface and a second surface in which the first surface is exposed to the second flow passage, and a gas is adsorbed to the first surface, whereby an electric resistance changes, and
the heating unit heats the second surface of the gas detection unit, and
the first surface of the gas detection unit is disposed in such a manner as to face an inlet of the first flow passage on the one end side, and
the second flow passage is formed by a space between the first surface of the gas detection unit and the inlet of the first flow passage on the one end side; and

a server communicably connected to each measurement device.

10. A measurement method of a measurement device, the measurement device comprising:
a first flow passage;
a heating unit provided on one end side of the first flow passage;
a gas detection unit which is provided on the one end side of the first flow passage and capable of detecting a gas through heat applied from the heating unit;
a particle measurement unit which optically measures, at an upper side than the heating unit of the first flow passage, particles passing through the first flow passage; and
a second flow passage which supplies an external air to the one end of the first flow passage, wherein
the gas detection unit includes a first surface and a second surface in which the first surface is exposed to the second flow passage, and a gas is adsorbed to the first surface, whereby an electric resistance changes, and
the heating unit heats the second surface of the gas detection unit, and
the first surface of the gas detection unit is disposed in such a manner as to face an inlet of the first flow passage on the one end side, and
the second flow passage is formed by a space between the first surface of the gas detection unit and the inlet of the first flow passage on the one end side; and
wherein
the measurement method comprises controlling the heating unit such that temperatures of the gas detection unit differs depending on when particles are measured and when a gas is measured.

Assignees

• Fujitsu Ltd

Inventors

• Tsuboi Osamu
• Ushigome Michio
• Momose Satoru

Classifications

• G01N15/0205 Primary

  by optical means · CPC title

• G01N25/18

  by investigating thermal conductivity (by calorimetry G01N25/20; by measuring change of resistance of an electrically-heated body G01N27/18) · CPC title

• G01N27/16

  caused by burning or catalytic oxidation of surrounding material to be tested, e.g. of gas · CPC title

• G01N15/1404

  Handling flow, e.g. hydrodynamic focusing · CPC title

• G01N2015/0046

  in gas, e.g. smoke · CPC title