Patent ID: 11892383
Assignee: UT-BATTELLE, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 11:
12. A method for sampling a sample material, comprising the steps of:
providing a probe having an open end communicating with a sample space;
providing a device configured to direct sample into the open end of the probe;
providing a gas guide between the open end of the probe and the sample, the gas guide comprising tangentially oriented guide ports configured to focus a flow of gas into the liquid exhaust conduit in a cyclonic pattern;
supplying liquid to the open end of the probe at a first volumetric flow rate;
removing the liquid from the open end of the probe at a second volumetric flow rate, the second volumetric flow rate exceeding the first volumetric flow rate;
operating the device to direct sample material into the open end of the probe communicating with the sample space;
removing the sample material and gas with the liquid removed from the open end of the probe through an exhaust conduit of the probe.