Patent ID: 11971361
Assignee: YOKOGAWA FLUENCE ANALYTICS, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A device comprising:
a flow tube comprising an inner bore and an outer surface, the flow tube configured to be a first portion of a fluid flow path to receive a polymer containing solution in the inner bore and configured to permit light to pass to and from the inner bore to the outer surface,
wherein the flow tube comprises a first end configured to connect to a first tubing coupling and a second end configured to connect to a second tubing coupling,
wherein the first tubing coupling is configured to be a second portion of the fluid flow path to introduce the polymer containing solution into the flow tube, and the second tubing coupling is configured to be a third portion of the fluid flow path to provide an exit path of the polymer containing solution,
wherein the first end and the second end of the flow tube have inner and/or outer diameters matched to inner or outer diameters of the first tubing coupling and the second tubing coupling such that the flow tube is configured to be removably inserted into the fluid flow path of the polymer containing solution for continuously monitoring the polymer containing solution in real time without disturbing the flow of the polymer containing solution; and
an optical component tube comprising one or more optical detectors configured to monitor one or more process characteristics, the optical component tube having a body configured to receive the flow tube, wherein the flow tube is configured to be releasably attached to the body of the optical component tube.