Patent ID: 9513198
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: G01N

Claim Text:
1. An analysis apparatus, comprising a droplet former for forming small droplets less than 10 um in diameter, an evaporator communicatively connected to the droplet former, and a detector communicatively connected to the evaporator for detecting dissolved and particulate residues, wherein the droplet former is calibrated using a liquid volumetric inspection rate which is determined by inputting a colloidal suspension with a known volumetric concentration of particulate residue, and measuring the volumetric concentration of particulate residue by: a. forming an aerosol containing droplets from the liquid; b. isolating the small less than 10 um diameter, uniformly sized droplets from the droplets; c. removing liquid from the small less than 10 um diameter, uniformly sized droplets to form dissolved residue particles and particulate residue particles, and d. analyzing dissolved and particulate residue particles by counting and sizing.