Patent ID: 8760644
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. An inline optical fluid analyzer, comprising: a sampling module having an inlet and an outlet and a flow path extending therebetween, the flow path being fluidly coupled to a pipeline containing a fluid; at least one optical computing device arranged within the sampling module in optical communication with the flow path and configured to monitor a sample flow of the fluid for one or more characteristics of the fluid, the at least one optical computing device having one or more optical sampling windows in contact with the sample flow of the fluid; and a solvent dispenser fluidly coupled to the flow path and configured to provide a solvent to the flow path to remove a residue built up on the one or more sampling windows, wherein the solvent dispenser is configured to provide the solvent to the flow path when the sample flow of the fluid is shut off.