Patent ID: 6254828
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
A gas analysis cell comprising a solid body having a first generally cylindrical end portion, a first sloping conical portion extending from the first cylindrical end portion to a throat narrower than the first end portion, a second sloping conical portion extending outward from the throat, a second cylindrical end portion connected to a diverging end of the second sloping conical portion, and first and second opposite end faces for transmitting energy, an inlet connected to the first cylindrical portion proximal the first end face, and having an outlet connected to the second cylindrical portion for introducing, purging and replacing gas to be analyzed into and out of the cell, further comprising an inlet director connected to the inlet for directing gas toward the first end face at an angle to the cylindrical end portion and at an acute angle to the first end face.