Patent ID: 7000490
Filing Date: 2006-02-21
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A thermoelectrically cooled water trap, comprising: a metal plate having a first side, a second side, top and a bottom, the metal plate further having a continuous cavity of specified shape, the cavity having a inlet end and outlet end which extend out of the plate's cavity; a metal pipe having a shape that is complementary to the shape of the metal plate's cavity, the metal pipe having an inlet end and an outlet end, the metal pipe being mounted within the metal plate's cavity, the length of the pipe being in physical contact with the plate with the exception of the inlet and outlet ends which extend out of the plate's cavity; and a thermoelectric cooler assembly having a first side and a second side, the first side of the cooler assembly being coupled to the first side of the metal plate; and an analytic measuring device, the analytic measuring device having a sample line, the sample line being connected to the inlet and outlet ends of water trap's pipe so that the sample passes through the water trap before being analyzed, the analytic device having a by-pass line that by-passes the water trap when desirous; wherein the temperature of the pipe is between −5° and −30° C. during normal operation.