Patent ID: 9222859
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A saturator block assembly adapted for use with a condensation particle counter, the saturator block assembly comprised of: a substantially cylindrical body member having a top end and a bottom end and an outer surface at least partially formed from a porous material adapted to absorb a working fluid from the bottom end, the cylindrical body member having a length and a longitudinal axis therethrough that is parallel with the length of the body member; at least one column with openings at each end, the column formed through the cylindrical body member and extending from the top end to the bottom end of the body member, the open column adapted to emit the working fluid in vapor form when the cylindrical body member length is aligned along the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical body member collinearly with a condensation particle counter chamber; and wherein the saturator block assembly is adapted to operate at low pressure or low pressure transient applications, and wherein a volume of the porous material is physically configured so as to reduce the amount of air capable of being trapped in the pores of the porous material during low pressure or low pressure transient applications.