Patent ID: 6678052
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
An on-line measurement system for determining properties of a product flowing from a conduit, the on-line measurement system comprising:a light source positioned adjacent to the product flowing from the conduit and providing light having a predetermined wavelength to the product, the product affecting the light; a light receiver positioned adjacent to the product flowing from the conduit and receiving the light affected by the product; an analysis device connected to the light receiver and analyzing the light received by the light receiver to determine the properties of the product; a temperature reduction mechanism positioned after the light source and the light receiver and reducing the temperature of the product flowing from the conduit; a second light source positioned after the temperature reduction mechanism and adjacent to the cooled product, the second light source providing light having a predetermined wavelength to the cooled product, the cooled product affecting the light; and a second light receiver positioned after the temperature reduction mechanism and adjacent to the cooled product, the second light receiver connected to the analysis device and receiving and supplying the light affected by the cooled product to the analysis device for analysis.