Sample Gas Moisture Control

sample gas dryer with Nafion tubing
Sample Gas Dryer
Perma Pure
Sample gas used for analysis in process control operations will often need some conditioning in order to accommodate the input  needs of the analyzer. A common requirement is to maintain a certain moisture content in the gas sample, requiring either addition or removal of moisture from the sample stream.

It is advantageous, even necessary, that any conditioning done to the sample gas have no impact on the component(s) subject to analysis. One technology provides for specific removal or addition of moisture (water) in a simple fashion, with no impact on other sample constituents.

Perma Pure gas sample dryers and humidifiers use Nafion® tubing, with a selectively permeable membrane that permits only the passage of water molecules. By controlling relative vapor pressure around the exterior of the tube, moisture can be drawn from, or added to, the sample gas stream. The simple device employs no moving parts and the vapor pressure differential is easily achieved using shop instrument air or other sources readily available.

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instrument air purge gas diagram for sample gas drying
Sample gas dryer using instrument air