Agilent InfinityLab LC Series RID User Manual 24
1 Introduction to the Refractive Index Detector
Flow Path
Physical Plumbing
Figure 7 Physical Plumbing Connections
from optical unit
sample cell (top right)
bottom left
(1)
Purge valve
top left
optical unit (from and to reference cell)
(3)
(2)
(4)
to optical unit
sample cell (bottom right)
Metal union block
Recycle valve
NC
NO
NC
NO
COM = COMMON
NO = NORMALLY OPEN
NC = NORMALLY CLOSED
C ON N E C T I N G P O R T S
COM
WASTE
IN
COM
RECYCLE
Capillaries (1) to (4) are part of the optical unit assembly. They are made of SST with an ID
of 1.0 mm, except for (2), which has an ID of 0.2 mm. All other tubings (to and from the
purge and the reference valve) are made of PTFE (available as Tubing kit (G1362-68709)).