28 Agilent Gas Sample Selector for 8860 and 8890 User Manual
2 Introduction
Principle of Operation
Principle of Operation
The Selector connects up to eight sample sources to a multiposition valve. This
valve quickly changes the sample stream to the position specified in the sequence.
Manually controlled needle valves (NV1 and NV2) provide adjustment for the
sampling and purging gas flow rates. In the sample bag version, a downstream
pump draws the sample from the low pressure bag through the GC sampling valve
sample loop. Refer to the flow diagrams below.
Figure 10 Selector flow diagram for the bag version.
Gas Sample Selector (Bag Version)
Filter
Sample Bag #1
Multi Position
Valve
Pump
Module
GC
Filter
Sample Bag #2
Filter
Sample Bag #3
Filter
Sample Bag #4
Filter
Sample Bag #5
Filter
Sample Bag #6
Filter
Sample Bag #7
Filter
Sample Bag #8
Filter
Vent
N
2
Actuator Gas
Needle Valve 1
Needle Valve 2
Sample
Valve
Purge
Valve
Actuator
Valve 1
Actuator
Valve 2