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HAPSITE Smart Operating Manual
1.5 Instrument Overview
The HAPSITE system is comprised of two modules:
the HAPSITE, also known as the Analytical Module, and
the Service Module.
The HAPSITE is comprised of many systems and subsystems. Figure 1-1 shows
a diagram of the major subsystems. These subsystems include the several pumps
used to provide flow and vacuum.
The Service Module components are identified in Figure 1-1, everything else is
housed in the HAPSITE. The Service Module and the HAPSITE module contain a
Vacuum Interconnect Valve and electrical connectors through which their vacuum
systems join and the modules communicate when the two modules are coupled
together.
Figure 1-1 Major HAPSITE Subsystems
1.6 Description Of Subsystems
The HAPSITE is comprised of the following subsystems:
Gas Chromatograph
Mass Spectrometer
Vacuum System
Electronic Systems
Software Systems
1.6.1 Gas Chromatograph
The HAPSITE’s GC system utilizes nitrogen as the carrier gas to transport analytes
through a column, a narrow-bore fused silica tube 30 meters in length, and then on
to the detector. The nitrogen is referred to as the mobile phase.