A pressure cell for sum frequency generation spectroscopy includes: a metal pressure chamber; a heating stage that heats the liquid sample; a pump, connected to an interior of the metal pressure chamber, that pressurizes the interior of the metal pressure chamber; and a controller that controls the pump and the heating stage to control a pressure of the interior of the metal pressure chamber and a temperature of a liquid sample. The metal pressure chamber includes: a base that retains the liquid sample; a removable lid that seals against the base to enclose the liquid sample in the metal pressure chamber; and a window in the removable lid that exposes the liquid sample to an exterior of the metal pressure chamber.

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for wastewater sampling in all climates. The wastewater sampling apparatus pulls a sample from a stream or other body of water based on flow or time maintaining a consistent, repeatable, and accurate sample size. The present invention includes an all-weather housing. An integrated touchscreen control provides the ability to specify the volumes of water and program times and/or flow intervals to collect samples. Controls also allow control of the temperature within the sample compartment, both from the unit directly or from an external device. The present invention includes arcuate sample chamber and pivoting sample tube for accurate wastewater volume samples. The present invention may pull samples with vertical lifts of up to 29 feet or more and provide consistent accurate sampling exceeding current EPA transport velocity.

Certain embodiments include a sensor system for measuring chlorine concentration in water. The sensor system can have a manifold including one or more flow passages for receiving fluid flow. The sensor system can have a probe for measuring chlorine concentration in fluid communication with a flow passage of the one or more flow passages of the manifold. The probe can have a probe body oriented to direct incoming fluid from one or more flow passages of the manifold toward an end of the probe body. The probe can have a plurality of flutes defined on an outer surface of the probe body. The flutes can be shaped and oriented to direct fluid from the end proximal to the electrodes, back toward the one or more flow passages of the manifold.

A sampling container assembly includes a sample receiving residue tube, a residue tube cap, inner and outer pipes, a container cap, a fixture block, and a supply conduit. The residue tube cap is assembled with the residue tube and defines inlet and outlet ports. The inner pipe has a lower end sealingly mounted to the fixture block and surrounding the residue tube to define an inner cavity for receiving a heat transfer fluid. The outer pipe has a lower end sealingly mounted to the fixture block and surrounding the inner pipe to define an outer annulus, with the container cap sealingly assembled with an upper end of the outer pipe. The supply conduit extends through the fixture block and the outer annulus and is connected with the inlet port of the residue tube cap for providing a sample fluid to the residue tube. The fixture block defines a passage extending to the outer annulus for supplying a chilling fluid to the outer annulus for chilling the heat transfer fluid in the inner cavity.

A transfer and online detection system for deep-sea sediment samples and an application method thereof are provided. A sample gripping and feeding device, a sample segment cutting device, a sample online detection device, a high-pressure ball valve and a pressure-retaining drill disengaging device of the system are coaxially connected with one another. A seawater booster pump is connected with a water inlet ball valve, and a valve control panel is connected with the sample gripping and feeding device, the sample segment cutting device, the high-pressure ball valve and the pressure-retaining drill disengaging device. The pressure-retaining drill disengaging device is configured for disengaging an inner barrel and an inner barrel joint, and the sample gripping and feeding device and the sample segment cutting device are configured for gripping and cutting core samples, and conveying the cut core samples into a subsample pressure-retaining storage cylinder for storage.

A residue tube assembly includes a residue tube having an open upper end and a cap assembly including a cap sealingly secured with the open upper end and an adjustable member assembled with the cap and defining an outlet passage extending into the residue tube to define a fill limit of the residue tube, and an overflow passage extending radially outward and downward of the open upper end of the residue tube. The adjustable member is vertically adjustable in the cap to adjust the fill limit of the residue tube.

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for wastewater sampling in all climates. The wastewater sampling apparatus pulls a sample from a stream or other body of water based on flow or time maintaining a consistent, repeatable, and accurate sample size. The present invention includes an all-weather housing. An integrated touchscreen control provides the ability to specify the volumes of water and program times and/or flow intervals to collect samples. Controls also allow control of the temperature within the sample compartment, both from the unit directly or from an external device. The present invention includes arcuate sample chamber and pivoting sample tube for accurate wastewater volume samples. The present invention may pull samples with vertical lifts of up to 29 feet or more and provide consistent accurate sampling exceeding current EPA transport velocity.

A gateway device (GW) is configured to collect data from one or a plurality of weight sensors (51, 52) installed on a monitoring target device (100) and transmit the collected data to a server. The gateway device (GW) includes a data receiving unit (112) for receiving weight data monitored by one or a plurality of weight sensors (51, 52), a storage device (116) for accumulating weight data, an arithmetic processing unit (114) for converting the weight data to an actual operation time of the monitoring target device based on a conversion rule indicating a relation between an operation time of the monitoring target device (100) and a change amount of weight data, and a data transmission unit (118) for transmitting the actual operation time to the server in a cloud.

A wastewater solid and/or liquid specimen/sample collection system provides continuous time sampling of a liquid source. The system includes an enclosure whose temperature is maintained within a temperature range for sample collection and storage. A sample collection container within the enclosure has an inlet for receiving intake liquid flow containing the sample being collected. An intake liquid conduit in fluid connection with the enclosure/container has a second end submerged into the liquid source. A pump provides an inlet connector in fluid connection with the intake liquid conduit. A controller communicatively coupled to an electrical motor of the pump transmits a pump activation signal with pump speed and length of time for sample collection, which activates the pump to initiate suction at the inlet connector. The pump suctions intake liquid at a flow rate that allows continuous sampling of the liquid source over an entirety of the length of sampling time.

A system for a deep-sea planktonic microorganism in-situ concentration, temperature maintaining and pressure maintaining sampling is provided and includes a sampling cylinder body with double layer structures, the sampling cylinder body is provided with a plug-shaped inner cavity, the plug-shaped inner cavity is provided with a transfer water outlet and a water inlet connected to a water inlet component, the plug-shaped inner cavity is connected to an end cover, the plug-shaped inner cavity is connected to a filter part, the sampling cylinder body is provided with a sampling water outlet, the sampling water outlet is respectively connected to a pressure maintaining device and a water outlet pipe, a temperature maintaining material layer and a temperature control component are connected between the double layer structures, and the temperature control component is electrically connected to a controller. The system can complete sampling on the premise of maintaining in-situ pressure of samples.