An SP76 Carrier Gas Manifold Design For a Process GC ABB Process Analytics Tracy Dye Parker Hannifin Steve Doe IFPAC 2008 Baltimore

The Problem Multiple stacked oven design restricted access from above Carrier gas manifold needed to be serviced from the front Bent tubing runs required for traditional manifold design Labor intensive Non-standard design, higher engineering costs

The Solution Carrier gas and purge air regulators of SP76 design Modular manifold that scales up easily from 1 to 5 zones

The Results From this … Multiple bent tubing runs Multiple fitting points Multiple potential leak points Service access to regulators and gauges from above High labor and material content Non-standard engineering design

The Results To this … Fewer potential leak points Easy access to regulators and gauges from the front Lower labor costs (no tube bends), lower material (less tubing) Standard, modular engineering design All straight, pre-fab tube runs Limited fitting points

Traditional Design

SP76 Design

SP76 Carrier Gas and Purge Manifold Design Carrier feed-thru Gauge w/ pipe thread Standard single carrier zone Standard single purge air zone 4 fastener, SP76 design

SP76 Carrier Gas and Purge Manifold Design Easy assembly and disassembly of the carrier gas feed-thru

SP76 Carrier Gas and Purge Manifold Design

Access to the regulators and gauges from the top is not required Regulators and gauges are serviceable from the front