Method and apparatus for thermally inducing circulation of fluid between the interior of a system and a fluid pocket attached thereto
CA 2180233 C · Owner: 3616291 Canada Inc. · Inventors: Gibeault, Jean-Pierre; Beauchemin, Claude
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A method and apparatus for inducing circulation of a fluid in an interior of a system between such interior and a fluid pocket. The fluid pocket is connected to a fluid access opening of the system for fluid communication between the fluid pocket and the interior of the system. The method comprises modulating the temperature of a heat transfer element in thermal communication with fluid in the pocket between a first, temperature and a second temperature. A representative fluid sample may be taken from the fluid pocket for analysis.
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- Filed June 28, 1996 and granted September 26, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 28, 2016.
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