Ball Wave Palm-sized Gas Chromatograph
A gas chromatograph is an analyzer for measuring the species and concentration of a mixed gas of multiple species.
Ball Wave successfully developed a gas chromatograph with dimensions of 100 × 100 × 100 mm and a weight of around 1 kg for space applications through the JAXA Space Exploration Innovation Hub Center by utilizing ball SAW sensor technology.
Furthermore, they developed a portable palm-sized (A5 size) gas chromatograph called Sylph for terrestrial applications, and started providing prototypes. Thay also received “JAXA COSMODE” usage licensing from JAXA.
The basic principle used in Sylph is that the sample gas is directly sucked in by a pump, and is condensed by a built-in compact condenser. The carrier gas is provided by a hydrogen canister filled with a hydrogen absorbing alloy, and the mixed gas is injected into the column by a high-speed heater in the condenser. The various gas components separated by the column are detected by the ball SAW sensor based on the different retention times.
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Description
| Main body | Model name | SY-402 |
| Size | W133mm×H88mm×D174mm（Protrusions not included） | |
| Weight | 1.9kg | |
| Power Requirements | DC24V (port 5.5×2.1mm) ※AC adaptor100~240VAC、50/60Hz included） | |
| Power Consumption | Max. 72W | |
| Connection | USB | |
| Environment | 10℃～40℃、with no water condensation | |
| Gas inlet | Connector: 10-32 coned | |
| Gas outlet | Connector: 10-32 coned、Smell-sniffing nose patch connectable（Option） | |
| Control | PC | Surface Pro 8、Windows 11 |
| Operation | Built-in control program | |
| Start-up time | Within 10 min after launching operation（including backflush） | |
| Shut-down time | Within 5 min after stop operation | |
| Data output | CSV file format | |
| Carrier gas | Type of gas | Hydrogen1） |
| Flow rate | 1ml / min | |
| Supply method | Hydrogen storage alloy canister2,3） | |
| Capacity | 6L | |
| Estimated time of use | 100 hours / canister | |
| Concentrator | Adsorbent | Choice from TenaxRTA or Tenax TA+CarboxenR1000 |
| Captured volume | 1～1000ml、programmable | |
| Injection temperature | Up to 240℃ | |
| Cleaning | Automatic at start-up and after measurement | |
| Column | Stationary layer | Choice from High polarity, Mid polarity or Low polarity type4) |
| Temperature range | 40℃～200℃ | |
| Hearing rate | Max. 20℃ / min、programmable | |
| Cooling rate | Within 5 min from 200℃ to 50℃ | |
| Cleaning | With backflush feature | |
| Detector | detector | Ball SAW sensor |
| Sensing film | Polydimethylsiloxane | |
| Operating frequency | 150MHz |
Additional Information
| Method | 461-C-84-03, ASTM D-1160 |
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