1. An adjustable insertion assembly for modular electrochemical potential measurement sensors, the assembly comprising:
an elongated electrode holder, configured to receive therein an electrochemical sensor having measurement and reference half cells, the electrochemical sensor configured for electrochemically responding to a process analyte upon contact with a process fluid;
the electrode holder having an aperture disposed in a distal end thereof, to permit process fluid to flow therethrough into contact with the sensor disposed therein;
a receptacle configured to slidably receive the electrode holder therein, wherein the electrode holder is configured for slidable movement within a range of motion extending from fully inserted to fully retracted positions;
the receptacle having an open distal end portion configured for extension through a wall of a process fluid vessel, wherein the aperture of the electrode holder is open to the process fluid when the electrode holder is disposed in the fully inserted position, and closed to the process fluid when in the fully retracted position;
a leverage member coupled to the receptacle, and configured for releasable movement relative to the receptacle;
an extension captured by the leverage member and configured for being moved by the leverage member relative to the receptacle;
the receptacle having an abutment configured to engage the extension in a sliding, interference fit, so that movement of the leverage member in opposite directions alternately clamps and releases the electrode holder relative to the receptacle to substantially prevent and permit movement at substantially any point within the range of movement.
2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the extension and abutment are configured so that mutual engagement moves at least one of the extension and abutment transversely to the axial direction.
3. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the leverage member comprises a tube nut disposed about, and threadably engaged with a proximal end of the receptacle, the tube nut being configured for threaded, axial movement relative to the receptacle, and the extension includes an axial extension configured for moving axially with the tube nut.
4. The assembly of claim 1, comprising at least one seal disposed between the holder and the receptacle to provide a substantially liquid-tight, sliding engagement therebetween during movement within the range of motion.
5. The assembly of claim 1, comprising at least one seal disposed between the holder and the electrochemical sensor to provide a substantially liquid-tight, sliding engagement therebetween.
6. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the electrode holder is sized and shaped to receive therein, electrochemical sensors of a plurality of sizes.
7. The assembly of claim 6, wherein the electrode holder is sized and shaped to receive therein, electrochemical sensors of a plurality of axial dimensions.
8. The assembly of claim 3, wherein the axial extension comprises a wedge having a cam surface extending obliquely to the axial direction.
9. The assembly of claim 8, wherein the abutment comprises another cam surface extending obliquely to the axial direction, and configured for surface to surface engagement with the cam surface of the wedge.
10. The assembly of claim 9, wherein the receptacle comprises a stepped central channel having a relatively large transverse dimension disposed at a proximal end portion, and a relatively small transverse dimension disposed at a distal end portion thereof.
11. The assembly of claim 10, wherein the distal end portion is configured to form a sliding fit with the electrode holder.
12. The assembly of claim 10, wherein the other cam surface is disposed on a wall of the central channel at the proximal end portion thereof.
13. The assembly of claim 12, comprising a wear surface extending radially between the relatively large and relatively small transverse dimensions.
14. The assembly of claim 13, wherein the wear surface is configured to slidably guide the distal end of the electrode holder towards the center of the channel during insertion thereof into the receptacle.
15. The assembly of claim 1, comprising a flange disposed at the distal end of the electrode holder, the flange configured to engage the distal end of the receptacle when the electrode holder is disposed in its fully retracted position, to close the aperture to the process fluid.
16. The assembly of claim 15, comprising a seal disposed between the flange and the distal end of the receptacle when the electrode holder is disposed in its fully retracted position, wherein the aperture is out of fluid communication with the process fluid.
17. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising the electrochemical sensor.
18. The assembly of claim 17, wherein the electrochemical sensor is configured for being coupled to a process variable transmitter.
19. The assembly of claim 17 wherein the measuring half-cell comprises a pH electrode.
20. The assembly of claim 17 wherein said measuring half-cell comprises a selective ion electrode.
21. The assembly of claim 17 wherein said measuring half-cell comprises a fluoride ion selective electrode.
22. The assembly of claim 17 wherein said measuring half-cell comprises an oxidation-reduction potential electrode.
23. A method of adjustably inserting an electrochemical potential measurement sensors into a process fluid, the method comprising:
(a) providing the insertion assembly of claim 1;
(b) extending the open distal end portion of the receptacle through a wall of a process fluid vessel;
(c) placing the electrochemical sensor into the elongated electrode holder;
(d) slidably placing the electrode holder into the receptacle, wherein the electrode holder is configured for slidable movement within a range of motion extending from a fully inserted position in which the aperture of the electrode holder is open to process fluid within the vessel, to a fully retracted position in which the aperture of the electrode holder is closed to the process fluid;
(e) sliding the electrode holder into a fluid insertion position at any of a plurality of locations within its range of motion;
(f) clamping, with the leverage member, the electrode holder in the fluid insertion position;
(g) operating the electrochemical sensor to detect an analyte associated with the process fluid;
(h) releasing, with the leverage member, the electrode holder;
(i) sliding the electrode holder into the fully retracted position to close the aperture to the process fluid;
(j) clamping, with the leverage member, the electrode holder in the fully retracted position;
(k) removing and replacing the electrochemical sensor; and
(l) repeating said (e)-(g).
24. The method of claim 23, further comprising repeating said (e)-(g) at another of the plurality of locations within the range of motion.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
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