Abstract: A liquid pump, particularly though not exclusively suitable for use in flow injection analysis, and comprising a reservoir 3 an outlet tube 6 for conducting liquid 2 from the reservoir and a device for introducing gas into the liquid in the reservoir to displace liquid therefrom through the tube. The gas may be introduced in the form of a series of rapid pulses of controlled duration and frequency and is introduced at a fixed level relative to the entrance to the outlet tube.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 3, 1990
Date of Patent:
October 20, 1992
Assignees:
University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology, Imperial Chemical Industries PLC, Peter R. Fielden