Yokogawa GC8000 Process Gas Chromatograph - Manual (Page 47)

<1. Overview>
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● Gas Chromatograph File Converter (GCFC) software (option)
Chromatogram data saved in a fi le on the GC8000 can be converted to the AIA/ANDI format
(complying with the ASTME1947-98 Reapproved 2004 and E1948-98 Reapproved 2004).
The fi le of converted chromatogram data can be opened with EZchrom Elite, which is a
chromatography data system from Agilent Technologies, for comparison with the currently
used data.
 Highly reliable hardware
The GC8000 uses the same proven components including detectors and valves as used in our
previous GC model for reliable, precise performance. It is possible to share service parts with the
previous model.
1.8 GCM
 Confi guration of a fl exible system achieved by multiple ovens/
detectors and the GC module
The GC8000 is capable of holding up to three ovens. Each oven can accommodate up to two
detectors (up to six detectors for the entire GC). Furthermore, a new GC module (GCM) concept
has been introduced into the GC8000. With the combination of multiple ovens/detectors and the
GCM concept, complex applications can be segmented into simple column systems, enabling far
more fl exible system confi guration to address customers’ requests. For example, it is applicable
to parallel chromatography (parallel GC) to conduct simultaneous analysis of multiple streams
and high-speed analysis of components which require relatively short-time analysis.
Figure 1.2
 GC Module (GCM)
The GCM is a virtual GC that measures process streams which exist in one GC. Up to six GCMs
can be confi gured for one GC8000 unit, each of which operates as an independent GC. Through
this approach, one GC8000 unit can have functions equal to multiple GCs. The GCM can hold
multiple independent analysis cycles, which are called SYSs.
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