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Investigations on the Behaviour of an Aerodynamic Particle Sizer and its applicability to calibrate an optical particle counter
Author(s) -
Heidenreich Steffen,
Büttner Helmut,
Ebert Fritz
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
particle and particle systems characterization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.877
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1521-4117
pISSN - 0934-0866
DOI - 10.1002/ppsc.19950120610
Subject(s) - calibration , particle (ecology) , particle counter , aerodynamics , aerosol , particle size distribution , calibration curve , materials science , aerodynamic diameter , particle size , optics , computational physics , mechanics , physics , chemistry , chromatography , meteorology , geology , oceanography , quantum mechanics , detection limit
The calibration of an optical particle counter (OPC) by means of the Aerodynamic Particle Sizer APS (TSI, Model 3310) was investigated. The pulse‐height distribution and the aerodynamic size distribution were measured by parallel use of an OPC and the APS. A calibration curve was obtained by comparison of the two different cumulative distribution curves. First calibration results are presented for spherical particles (water droplets and glycerine droplets): A comparison of these results with Mie calculations and aerodynamic calibrations by means of sampling cyclones shows good agreement. Furthermore, measurements were carried out with non‐spherical particles. Quartz dust was used for these measurements. In order to calibrate the OPC by means of the APS, the behaviour of both devices was investigated.