Ecotech HiVol 3000 User Manual

HiVol 3000 User manual 1.7 Front Matter
ix
Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................1
1.1 DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................................. 1
1.2 SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................. 3
1.2.1 FLOW CONTROL............................................................................................................. 3
1.2.2 TEMPERATURE/PRESSURE MEASUREMENT .................................................................. 3
1.2.3 POWER SUPPLY.............................................................................................................. 3
1.2.4 OPERATING CONDITIONS............................................................................................... 4
1.2.5 PHYSICAL FEATURES..................................................................................................... 4
1.3 NOMENCLATURE............................................................................................................. 4
1.4 BACKGROUND/ THEORY................................................................................................. 5
1.4.1 PARTICULATE MONITORING BACKGROUND ................................................................. 5
1.4.2 ECOTECH HIVOL BACKGROUND................................................................................... 5
1.4.3 SAMPLING METHOD....................................................................................................... 6
1.4.4 PARTICULATE MATTER STANDARDS ............................................................................ 8
1.5 INSTRUMENT DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................... 10
1.5.1 SAMPLER HOUSING ..................................................................................................... 10
1.5.2 BLOWER MOTOR ......................................................................................................... 10
1.5.3 FLOW PATH ................................................................................................................. 10
1.5.4 FLOW SENSOR ............................................................................................................. 11
1.5.5 FLOW CONTROL .......................................................................................................... 12
1.5.6 ELECTRONICS ENCLOSURE.......................................................................................... 12
1.5.7 CONTROL PANEL......................................................................................................... 12
1.5.8 POWER INLET .............................................................................................................. 12
1.5.9 FILTER CASSETTE........................................................................................................ 12
1.5.10 TEMPERATURE SENSOR ............................................................................................. 13
2 INSTALLATION........................................................................................................... 14
2.1 INITIAL CHECK.............................................................................................................. 14
2.2 ASSEMBLY ..................................................................................................................... 15
2.2.1 INLET HOOD - ASSEMBLY AND ADJUSTMENT............................................................. 15
2.2.2 PM
10
OR PM
2.5
SIZE SELECTIVE INLET (SSI) ASSEMBLY (OPTION)............................ 17
2.2.3 ASSEMBLING THE MUFFLER........................................................................................ 18
2.2.4 CONNECTING A WIND SENSOR OR RAIN-GAUGE......................................................... 19
2.2.5 CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL TRIGGER FOR REMOTE ACTIVATION ............................. 19
2.3 MOUNTING/SITING ....................................................................................................... 20
2.3.1 SITING ......................................................................................................................... 20
2.3.2 MOUNTING .................................................................................................................. 21
2.4 INSTRUMENT SETUP...................................................................................................... 22
2.4.1 POWER CONNECTIONS ................................................................................................ 22
2.4.2 EXHAUST CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................. 24
2.4.3 MUFFLER FOR NOISE REDUCTION................................................................................ 24
2.4.4 FILTER SELECTION FOR TSP SAMPLING...................................................................... 24
2.4.5 FILTER SELECTION FOR PM
10
AND PM
2.5
SAMPLING................................................... 25
2.4.6 FILTER PREPARATION ................................................................................................. 26
2.4.7 INSTALLATION OF SAMPLE FILTER ............................................................................. 27
2.5 TRANSPORTING/STORAGE ........................................................................................... 28
3 OPERATION..................................................................................................................29

Ecotech HiVol 3000 Specifications

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Brand	Ecotech
Model	HiVol 3000
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English