wtw OxiTop Control OC 110 User Manual

Overview OxiTop
®
Control OC 110
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1.2 The measurement principle
The respirometric measurement is a pressure measurement. If oxygen is
consumed in a closed vessel at a constant temperature, a negative pressure
develops. If a gas is released, an overpressure develops. The OxiTop
®
measuring head measures and stores this pressure for the whole duration of a
measurement once started.
The OxiTop
®
OC 110 controller collects the pressure values from the
measuring heads and processes them.
The formula shown below is the basis for all calculations for the BOD using the
values from the OxiTop
®
measuring head.
The interpretation of the pressure differences in the temporal course depends
on the measured material and its preparation and on the sample manipulation
(e. g. intermediate aerations) during the measuring period.
1 Measuring head OxiTop
®
-C or OxiTop
®
-C/B
® ®
® ®
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1


2
0
m
l
lt
m
2
Op
T
T
V
VV
TR
OM
BOD 












M(O
2
) Molecular weight (32000 mg/mol)
R Gas constant (83.144 lmbar/molK)
T
0
Reference temperature (273.15 K)
T
m
Measuring temperature
V
t
Bottle volume (nominal volume in ml)
V
l
Sample volume in ml
a Bunsen absorption coefficient (0.03103)
p(O
2
) Difference of the D. O. partial pressure (mbar)

wtw OxiTop Control OC 110 Specifications

General

Brand	wtw
Model	OxiTop Control OC 110
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English