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Air Filter Failure Alarm - Detection of Particles in any Gas
The detection of leakage or failure of filtration devices is of interest to many users of industrial equipment, as well as those concerned with environmental pollution. Some of these applications include:
 Instantaneous detection of filter failure for the prevention of engine wear and erosion in vehicles, aircraft, and stationary engines operating in dusty environments
 To measure the effectiveness of air filters used in clean rooms and hospitals and to detect filter failure as soon as it occurs
 To measure the air quality in dust forming industrial environments such as mines, lumber, cotton, and flour mills, paint shops, and foundries
 To measure the effectiveness of cyclones, bag houses, and electrostatic precipitators and to detect a malfunction of dust separation equipment
The Alarm can detect solids in a liquid, and solid and liquid particulates in a gas, instantaneously detecting the amount of particles exceeding a set limit. The Monitor measures the number and total mass of particles. It also can be configured to calculate the mass of each particle.
Characteristics
Detectable Size: sub-micron (~10 nm) and larger
Detectable Weight: 10^-19 grams and higher
Environment: Any gas or liquid including air, steam, reactive gases, water, oil and acids
Temperatures: Up to 1400 C / 2500 F (higher possible)
Pressures: Up to 70 MPa/10,000 psi (higher possible)
Particle Flow Alarm: Gives one or two alarm signals at pre-determined levels of the particle flow rate in either particles/second or total mass/second. One alarm system can monitor up to eight locations.
Particle Flow Monitor: Programmed to calculate the mass of the particle flow and output the number of particles/second and the mass flow rate in grams/second. A single monitor can receive information from up to eight probes which can be located up to 500 feet away.
In flowing gas streams, the probe is inserted into the flow. For enclosed areas, such as clean rooms and hospitals, a portable instrument pumps air through a nozzle equipped with a probe to measure the particulates.
Description of Method
The monitoring method is based on detection of minute shock waves produced by the impact of solid or liquid particles on a probe. A transducer converts these waves, which are proportional to the kinetic energy of the impacting particles, into electrical signals.
System Options for Monitor
 Particulate mass flow rate output (grams/second)
 Two level particle flow rate alarm for particles/second or total mass/second
 RS232 Printer Output
 Analog 0-5 DC or 4-20 mA Output
 Fixed or Traversing Probes
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