Offers the detection sensitivity of a particle counter with low maintenance and easy cleaning, at a price close to that of a turbidimeter
Ease of installation and maintenance complement performance and application flexibility.
For on-line real time water monitoring, Rosemount Analytical has introduced an infra-red laser based particle size monitor.
Applications range from low cost, high accuracy measurements when monitoring drinking water, to measuring suspended iron and copper corrosion particles in steam condensate streams on power plants.
The PC-1 particle counter monitors particles within the 2-400 micron range, making it significantly more sensitive than a turbidity meter, important for early detection of filter break-through, in potable water and wastewater treatment plants.
Pathogens - such as cryptospiridium and giardia - are too small to be detected with turbidity, but are easily detected with a particle counter.
Tracware, the Windows compatible software dedicated to the Rosemount Analytical PC-1, lets the user customise the particle size ranges selected, change sampling duration and frequency, plot trends and prepare customisable reports.
For direct connection to a Scada system, DDE and OPC servers with client software are also provided.
The unique design of the model PC-1 makes installation, maintenance and cleaning easy.
A key design feature of the analyser is mounting the measuring sensor on the outside of the Nema4x polycarbonate enclosure.
There is therefore no danger of sample leaks damaging the internal electronics.
The constant head overflow cup ensures a stable reproducible sample flow of 100ml/min, and accurate particle counts.
The large 1mm x 1mm sapphire flow cell is easy to clean and resists clogging.
There are eight distinct fully user-configurable measurement channels on the PC-1, with individual 4-20mA outputs.
Alternatively the counts from eight separate particle size ranges can be sequentially shown on the LCD display.
Digital communication is through a non-proprietary serial interface.
There is a low flow warning sensor and a backwash alert to indicate any abnormal flow conditions.
