Method and apparatus for calibrating personal air samplers
US6363769B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 9, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2001/2276
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for calibrating a personal air sampler. A desired flow rate is set, the actual rate measured and recorded through a plurality of runs, the results are automatically averaged and compared to the desired flow and the pump is automatically adjusted accordingly. The process may be repeated for a plurality of selected flow rates, and a best-fit curve computed to cover the entire range. Stability is tested by a series of sets of runs to determine erratic behavior, and an overall calibration is conducted by performing such a series of runs at each of several set point flows.
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