Malvern Instruments Spraytec, User Manual

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Introduction
After reading this chapter a user should be able to make simple measurements.
The chapter covers the following:
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Getting started – powering on the system, starting the software, device and
actuator preparation.
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Creating a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) – setting up and saving
measurement parameters to ensure that measurements of similar sprays are
consistent. This optimises all software and hardware variables.
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Manual measurements – describes briefly how these differ from a SOP
measurement.
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Measuring the spray – describes how to use the SOP to make the measure-
ment.
SOP creation is described for three types of SOP separately:
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Continuous spray – these sprays are used in coatings and agrochemicals, for
example. The aim is for a stable size distribution over time.
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Pulsed spray – this type of spray is internally triggered. Examples are nasal
sprays and Measured Dose Inhalers (MDIs).
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Externally-triggered spray – a fuel spray is an example.
Chapter 6 describes how to interpret the results of a measurement. This includes
a description of the results windows, re-analysing records, averaging data, etc.
Chapter 7 describes how to use the data (export data and print records).
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