Tisch Environmental TE-5170DV, Operation Manual

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TE-5170DV-BL 19 Operations Manual
Note: Calibration orifices should be sent back to Tisch Environmental for calibration on
an annual basis per US EPA Compendium Method IO-2.1 Part 7.3.2
Sampling of Ambient
Air For Total Suspened Particulate Matter (SPM) and PM
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Using High Volume (HV)
Sampler
1. Enter the following information in the corresponding cells in the worksheet:
Site Information
Location The location of the instrument
Date Current Date
Tech Technician performing the calibration
Serial # Serial number of the instrument, Pxxxx
VFC G
Factor The g-factor of the VFC you are calibrating. This can be found on the
lookup table documentation (first page of this doc) or the sticker
located on the VFC.
Calibration Orifice Information
Make The make of the orifice, typically Tisch Environmental
Model The model number of the orifice, typically TE-5028A
Serial # The Serial number of the calibration orifice you are using
Qa Slope
(m) The Qa slope of the calibration orifice you are using. This is found
on the calibration documentation provided with the calibration
orifice
Qa Int (b) The Qa intercept of the calibration orifice you are using. This is
found on the calibration documentation provided with the
calibration orifice
Calibration
Due Date The date that the calibration of the orifice is due. Orifices should
be calibrated on an annual basis. Call Tisch Environmental at 1-
TSP-AND-PM10 to schedule a calibration.
Ambient Conditions
Temp (Deg Enter the current ambient temperature at calibration, Ta in