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Teledyne API N500 CAPS NO
X
Analyzer with NumaView™ Software
089770000 Rev 05
PNEUMATIC OPERATION
An internal vacuum pump, which is located pneumatically downstream from all the
instrument’s other components, pulls the sample gas through the instrument’s pneumatic
systems while keeping the analyzer’s sample gas inlet near ambient pressure by means of
a small vent installed in the sample line at the inlet. The flow rate is controlled by a flow
restrictor placed upstream of the sensor.
After being pulled through a series of filtering and conditioning components, the sample
gas is routed through the sensor for a true NO
2
reading; the sample gas is alternately
titrated with high amounts of ozone where the sensor reads a second, higher NO
2
concentration, after which the two readings are used in calculations to provide a NO
X
value and an NO concentration.
The alternating valve toggling for ozone titration is very rapid and follows a pattern of
signal processing states that the Dashboard displays in the “SigProc State” parameter as
described in Table 6-1. To ensure accuracy, the analyzer periodically goes into AREF
mode to run a background measurement while in Sample mode and adjusts for any
baseline drift that may occur.
Table 6-1. Sensor Signal Processing States
STATE
DESCRIPTION
IDLE
Transitioning from or to ozone feed (very brief state, typically not visible)
NO2_WAIT
Momentarily waiting for ozone to clear before sampling for NO
2
concentration.
NO2_SAMPLE Reading NO
2
concentration.
NOx_WAIT
Ozone toggled on before sampling for NO
X
gas.
NOx_SAMPLE Reading NO
2
concentration in titrated sample (which will then be calculated
for NO and NO
X
readings).
AUTOREF
In Auto Reference mode.
Briefly summarized, the Model N500 analyzer first measures NO
2
directly by way of
optical absorption to yield a true reading of NO
2
concentration. Next, it uses a precisely-
timed pulsation to mix the sample with an excessive concentration of O
3
to create NO
X
.
The software subtracts the NO
2
concentration from the resulting NO
X
concentration to
calculate an NO reading. The NO concentration is then corrected for titration efficiency
(TE) and added into the NO
2
value to produce a corrected NO
X
measurement.
Pressure transducers monitor the sample pressure and the cell pressure to verify pressure
levels, which are used for a variety of important calculations and diagnostics.
Содержание N500
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