Sampler Operation
Sampler Performance Verification
7-8
Partisol 2000
i
and Partisol 2000
i
-D Instruction Manual
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Figure 7–6.
Streamline Pro Installed on External Sample Tube
2.
Press
repeatedly to display the Main Menu. Scroll to Audit and
Calibration, press
, scroll to Audit, press
, scroll to Flow,
press
to turn on the flow, and wait for the flow to stabilize. The
default sample flow should be 16.7 L/min, unless it was changed in the
default settings of the Sampler. Record the flow rate from the
Streamline Pro and the Sampler.
3.
Press
to turn Off the flow. The measured flow should be within
±5% of the displayed Cur Flow. If this is not the case, perform the flow
calibration procedure.
4.
Remove the audit cassettes with the filters installed.
5.
To resume sampling, install or replace the sampling cassette with
sampling filter installed. Reinstall the PM
10
inlet on the sample tube.
6.
Press
to restart the Sampler and continue the current sampling
program.
Use the following procedure to perform a flow audit on the 2000
i
-D:
The audit procedure is similar to that of the Partisol 2000
i
single sample
version of the Sampler. The main steps of the audit are the same, but must
be performed twice, once for the PM
2.5
flow channel and once for the
PM
coarse
flow channel.
Flow Audit/Verification –
Partisol 2000
i
-D