Aerosol Photometers: The Gold Standard in HEPA Filtration Testing
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Aerosol Photometers:The Gold Standard in HEPA
Filtration TestingPresented by:
Dave Crosby
Tim McDiarmid
Don LargentAir Techniques International
www.ATItest.com
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Introductions
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Agenda
• History of Photometry
• Science of Photometry
• Applications of Photometry
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History of Photometers & HEPA Filters
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History of Photometers & HEPA Filters
“You can’t have one without the other”
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The photometer was first since there was a need
David Sinclair, Ph.D.
(Nephelometer)
(Not portable and had logarithmic display)
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Air Pollution Research 1933
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WW II generated a high priority need
It all started in 1942
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Some Key Players
Wendell Anderson, Humphrey Gilbert, Dr. Melvin First
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Captured WW II German Gas Masks
• The US had performed no gas mask development since WW 1
• German masks used cellulose asbestos media patented by Dräger Werke in 1933
• Wendell Anderson working with H&V developed media comparable to the German sample
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M10A1 Canister
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Tank & APC M-25 Mask
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Smoke Penetrometer to test the gas mask paper & filters
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First Linear Photometer
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Space Filter
• US military needed filtration of room areas for people and used gas mask media for a pleated filter for larger air flow (1943-1948)
• Know as “Collective Protection”
• Used cardboard spacers between pleats, which had high air flow resistance
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Cardboard Pleat
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Manhattan Project
• Humphrey Gilbert safety engineer at Los Alamos was sent to Oak Ridge
• Filters used in Manhattan Project were very thick with extremely high pressure drop
• Foresaw need for high efficiency air filters in HVAC systems
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Absolute Air Filter
• Gilbert (now with AEC) unhappy with Army Space filter and its limitations
• AEC in 1948 gives Author D. Little a contract to redesign filter and find a supplier
• Walter Smith Ph.D. comes up with corrugated cardboard separator idea
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Improved Pleated Filter Design
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HEPA Filter Development
• First Air Cleaning Seminar for AEC personnel held June 1951 at Harvard Air Cleaning Laboratory
• First Handbook on Air Cleaning distributed at meeting
• Fires at several weapons plants made need for high temperature and water resistance necessary
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Second Air Cleaning Conference held in Ames, IA 1952
Melvin W. First Ph.D.Presented four research papers
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Military develops procedures and
Apparatus to test High Efficiency filters and related products
Penetrometers
Q-127 Low Flow
Q-76 Med. Flow
Q-107 High Flow
Rough Handling
Water Repellency
etc.
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HEPA Development for Fire & Water Resistance (1953)
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First HEPA Guide (1961)
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Willis Whitfield (1961)
Discovery of Laminar Flow at Sandia National Labs
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SNL Demonstrates Clean Room Concept in Chicago for IES(T)
(1962)
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First “In Place Filter Test”
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First Portable Linear Photometer TDA-2 (1962)
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JM-1000 Photometer (1964)
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Next Portable Photometer TDA-2A (1964)
First Scanning Probe
Cabinet covered in white Formica(White Rooms)
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Next Portable Photometer TDA-2B (1965-66)
Ergonomic front panel design
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First Commercial Standards (1967)
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First Commercial Standards (1967)
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What is a Filter
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Before Photometry…
• What is a Filter?– Filtration Mechanics– MPPS
• How to Test a Filter– Efficiency– Leak (Integrity)
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What is a Filter?
Separation of one phase from another
•Solids or liquids in Air (Home Furnace)
•Solids in liquid (Auto Oil/Gas)
•Liquid in Air (Air oil separators)
•Liquid in liquid (RO)
•Gas in Gas (Activated Carbon)
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What is a Filter?
A Controlled Leak!
Filtration controls the amount of impurity that is allowed to pass.
There is no such thing as a ‘perfect’ filter
(no resistance and 100% efficiency)
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Filtration Types
• Materials– Fibers– Fibrous Structures– Micropores
• Performance– High Efficiency– Low Efficiency
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What are we dealing with?
Solids or liquids in Air
&
Fibrous Filters
Other structures are more common in ultra filtration and special applications
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Fibrous Filters
• Typically Depth Filters– Filtration throughout media depth– Very low to very high particle removal
• Fibrous Filter Construction– Filter Disks/Pads– Pleated Cartridges– Bags/Pockets
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Filtration Mechanics
• Pressure Drop
• Single Filter Efficiency
• Collection Mechanisms
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Darcy’s Law
ΔP
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Darcy’s Law
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Filter Pressure DropP
ress
ure
Dro
p
Linear Pressure Drop Inertial Velocity (Darcy Law) Regime Regime
CLEANROOM
HVAC
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Filtration Assumptions
• Fibers are in cross flow
• Particles are ‘collected’ upon contact with fiber
• Uniform fiber diameter
• Uniform particle size
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Single Fiber Efficiency
Single Fiber Efficiency
ηs = Particles collected by fiber .
Particles in volume of air geometrically swept out by fiber
Air Volume swept out by fiber
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Fiber Structure - HEPA
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Particle Collection Mechanics
• Sieving
• Inertial Impaction
• Diffusion
• Interception
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Particle Collection: Sieving
Fibers
Particle Flow
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Particle Collection: Interception
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Particle Collection:Inertial Impaction
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Particle Collection: Diffusion
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Particle Collection Mechanisms
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High Efficiency Filter MPPS(Most Penetrating Particle Size)
Particle Size
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MPPS 0.08 to 0.18µm
Impaction
Diffusion
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Filtration isSelective Particle Collection
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Small and big particles are more effectively collected
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Impact of Flow Rate on Efficiency
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A Filter’s Performance is Determinedat Media Velocity
Media VelocityMedia VelocityFace Velocity
Media Velocity is Lower Than Face Velocity
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Consideration in Filter Design
• Penetration or efficiency
• Critical Particle Size
• Pressure Drop or resistance
• (Cost)
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Filter Tests
• Efficiency– Media Manufacturer– Filter Manufacturer– 3rd Party Certification
• Leak/Integrity– Filter Manufacturer– Field/In-Situ
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Efficiency Testing
• Challenge filter with aerosol at or near the MPPS– This requires a mono-dispersed aerosol (tight distribution)
• Measure upstream and downstream concentration
• Sequential or parallel (simultaneous) measurements
• Efficiency = 1 – Downstream
Upstream
Note: This is a ‘global’ measurement (i.e. entire filter)
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Typical Filter EfficiencyTest System
Recommended filter performance test system from IEST RP-CC-0021
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What is a Leak?• Leak is a local measurement.• Leak is generally 5 –10 times the average
penetration at a local spot.• Therefore we do not require a mono-
dispersed challenge aerosol at the MPPS– Easier and less costly to generate larger
particles with a broader distribution.
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A Good Filter Will Allow Few Particles to Penetrate
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Add a Leak and…
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Test for a Leak/Integrity
• Measure local penetration at each sample location to determine:– Filters are not faulty / not been damaged– Filters have been installed properly– There are no leaks in the mounting frame /
between mounting frame and housing– System contains no by-pass of the filter
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Leak/Integrity Scanning
Ensure that all parts of filter are within specification
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Efficiency vs. Leak/Integrityin General Terms
Efficiency Testing
Leak Testing
Global Local
Determine % Penetration Yes Yes1
Pinpoint Leaks No Yes
Manufacturer Test Yes Yes2
Field Test No Yes
1 – Local % penetration, not overall efficiency2 – Due to variations in the media manufacturing process
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Discussion
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When Testing a Filter What are We Looking For?
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Let’s Review…
• Particulate penetration as– Efficiency– Leak
• Size of interest?– MPPS from 0.08 to 0.18 micron– Even when looking for a leak?
However…..
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What is a particle?
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The Simplest Particle?
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Equivalent Particle Size
• Diameter of a Sphere that has the same magnitude of a chosen Property as the particle In question– Optical Diameter (Eye/microscope)– Scattering Diameter (Light Scattering)– Electric Mobility (Charge On Particle)– Mobility (Diffusion)– Stokes Diameter (Drag Forces)– Aerodynamic Diameter (Settling Speed)
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In Filtration, Collections of Particles Interest Us
• Aerosol Solid/Liquid and Gas (dust, fog)
• Hydrosol Solid/Liquid and Liquid (milk, paint, lotion)
• Foam Gas in Solid or Liquid (sponge, shampoo)
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Key Concepts
• Drag Force – proportional dp > 10µm
• Slip Correction for dp < 10µm
• Stopping Distance and Relaxation Time• Settling velocity• Mobility and Electric Mobility• Diffusion and Brownian Motion• Coagulation• Dimensionless Numbers
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Units of Measurement in Filtration
• µm Micrometer, 10-6 meter
• Nm Nanometer, 10-9 meter
• A Angstrom Unit, 10-10 meter
1 µm = 1,000 nm = 10,000 A
Some perspective:
1cm is 1000 µm1in = 2.54 cm = 25,400 µm
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Item Approximate Particle Diameter
Eye of a Needle 1,230 microns
Beach Sand 100 – 2000 microns
Table salt ~100 microns
Human hair 40 - 300 microns
Talcum powder ~10 microns
Tobacco Smoke 0.01 – 1.0 microns
Bacteria 0.2 - 0.3 microns
Virus <0.005 – 0.05 microns
Particle Sizes of Interest
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Typical Particle Sizes0.3um
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Another Particle Size Chart
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Typical Settling Velocity
Diameter (um) Feet/min
0.1 0.00016
1.0 0.002
10.0 0.59
100 59.2
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How is an Aerosol Characterized?
FrequencyX (range) Raw Data Normalized
0 to 5 100 20
5 to 6 70 70
6 to 8 60 30
Consider this data set
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Normalized Frequency Distribution
Y/ΔX
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Size Distribution Terms
• Independent variable, X
• Mean Xm
• Standard Deviation, σ
• Mode (peak)
• Median (50th percentile)
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Arithmetic Standard Deviation
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Geometric Standard Deviation
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Particle Size Distribution
• Most Natural Processes are Geometrically Distributed and often multi modal
• Number (count), Surface, or Volume (mass) Distribution are common weightings
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Why is this important?
Due to data weighting…
…the 0.3um DOP particle measured in the 50’s is a volume (mass) mean…
…whose number (count) median is actually closer to 0.18um…the MPPS
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Geometric vs. Arithmetic
• Consider Geometric as Arithmetic or Linear on a log scale
• Geometric spreads out the lower end
• In Arithmetic, equal differences result in equal spacing
• In Geometric, equal ratios result in equal spacing
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Geometric vs. Arithmetic
Equal intervalsArithmetic: 2-1.8 = 1.8-1.6 = … (equal differences)
Geometric: 10/7.48 = 7.48/5.62 = … (equal ratios)
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Why Use Log Normal Distributions?
• No Negative Values
• For known distributions, the Means of different weightings can be calculated from the others• For example, Mass (volume) Mean
calculated from Count (number) mean
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Number and Volume Weighting
dp Number Counts Volume (πd3/6)1 1,000,000 523,00010 100 523,000100 1 523,000
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Key Points to Remember
• Particles come in many shapes and sizes• ALL measurements determine some physical
property and provide an Equivalent Size• In filtration, larger particles settle out and are
not important, particularly cleanrooms• Geometric Distributions (aka Log Normal) are
used to define particle size distributions• Mass and Number weightings are common in
particle measurements
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Discussion
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Now we know we are looking for particles…
The Light-Particle Interaction
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Primary Light-Particle Interactions
• Elastic Scattering– Rayleigh Scattering– MIE Scattering– Phase Shift– Polarization
• Absorbtion
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Incident Light
LIGHT PARTICLE INTERACTION
DiffractionReflection
RamanFluorescence
Refraction
Emission
AbsorptionScattering
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Common Properties
• Refraction – the apparent change in direction of light due to change in refractive index within one medium or between dissimilar medium
• Reflection – redirection of light at the surface of a material
• Diffraction – bending or deflection of light around a particle
• Polarization – oscillations of the light occurring in a defined plane
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Complex Numbers
• (4)1/2 = 2• What is (-1) 1/2 ?• It is defined by the symbol i• A complex number is written as (a - b i)
where the imaginary part is represented by the symbol i
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Refractive Index
• Refractive Index of a material is a complex number
Usually given as 2 - 4i
• The imaginary part is due to absorption
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Refractive Index of Common Materials
• Quartz 1.54 - 0i• Glass 1.5 to 1.9 - 0i• PSL 1.59 - 0i• Ca Sulfate 1.57 - 0i• Carbon 2.0 – 0.33i• Iron 1.5 – 1.63i
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Refraction
Refractive Index = sine r / sine i
i
r
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Size and Scattering RegimesSize Rangeof Interest
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Elastic Scattering
Redirection of Incident Light without change in wavelength•Refraction – internal to particle, wavelength and composition dependent•Reflection – at surface of particle, dependent on wavelength and composition•Diffraction – external to particle, independent of wavelength and composition
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Particle Size Affects Elastic Scattering
• Optical Particle Size (α)α = πd / λ
where:d = particle diameter
λ = wavelength
• Scattering Intensity (Is)
Is = λ2 f(α) where:
f(α) is a size dependent function
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Light Scattering
• Particles much smaller (< 0.025um) than the wavelength of light results in Rayleigh Scattering
• Particles comparable to the wavelength of light (0.025> x < 2.5um) results in MIE Scattering
• Much larger particles result in geometric scattering.
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Light Scattering
• Particles much smaller (< 0.025um) than the wavelength of light results in Rayleigh Scattering
• Particles comparable to the wavelength of light (0.025> x < 2.5um) results in MIE Scattering
• Much larger particles result in geometric scattering.
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Rayleigh Scattering
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Rayleigh Scattering
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Mie Scattering
Wavelength, λ
Incident light
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MIE Scattering
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MIE Scattering
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Discussion
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Multiple and Single Particle Sensing and Sensors
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Multiple Particle Sensing
• Sampling Volume ≥ 1/number concentration
• Independent of sample volume (measuring a ‘cloud’)
• Precision depends on averaging time (due to variations in the ‘cloud’)
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Multiple Particle Sensors
• Extinction (umbrella)– Smoke Meter (soot content in exhaust stack)– Transmissometer (visual ranging)
• Scattering– Intensity (nephelometry)– Backscatter (LIDAR)– Photometry
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Photometer
• Aerosol is illuminated by a light source
• Total scattered light is detected by PMT
• Total concentration is measured
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Photometer
0 0 00 00 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 00 0
Aerosol
Light Source
Focus OpticsCollector Optics
Photodetector
Electronics
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Photometer Focal Point
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Nephelometer
• Particle density is a function of the light reflected into the detector from the illuminated particles
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Multiple Particle Sensors Summary
• Light-Particle interaction results in scattering
• Optical instruments in particle measurement is dependent upon the particle size and scattering properties
• Multiple particle scattering is independent of volume; depends on averaging time.
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Single Particle Sensing
• Sample Volume << 1/number concentration
• Requires a precise, known volume of sampled air
• Same as counting events; precision depends on total counts
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Single Particle Sensors
• Light attenuation (extinction)
• Scattering (Particle Counters)– Laser– White Light
• Angular Scattering
• Doppler anemometer
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Particle Counter
OO
Electronics Light Source
Focus OpticsCollector Optics
Photodetector
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Common Particle Counter Challenges
• Multi Valued Response
• Coincidence
• Problems at small particle sizes
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Multi Valued Signal
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Coincidence
OO
Electronics Light Source
Focus OpticsCollector Optics
Photodetector
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Small Particle Detection
• Scattering intensity is very small
• Common Solutions– Increase intensity of light– Change light source wavelength– New techniques?
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Small Particle Detection
• Increase Intensity– Improves signal from particles– Increases noise from air molecules
• Reduce the wavelength– Shifts the curves to smaller sizes– Increases noise from molecules
• Reduce the viewing volume
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Saturator Vapor
Condensation Nucleus Counter
Aerosol
Alcohol
Condensation Nucleii
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Single Particle Sensors Summary
• Most optical measurements are in the MIE regime• Single particle counting requires known volume of
sampled air• Same as counting events; precision depends on total
counts – long sample times at low counts• Problems of coincidence at high concentrations• Non unique response and low signal to noise ratio at
small sizes• Small sizes handled by using smaller wavelengths or
proprietary methods
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Photometer vs.Particle Counter vs. CNC
• Photometer– Measures Total Aerosol– Response Linear With Total Aerosol
Volume– Requires Known Aerosol And Relatively
High Concentration– Problems:
• No Particle Size Information• Requires High Concentrations
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• Particle Counter (Laser)– Detects and sizes particles– Counts by size– Measures down to 0.1 μm– Can use any aerosol– Problems:
• Assumes everything measured is a PSL• Multi Valued Response• Coincidence• Problems at small particle sizes• Long sample times to obtain a statistically valid results
Photometer vs.Particle Counter vs. CNC
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• CNC– Particle detector only– Can measure less than 0.05 μm– Problems:
• Requires mono-dispersed aerosol• Counts all particles, noise at bottom end• Long sample times to obtain a statistically valid
results
Photometer vs.Particle Counter vs. CNC
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Discussion
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Aerosols and Aerosol Generators
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What is a Standard?
• A KNOWN and Universally Accepted value of a physical property or quantity– Meter for measure of length– ◦C for Temperature
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Why are Standards Necessary?
• They establish accuracy of measuring instruments
• Calibrate the accuracy of instruments in use– Temperature– Scales– Flow Meters– Photometers– Particle Counters
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How Does this Affect Aerosols?
• A Standard Aerosol has KNOWN properties– Particle Size and Distribution– Concentration– Shape (usually spherical)– Chemistry (inert)– And Refractive Index in our business
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Aerosol Standards
• Mono-disperse Aerosol– ‘Single’ size particles σg ≤ 1.4
• Instrument Calibration for PCs• Research & Development
• Near Mono-disperse Aerosol– Narrow distribution 1.4 < σg ≤ 1.6
• Some Production QC Level of accuracy
• Poly-disperse Aerosol– Broad distribution 1.6 < σg
– Industrial measurements
– Instrument verification
– Some instrument calibrations
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Mono vs Poly Disperse
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Mono vs Poly Disperse
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Implication on Size Dispersion
• For a log normal distribution– 95% of the particles are between
Mean σg2
σg2 & Mean
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Implication on Size Dispersion
• An aerosol with mean of 0.3um
– σg = 1.2• 95% of particles are between 0.21 & 0.43um
– σg = 2.0• 95% of particles are between 0.075 and 1.2um
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Mono vs Poly Disperse
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Three Types of Aerosol
• Mono-disperse: σg ≤ 1.4
• Near Mono-disperse: 1.4 < σg ≤ 1.6
• Poly-disperse: 1.6 < σg
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Typical Poly-Disperse Aerosol Standards
• Laskin Nozzle
• Wright Nebulizer
• Pneumatic Nebulizer
• Condensation Generators
• Spinning Disk
• Exploding Wire
• Standard Dusts
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Laskin NozzleAir
Entrained Liquid
Aerosol
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Laskin Nozzle
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Laskin Nozzle
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Laskin NozzleConcentration Calculations
Output of Laskin Nozzle is defined:
• By # Nozzles @ 20 PSIG
Concentration = # Nozzles x 13,500
Total Flow (cfm)
• By # Jets at 20 PSIG
Concentration = # Nozzles x 3,375
Total Flow (cfm)
*Note: there are 4 jets in a standard Laskin Nozzle
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Laskin NozzleConcentration Calculations
• You can calculate the system concentration, if you know: – System Air Volume (CFM)– Number of Laskin Nozzles/Jets at 20 PSIG
• You can calculate the number of nozzles/Jets, if you know:– System Air Volume (CFM)– Desired system concentration
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Wright Nebulizer
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Pneumatic Nebulizer
Liquid
AerosolCompressed Air
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Thermal Condensation Aerosol Generators
Heater O 0 O o 0
Quench Air
VaporAerosol
Liquid
Compressed GasQuench Air
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Thermal Aerosol Generator
• Polydispersed • Produces a greater level of aerosol
concentration than pneumatic type nozzle• Applications include higher flow systems• Median particle size is smaller than
pneumatic generation• Output concentration cannot be calculated
as output is variable• Size and distribution shift with
concentration
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Ultrasonic Nebulizer
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Spinning Disk Particle Generator
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Exploding Wire
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Test Dusts
• Standard Dust (Arizona Road Dust)– Mainly Silica with
• Mass Mean Diameter of 7 µm
• σg of 3.6
• Specific Gravity of 2.7
– Originally collected from Arizona Desert
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Test Dusts
• ASHRAE– Custom blend of:
• 72% ISO 12103-1, A2 Fine Test Dust, • 23% powdered carbon• 5% milled cotton linters
– Attempt to simulate natural dust for HVAC
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Test Dusts
• SAE Dusts – automotive filter testing– Fine
• Mass Median Diameter ~ 25µm• No particles > 100µm
– Coarse• Mass Median Diameter ~ 60µm• 10%+ may be larger than 100µm
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Common Mono-disperse Aerosol Standards
• Poly Styrene Latex (PSL)
• Vibrating Orifice
• Electrostatic Classification
• Condensation Techniques
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PSL Aerosols
• NIST Traceable PSL Particles– Examples
– Methodology•Atomize PSL in Liquid (water)•Evaporate the liquid•NIST Traceable PSL Aerosol
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PSL Aerosols
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Residue & PSL Aerosols
• Impurities in water become small particles
• These particles can be counted as particles in standard aerosol, especially by a CNC
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Residue & PSL Aerosols
Assuming a typical 2um atomizer droplet and 10 ppm purity water,
Residue particle size can be computed
10 x 10-6 = (residue dia/drop dia)3
Residue Diameter = 0.04um
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Residue Particles
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PSL Aerosols
• Common for Cleanroom Applications• NIST traceable PSLs are expensive• PSLs are easy to aerosolize, but output
concentration is variable• Limited by residue at small sizes• Not available in large sizes• PSL gives excellent optical response• Used as calibration aerosol for particle counters
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Electric Mobility Classification
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Points to Remember
• Standards are required to verify and calibrate instruments and devices
• A Standard aerosol can be either poly or mono disperse
• R&D standards are more precise and are for laboratory use
• Industrial standards are easier to produce and are widely used
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Points to Remember cont’d.
• Poly-disperse aerosols are commonly generated by atomization, nebulization or mechanical means
• Only a few techniques are available to generate very tight, mono-disperse aerosols
• NIST traceable PSLs are generated in small quantities and are very expensive
• PSL concentration output is variable• Residue particles can be a problem in small sizes
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Discussion
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Photometer Testing Standards & Practices
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What is a “Filter” Testing Standard?
• A DOCUMENTED and Universally Accepted method of obtaining a Qualitative Performance Measurement
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Why are Standards Necessary?
• They establish consistent methodology• Provide a guide for understanding and
compensating for variables encountered during practical application
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How Does this Affect Filter Testing?
• A Test Standard defines methods and limits – Aerosol characteristics– System Operating Conditions– Testing protocols
• Allowable Challenge Concentrations
• Sampling Rate
• Maximum “Allowable” Leakage
• Scanning Speed
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Standards & Recommended Practices Organizations• AACC (American Association for Contamination Control)
• ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
• BNL (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
• ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials)
• EN (European Norm)
• IEST (Institute of Environmental Science & Technology)
• ANSI (American National Standards Institute)
• ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
• DOE (Department of Energy)
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Filter Testing Standards• CS-IT (1968) Standard for HEPA filters• CS-2T (1968) Standard for Laminar Flow Clean Air Devices - Installation Leak Test (filter and gaskets)• CS-2T (1968) Standard for Laminar Flow Clean Air Devices - Induction Leak Test (seams and joints)• 14644-3 (2005) Cleanrooms & Associated Environments, Annex B- Test Methods (Informative)• IH62300 (2001) In-Place HEPA Filter testing, Section 6.2 Equipment• EN-1822-2 High Efficiency Air Filters (HEPA & ULPA)-Part 2: Aerosol Production, Measuring Equipment,
Particle Counting Statistics• IES-RP-CC001 HEPA & ULPA Filters• IES-RP-CC006 Testing Cleanrooms• IES-RP-CC007 Testing ULPA Filters• IES-RP-CC034 HEPA & ULPA Filter Leak Tests• Fed Std 209E (1992 by IEST) Most referenced in “Filter” industry was replaced by ISO 14644-1 & 2 in
November 2001• NSF 49:2008 (Annex A:2008) Biosafety Cabinetry: Design, Construction, Performance & Field
Certification-Performance Tests• NSF 49:2008 (Annex F:2008) Biosafety Cabinetry: Design, Construction, Performance & Field
Certification-Field Tests• ASME N509 (2008) Nuclear Power Plant Air-Cleaning Units & Components)• N510 (2007) Testing of Nuclear Air Treatment Systems• N511 (2007) In-Service Testing of Nuclear Air Treatment Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning
Systems• DOE-HDBK-1169, DOE Handbook Nuclear Air Cleaning Handbook, Section 8.6.1 In-Place Testing
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Industries Using Photometry
• Pharmaceutical
• Non-pharmaceutical– Civilian
• Nuclear Power
– Military• Nuclear Weapons• Chemical Weapons• Biological Weapons
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Photometer vs. Discrete Particle Counter
• 1968 CS-1T Standard for HEPA Filters
Photometer •Upstream challenge aerosol must be at least 27ug/l•Maximum Leakage = 0.01%•Scanning rate = 2 inches per second @ 1 inch from filter face
Particle Counter •No defined method
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Photometer vs. Discrete Particle Counter
• 1968 CS-2T Standard for Laminar Flow Clean Air Devices– Installation Leak Test (for filter & gaskets)
Photometer •Upstream challenge aerosol must be at least 27ug/l•Maximum Leakage = 0.01%•Scanning rate = 2 inches per second @ 1 inch from filter face
Particle Counter •No defined method
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Photometer vs. Discrete Particle Counter
• 1968 CS-2T Standard for Laminar Flow Clean Air Devices– Induction Leak Test (for seams & joints)
Photometer •Ambient aerosol must be at least 10 E3 above FF•Maximum Leakage = >FF•Scanning rate = 2 inches per second @ 1 inch from joint or seam within clean zone
Particle Counter •Ambient aerosol must be >300K particles/ft3•Maximum leakage >100 counts•Scanning rate = 2 inches per second @ 1 inch from joint or seam within clean zone
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Photometer vs. Discrete Particle Counter
• 2005 ISO 14644-3 Cleanrooms & associated controlled environments, Test methods– Installed Filter System Leakage
Photometer •Upstream challenge aerosol of between 20 & 80ug/l•Maximum Leakage = 0.01%•Scanning rate = 2 inches per second @ 1 inch from filter face
Limitations•Efficiency < 99.997% @ MPPS•Oil aerosols allowed•Ability to achieve required concentrations
Particle Counter •Upstream challenge aerosol (Too much detail to list here @ 6 pages) sufficiently high that Np >2 & <10•Maximum leakage = 0.01%•Scanning rate ≤ 3.14 inches per second (varies depending on probe dimensions, Np, sample rate
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Photometer vs. Discrete Particle Counter
• 2005 ISO 14644-3 Cleanrooms & associated controlled environments, Test methods– Containment Test
Photometer •Upstream challenge aerosol of between 20 & 80 ug/l•Maximum Leakage = 0.01%•Scanning rate ≤ 2 inches per second at 2 inches from joint, seal or mating surfaces
Limitations•Efficiency < 99.997% @ MPPS•Oil aerosols allowed•Ability to achieve required concentrations
Particle Counter •The greater of:
• ambient count X E103
• > 3.5 E106 particles/m3
•Maximum leakage = ≤ ambient count X E10-2 •Scanning rate ≤ 2 inches per second at 2 inches from joint, seal or mating surfaces
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Photometer vs. Discrete Particle Counter
• 2001 IH62300:2001 In-Place HEPA Filter testing
Photometer •Upstream challenge aerosol 104 greater than ambient•Maximum Leakage = 0.03%•Duct measurement-No scan
Particle Counter •No defined method
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Photometer vs. Discrete Particle Counter
• IEST-RP-CC006 Testing Cleanrooms
Photometer •Upstream challenge aerosol of between 10 to 20 ug/l•Maximum Leakage = 0.01%•Scanning rate = 2 inches per second @ 1 inch from filter face
Particle Counter •3 x E108 #/m3 @ particle size of interest (10 counts per Appendix B, Exp. 1)•Maximum Leakage = 0.01%•Scanning rate = [(Cc)(Ls)(Fs)(Dp)]÷ [(60)(Np)]Result 3.3 ft/min @ 1 in or 0.65 inches per second (Appendix B, Exp. 1)
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Photometer vs. Discrete Particle Counter
• IEST-RP-CC034 HEPA & ULPA Filter Leak Tests
Photometer •Upstream challenge aerosol of between 10 to 90 ug/l•Maximum Leakage = 0.01%•Scanning rate = 2 inches per second @ 1 inch from filter face
Particle Counter •2.8 x E108 #/m3 @ particle size of interest (10 counts per Appendix G, Exp. 1)•Maximum Leakage = 0.01%•Scanning rate = [(2.8)(108)÷1000][(0.0001) (28.3)(1.25)÷(60)(10)]
Result = 1.25 cm/s @ 1 in or 0.5 in/sec (Appendix G, Exp. 1)
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Photometer vs. Discrete Particle Counter
• 2008 NSF 49 Biosafety Cabinetry
Particle Counter •No defined method
Photometer •Upstream challenge aerosol of at least 10 ug/l•Maximum Leakage = 0.01%•Scanning rate = 2 inches per second @ 1 inch from filter face
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Points to Remember!
• Photometer & particle counter results are not likely to correlate due to the different weighting of the technology used.– Photometry response is mass weighted while
particle response is number weighted.• Filter testing process is the same regardless of
photometer or particle counter use. – Measure upstream challenge– Measure downstream penetration by scanning or
point sampling– Calculate penetration
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Points to Remember!
• Filter testing process complexity varies between photometers and particle counters.– Challenge concentration
• Photometers: Variable range of 10-100 ug/l with 10-30 ug/l being typical (Std defined)
• Particle counters: Variable range of 3.0 E105 to 3.0 E108 (Std defined, calculated to achieve desired Np)
– Measure Downstream• Photometers : 0.01% leakage maximum while scanning
rate of 2 inches /second in most cases (Std defined)• Particle counter: 0.01% leakage maximum in most
cases while scanning at a calculated, statistically, determined rate (Std defined)
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Points to Remember!
• Calculate Penetration– Photometer: Ratio of upstream challenge to downstream
expressed as a percent– Particle counter: Ratio of upstream challenge to
downstream expressed as a percent
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Points to Remember!• Each technology has design strengths and weaknesses which decide where its use is
“reasonable” in filter leakage testing.– Photometer
• Aerosol generator for upstream challenge “oil” aerosol• No diluter necessary for Upstream measurements• Consistent & essentially “Calculation Free” test method• Limited to systems with efficiencies ≤99.997%• Typically consistent results among multiple units• Robust “core” technology
– Particle counter• Aerosol generator required in most cases, but at a lower output• Use of solid or liquid aerosol possible• Ability to test systems to 99.9999% efficiency• Diluter required for upstream sampling• Unit to unit result consistency difficult to achieve• More sensitive detection system results in less-robust instrument
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Discussion
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Hands On Demo:Photometer Filter Leak
Scanning
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Review and Discussion
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Thank you
David W. Crosby
Tim McDiarmid
Don Largent
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