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Description
The Marple Series 290 Personal Cascade Impactor is designed to be personally worn by the worker, establishing accurate aerodynamic particle size distributions from 0.52 to 21.3 microns.
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OPERATION
Sampled air enters the inlet cowl and accelerates through six radial slots in the first impactor stage. The cowl eliminates ashes and debris from the sampler. Particles larger than the cut-point of the first stage impact on the pre-cut collection substrate. The air flows through the narrower slots in the second impactor stage and smaller particles impact on the second collection substrate. This process continues to the final filter. The width of the radial slots is constant for each stage but smaller for each succeeding stage. The jet velocity is higher for each succeeding stage, and smaller particles eventually acquire sufficient momentum to impact on the collection substrates. After the last impactor stage, remaining fine particles are collected on the built-in 34mm filter.
PROCEDURE
Prior to sampling, collection substrates and the back-up filter are weighed and placed in the impactor. A commercial-type personal air sampler pump with a flow range from 0.5 to 5 liters will accommodate the New Star Marple Personal Cascade Impactors. The typical flow rate is set at 2 lpm (liters per minute). The impactors personal mounting bracket is attached to the lapel or pocket.
After sampling, the substrates and filters are weighed. Weight increase on each substrate is the mass of the particles for that impactor stage. The total weight of particles on all stages and final filter is added and the percent particle mass in each size range is calculated. Respirable particle mass fraction is determined from the particle size distribution.
APPLICATIONS
A multi-jet, multi-stage personal cascade impactor
