A PORTABLE TEOM PARTICULATE MASS MONITOR FOR FIELD APPLICATION

AN INSTRUMENT CAPABLE OF REAL-TIME MONITORING OF SMOKE AND AEROSOL MASS CONCENTRATION UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS IS PRESENTED. IT IS BASED ON TEOM TECHNOLOGY WHICH ENABLES DIRECT MASS MEASUREMENTS OF PARTICULATES IN REAL TIME. THE SYSTEM MEASURES PARTICULATE MASS INDEPENDENTS OF OTHER PARTICULATES PROPERTIES AND HAS THE ADDITIONAL ADVANTAGE OF UTILIZING EXCHANGEABLE FILTER CARTRIDGES WHICH ALLOWS POST COLLECTION ANALYSES OF THE PARTICULATES IF REQUIRED. PHASE I OF THE PROGRAM WILL ADDRESS THE ENGINEERING DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF THE SYSTEM FOR A SMALL, LIGHT WEIGHT, AND LOW POWER CONSUMING INSTRUMENT SUITABLE FOR FIELD APPLICATION. PHASE II WILL CONSIST OF THE FABRICATION AND TESTING OF THE INSTRUMENTATION.