Development of an ambient air sampler that satisfies RF plant monitoring requirements

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:6366430

Nininger, R C; Pauley, B J

EG G Rocky Flats Plant (RFP) is developing a new ambient air particulate sampler to replace units that have been in service for about twenty years. The new sampler is required to operate at a flow rate approximately twice that of the existing samplers and admit particles as large as 70 micrometers aerodynamic diameter. The sampler provides two size fractions with separation at 10 micrometers. using a single stage impactor designed at RFP and carrying a Department of Energy (DOE) patent. The sampler is modular for easy servicing in the field and its operation can be checked via radiotelemetry. The sampler, designed to meet Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirements for PM-10 sampling, is currently being characterized in EPA's laboratories at Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

• Research Organization: EG and G Rocky Flats, Inc., Golden, CO (United States). Rocky Flats Plant
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC34-90DP62349
• OSTI ID: 6366430
• Report Number(s): RFP-4723; CONF-9305193--1; ON: DE93012703
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AIR SAMPLERS
DESIGN
EQUIPMENT
FLOW RATE
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