SIR
Model S-5014 ozone analyser is a self-contained instrument which
measures the concentration of ozone in a sample of ambient (background)
gas, such as air, oxygen, nitrogen, etc.
This instrument is a monochromatic, U.V. absorption
spectrophotometer specific to ozone. The analyser measures ozone
concentration directly by the attenuation of U.V. radiation by ozone
molecules in the optics cell. The ozone concentration is obtained by
measuring the relative intensity of transmitted U.V. radiation for a
“measurement pair” consisting of a consecutive zero and sample gas
cycle.
A fixed quantity of “zero gas” and the same quantity of “sample
gas” are alternately drawn into the instrument’s optics cell by
utilizing a pump and sample handling system. The zero (reference) gas
is ambient gas, with the ozone “scrubbed” (removed) by a catalytic
converter; the sample gas is unaltered ambient gas with the ozone still
present.
Alternate, consecutive measurements of the absorption of U.V.
radiation during the reference cycle and the measurement cycle are made
by the photometer. Continuous auto-zeroing and removal of interferences
are accomplished by this paired measurement technique, which may be
thought of as “gas chopping”. This technique achieves the same zero
stability, with the added advantage of inherently eliminating all the
interferences and a non-existing zero drift.
Span stability is achieved by ensuring that the reference and
measurement cycle times for each measurement pair are identical. A
special “clock/counter” control circuit (much like a stopwatch) is
utilized. This circuit is first set by the reference cycle time
interval, and then controls the subsequent measurement cycle time
interval. It is then reset for the measurement pair.
Appropriate signal processing of each individual measurement
pair by the electronic system yields the instantaneous ozone
concentration (within the selected update cycle time of the instrument)
in accordance with the Beer-Lambert law. It also makes the control and
synchronization of sequences, automatically makes the corrections for
temperature and pressure. The internal parameters of the instrument are
continuously watched by the electronic system, which also sets up the
communications protocol for data transmission.
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