Teledyne Model 300EU manual Theory Of Operation, Measurement Method, Auto-Reference Ratio, M300EU

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10.THEORY OF OPERATION

M300EU

THEORY OF OPERATION

(Addendum to M300EU Manual - P/N 04145)

 

10.THEORY OF OPERATION

10.1. MEASUREMENT METHOD

The information found in Section 10.1 of the M300E/EM Operators Manual (P/N 04288) is applicable to the M300EU with the following addition. It is recommended that you read that section before continuing.

10.1.1. AUTO-REFERENCE RATIO

The higher resolution of the M300EU makes it more susceptible then the M300E/EM to the effects of a variety of environmental conditions such as:

Drift related to the age of the optical bench components ( e.g. the IR lamp, the IR detector, etc.)

Variations in the temperature of the sample gas (affecting it density).

Interferents, specifically CO2 and H2O.

The M300EU accounts for these issues by adding an additional component to the CO concentration calculation call the Auto-reference ratio.

This ratio is arrived at in the same manner as the measure/reference ratio (described in Section 10.1.3.2 of the M300E/EM Operators Manual) with the difference that that during the measurements that are to calculate the A- REF ratio, the gas stream is switched to pass through a scrubber that completely removes all CO from the sample gas. Therefore the measured difference between CO MEAS and CO REF represents the exact state of the sample gas and the optical bench’s sensors without CO present.

Figure 10-1: M300EU Gas flow during Auto-Reference Measurements

The analyzer averages the last five A-REFratios and multiplies this average by a constant and the result is included in the final CO calculation as a positive or negative offset.

Whenever an A-REFis manually initiated either by using the AREF submenu via the front panel (see Section 6.4.2) or by activating pin-7 of the instrument’s digital control input connector, all previously stored A-REF ratios are erased and the new ratio inserted. This allows the user to correct for a bad A-REF reading (e.g. the oven temperature during the A-REF cycle was too high/low)

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