3-8 Model 3775 Condensation Particle Counter
1. Sensor assembly 8. Cooling fan
2. High vacuum pump 9. Condenser heat exchanger
3. Water removal pump
4. Bypass filter
10. Bypass/Makeup air variable
orifice
5. Exhaust filter 11. Critical orifice
6. Makeup air filter 12. Pressure transducers
7. Butanol fill filter 13. Power supply
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Internal Components of the Model 3775 CPC
Sensor Assembly
The sensor assembly consists of the heated saturator, liquid wick,
cooled condenser, and optics. In this assembly, sample particles
serve as condensation nuclei and are grown in a supersaturated
atmosphere of butanol. The large droplets are easily detected using
a conventional focused laser and solid-state detector.
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