Brand: PCE Instruments
Model: PCE-PCO 2
Product Descriptions:
This is a portable handheld dust monitor used to monitor particulate matter (PM) concentrations in the air. Designed to aid in indoor air quality (IAQ) assessments, this dust monitor also measures formaldehyde air temperature, dew point and relative humidity.
The dust monitor is ideal for monitoring clean rooms, exposure to exhaust, smoke and other harmful air pollutants, and levels of airbone combustile dust such as agricultural dust, carbonaceous dust, chemical dust, metal dust, plastic dust and wood dust.
A variety of materials are explosive in dust form. Some examples include: food (e.g., candy, sugar, spice, starch, flour and feed), grain, tobacco, plastics, wood, paper, pulp, rubber, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, dyes, coal and metals (e.g., aluminum, chromium, iron, magnesium and zinc). These materials are used in agriculture, chemical manufacturing, pharmaceutical production, furniture, textiles, fossil fuel power generation, recycling operations, metal working and processing (including additive manufacturing and 3D printing) and many other industries and processes.
In addition to being a combustion hazard, certain kinds of dust can be a health hazard. Exposure (such as skin contact, eye contact and inhalation) can be linked to sneezing, a stuffy or runny nose, itchy or red eyes, headaches, fatigue, fever, cough, shortness of breath, dermatitis, asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia (e.g., Legionnaires’ disease and hypersensitivity pneumonitis) and cancer.
Product Features:
- Captures 6 particle sizes
- Measues air temperature, dew point and relative humidity
- 2.8'' TFT full-color LCD screen
- Built-in camera for image and video recording
- Cumulative, differential and concentration particle counting modes
- Stores up to 5,000 data sets to memory
- Power-saving automatic shutdown feature
- PM channels: PM 2.5, PM 10, including mass concentration mode (µg/m³)
Technical Specifications:
| Particle Specifications | |
| Particulate matter channels | PM 2.5 / PM 10 |
| Particle concentrations | 0 ... 2000 μg / m³ |
| Resolution | 1 μg / m³ |
| Particle counter specifications | |
| Particle sizes (in micrometres) | 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 / 5.0 and μm |
| Flow rate | 2.83 l / min |
| Coincidence error | < 5% at 2,000,000 particles per cubic foot |
| Counting efficiency | 50% at 0.3 μm; 100% with particle size > 0.45 μm |
| Memory capacity | Stores up to 5,000 data sets |
| Counting modes | Cumulative, differential, concentration |
| Temp. and humidity measurement specifications | |
| Air temp. measuring range | 0 ... +50 °C / +32 ... +122 °F |
| Dew point temp. measuring range | 0 ... +50 °C / +32 ... +122 °F |
| Humidity measuring range | 0 ... 100 % RH |
| Air temp. accuracy | +10 ... +40 °C / +50 ... +104 °F: ± 0.5 ° Others: ± 1 ° |
| Dew point temp. accuracy | 0 ... +10 °C / +32 ... +50 °F: ± 1 ° +10 ... +40 °C: / +50 ... +104 °F ± 0.5 ° |
| Humidity accuracy | 0 ... 20 % RH: ± 5 % 20 ... 40 % RH: ± 3.5 % 40 ... 60 % RH: ± 3 % 60 ... 80 % RH: 3.5 % 80 ... 100 % RH: ± 5 % |
| General device specifications | |
| Operating conditions | 0 ... +50 °C / +32 ... +122 °F, 10 ... 90 % RH, non-condensing |
| Storage conditions | -10 ... +60 °C / +14 ... +140 °F, 10 ... 90 % RH, non-condensing |
| Display | 2.8”, 320 x 240 pixels, backlit, TFT full-color LCD screen |
| Power supply | 1 x rechargeable battery |
| Battery life | Approx. 4 hours of continuous operation at full charge |
| Battery recharge time | Approx. 2 hours using AC charger |
