PCO 1 is a laser particle counter, or air sampler, for measuring the concentration of particles in the air. The PCO 1 air sampler is ideal for monitoring clean rooms, indoor air quality, exposure to exhaust, smoke and other harmful air pollutants, and levels of airborne combustible dust such as agricultural dust, carbonaceous dust, chemical dust, metal dust, plastic dust and wood dust.
A variety of materials are explosible 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.
Hygiene Meter PCO 1
Environmental conditions 0 ... 50 °C, 10 ... 90 % RH (non-condensing) LCD Display 2.8 " / 320 x 240 pixels, back-lit, color Rechargeable battery Operating time ~ 4 hours Dimensions 240 x 75 x 55 mm Weight 420 g Memory Internal: 80 MB
External: Micro SD card up to 8 GB (optional)Particle counting specifications Measurable particle sizes (channels) 0.3 µm / 0.5 µm / 1.0 µm / 2.5 µm / 5.0 µm / 10 µm Flow rate 0.1 cfm (2.83 L/min) Coincidence error <5% at 2,000,000 particles per cubic foot Counting efficiency 50 % at particle size 0.3 µm
100 % at particle size> 0.45 µm (per ISO 21501)Data storage 5000 records Counting modes Cumulative, differential, concentration Air temperature and relative humidity measuring specifications Air temperature measuring range 0 … +50°C Air temperature precision ±0.5 °C with +10 ... +40 °C
Otherwise ± 1 °CDew point temperature measuring range 0 … +50°C Dew point temperature precision ±0.5 °C with +10 ... +40 °C
Otherwise ± 1 °CRelative humidity measuring range 0 ... 100 % RH Relative humidity precision ±3 % RH with 40 ... 60 %
±3.5 % RH with 20 ... 40 % and 60 ... 80 %
±5 % RH with 0 ... 20 % and 80 ... 100 %