GS-1 Respirable Dust Cyclone
Equivalent Design to
10-mm Nylon Cyclone Without Static Concerns
Flow Rate (L/min) |
Cut-point (µm) |
Application
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2 ‡ |
4 |
ACGIH/ISO/CEN respirable convention |
1.7 or 2 |
< 1.0 |
Sampling with DPM Cassette |
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Trakumas, S., et al., “Performance Assessment of Personal Respirable Cyclone Samplers,” AIHce Presentation 191, 2003 |
The lightweight 10-mm single-inlet GS-1 cyclone is an equivalent design to the 10-mm nylon cyclone. The advantage is its conductive plastic construction that eliminates the electrostatic effects of the non-conductive nylon cyclone making it safe for use in underground mines.
About GS-1 Cyclone Flow Rate
The GS-1 Cyclone is designed for use with the SKC DPM Cassette at 1.7 or 2 L/min and for respirable dust sampling to meet the ACGIH/ISO/CEN respirable convention with a 50% cut-point of 4.0 µm at 2 L/min.
Collection efficiency relative to ISO 7708 standard (Click to enlarge)
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Using the GS-1 Cyclone with the SKC DPM Cassette The SKC DPM Cassette with built-in precision-jeweled impactor is designed forsampling in atmospheres where it is necessary to differentiate diesel particulatematter from other respirable dust (such as coal dust) based on particle size.The built-in impactor screens out respirable particles = 1.0 µm; particlesless than 1.0 µm collect on the heat-treated quartz filter. The GS-1 Cyclonecan be used with the DPM Cassette to prevent the impactor from clogging in atmosphereswhere larger particles (> 4 µm) may be present as recommended in NIOSHMethod 5040. |
References
Kar, K. and Gautam, M., "Orientation Bias of the Isolated 10 mm Nylon Cyclone at Low Stream Velocity," AIHA Journal, Vol. 56 (1995), pp. 1090-1098
Trakumas, S., et al., Performance Assessment of Personal Respirable Cyclone Samplers, AIHce Presentation 191, 2003, http://bit.ly/1NW1wgf (Powerpoint Presentation)
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