ISSN: 1945-7553
CODEN: JTEVAB
Page Count: 4

Dynamic Monitoring of Liquid Systems for Particulate Contamination

Carver, LD
Engineering consultantMember of ASTM, Claremont, Calif.

Abstract

Contamination control is important in many kinds of liquid systems. It may be (a) to insure a clean product during packaging, (b) to maintain the performance of a fluid power control system, (c) to monitor the effectiveness of a flushing process for cleaning parts, or (d) to assure cleanliness of photographic and chemical processing liquids. The applications are almost unlimited. The most effective control is achieved by continuous, on-stream monitoring of the flowing liquid. This paper discusses several types of monitors; what each one measures; correlation and calibration techniques; various applications; sampling and operational considerations; and some of the advantages and disadvantages.

Keywords:
particulate contamination, liquids, particle size distribution, liquid-borne particle size measurement, particle size analysis

Paper ID: JTE10533J
DOI: 10.1520/JTE10533J
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