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Humidity and Environmental Sensors
News Release from: Michell Instruments | Subject: S3000 dewpoint monitor
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 14 November 2001
Instrument takes to the air in pollution
project
A Michell Instruments dewpoint monitor is being used to verify the water vapour levels in order to gauge the boundary level of the aerosol and trace gases in the atmosphere, in a UK scientific project
Technology from Michell Instruments is playing a major role in the UK URGENT scientific project run by the University of Manchester (UMIST), called Pollution of the Urban Midlands Atmosphere or PUMA The Project, using a Michell Instruments S3000 dewpoint monitor to verify the water vapour levels in order to gauge the boundary level of the aerosol and trace gases in the atmosphere is funded by the Natural Environment Research Centre (NERC)
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 15 Feb 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Royal Botanic Gardens (RBG) is using a Dewmet cooled mirror dewpointmeter from Michell Instruments to monitor equilibrium relative humidity (ERH) levels.
The rear two seats of the aircraft have been removed to make way for an extensive equipment pannier and the Michell Instruments S3000 which is permanently fixed inside the aircraft.
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Dr Martin Gallagher runs the project and is highly delighted with Michell Instruments contribution to the research.
"The monitor is highly reliable and plays a vital role in our work and measurements.
Although this particular device has served us well, we hope to upgrade to the latest Dewmet in order to make use of the automated features offered by the latest version.
This will be possible using funds recently obtained from the UK NERC UWERN Joint Infrastructure Fund." Based on proven cooled mirror technology, the new Michell Instruments Dewmet range is capable of operating at temperatures ranging from -40C to +90C, in a dewpoint range of -50C to +85C.
The instruments feature zero drift, giving highly accurate measurements of +/-0.2C dewpoint and +/-0.1C gas temperature.
In addition, response time is fast, at 1C per second.
All Dewmet cooled mirror dewpoint meters feature Michell Instruments' unique automatic balance compensation system (ABC), to ensure optimum performance in contaminated environments.
The system operates periodically to drive condensation off the mirror, while at the same time providing automatic electronic compensation for any reduction in signal, which would be created by a decrease in the reflected light intensity from the mirror surface should contamination build up. Request a free brochure from Michell Instruments ...
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