Portable Direct Reading Instruments

Abstract

Direct reading instruments are those instruments in which the analysis of the contaminant is carried out within the instrument itself. When selecting equipment, the industrial hygienist must consider the physical characteristics of the instruments as well as their performance characteristics and price. Some of the methods of detection that are used in instruments with multi-gas detection capabilities are: photoionization, Flame ionization, infrared, gas chromatography, infrared photoacoustic, and electrochemical.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA242036

Entities

People

  • Ivette Z. Hermon-cruz

Organizations

  • Armstrong Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Alcohols
  • Aldehydes
  • Alkanes
  • Alkenes
  • Analyzers
  • Aromatic Hydrocarbons
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Electrochemical Cells
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Measurement
  • Organic Compounds
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Volatile Organic Compounds

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Spectroscopy.