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European Facility For Airborne Research March 28, 2024, 09:21

Instrument: CNR Grimm 1.109

Name CNR Grimm 1.109
Acronym Grimm-1.109-CNR
Manufacturer GRIMM
Manufacturer website http://www.grimm-aerosol.com/
Operated by CNR-ISAFoM
Operated onboard

Instrument type

Name Optical Particle Counter (OPC)
Acronym Optical Particle Counter

Principle of operation

Measured parameter Aerosol size distribution
Operating principle

Instruments using aerosols optical properties to give the aerosols size distribution.

Measurement(s) Aerosol

Dimension and weight

External dimension 0.1x0.3x0.3m
Weight 2.0

Performance

Operating mode In situ
Range

Resolution

Sensitivity

Accuracy

Bandwidth

Modifications

isokinetic inlet

Operational restriction

Operational requirements

Certification approvals

Additional information

Measure particles in size range 0.25 - 32µm in 31 size channels: 0.25 - 0.28 - 0.3 - 0.35 - 0.4 - 0.45 -
0.5 - 0.58 - 0.65 - 0.7- 0.8 - 1.0 - 1.3 -
1.6 - 2.0 - 2.5 - 3.0 - 3.5 - 4- 5 - 6.5 -
7.5 - 8.5 - 10 - 12.5 - 15 - 17.5 - 20 -
25 - 30 - 32µm
Particle counts: 1 to 2.10<SUP>6</SUP>particle/litre

Access, host and processing

Access

Could also fit on any aircraft having the following characteristics

General description

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