Wednesday, July 1, 2020

20200630 Monthly site visit (refer to notes)

Notes
-Sample filters on NO, NOx, NOy, CO and O3 were replaced on today 6/30/2020
-Rain gauge is free of debri
-Anemometer propellor rotating smoothly
-NOy converter temperature: 320 deg C 
-Small tree at front of trailer were cut 
-Dangling copper wire at front of trailer was affixed to trailer with metal conduit and grounded to ground
-Found condensation inside ozone and CO sample lines; they were flushed with zero air and insulated with pipe insulation cylindrical strips



NO, NOx, NOy, O3, O3 and CO instrument diagnostics
NO sample flow: 0.939 l/min
NO ozonator flow: ok 
NO cell pressure: 240.6 mm Hg
NO PMT temperature: -2.5 deg C
NO PMT voltage: -906 V
NO alarms: Converter temperature (NA)
NO internal temperature: 31.9 deg C
NO chamber temperature: 51 deg C

NOx sample flow: 0.923 l/min
NOx ozonator flow: (was not recorded) 
NOx cell pressure: 94.6 mm Hg
NOx PMT temperature: -2.5 deg C
NOx PMT voltage: -807 V
NOx alarms: Converter temperature (NA); Pressure low; Sample flow high
NOx internal temperature: 29.5 deg C
NOx chamber temperature: 51 deg C

NOy sample flow: 1.376 l/min
NOy ozonator flow: ok
NOy cell pressure: 267.9 mm Hg
NOy PMT temperature: -2.3 deg C
NOy PMT voltage: -821 V
NOy alarms: Converter temperature (NA); Sample flow high
NOy internal temperature: 29.5 deg C
NOy chamber temperature: 51 deg C

O3 sample flow: cell A  1.507 l/min (bad sensor - overscale); cell B  0.666 l/min
O3 pressure: 731.1 mm Hg
O3 intensities: cell A 48,679 Hz; cell B 35,314 Hz
O3 alarms: Flow A high; Intensity B low (Range 45,000-150,000 Hz)
O3 lamp temperature.: 67.4 deg C
O3 bench lamp temperature: 53.3 deg C
O3 bench temperature: 53.3 deg C

CO sample flow: 0.599 l/min
CO pressure: 738.7 mm Hg
CO alarms: none
CO S/R ratio: 1.1553200
CO AGC intensity: 198,473 Hz
CO Bias voltage: -110.3 V
CO chamber temperature.: 48.2 deg C
CO bench temperature.: 40.4 deg C

CALIBRATION/SPAN CYLINDER PRESSURES (replaced NO cylinder with MAQL multi-blend cylinder)
NO cylinder pressure: 850 psi     NO cylinder outflow pressure: 30 psi
NO2 cylinder pressure 1550 psi:     NO2 cylinder outflow pressure: 35 psi
CO cylinder pressure: 1750 psi     CO cylinder outflow pressure: 40 psi
CO2 cylinder pressure: 2000 psi     CO cylinder outflow pressure: 25 psi

Friday, June 19, 2020

20200615 CO_004 replaced SN0511911627 (refer to notes)

-Instrument (sn 0511911627) will be taken to lab for additional troubleshooting

20200615 Installed CO_004 for intercomparison

-CO_004 has sn 0710120759

20200610 Troubleshooting CO (refer to notes)

- Measured CO sample flow at instrument with BIOS 425 sccm; at inlet sample flow measured 415 sccm
- Calibrated MFCs inside Thermo calibrator with BIOS
-Fed 478 ppbc of CO from cylinder #CC328460; response was ~446 ppbv