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The TÜV Rheinland testing organization of Cologne, Germany,
recently evaluated the performance of R&P's TEOM
Series 7000 Source Particulate Monitor. The German testing organization
is well known for the performance of validation tests of ambient
and stack monitoring instrumentation, among other activities.
In the case of the R&P system, the TÜV Rheinland performed
a series of tests at a coal-burning plant in Germany during August
2001 to verify the instrument performance characteristics. The test
compared the results from the Series 7000 monitor with a manual
sampling system per the requirements of European Reference Method
prEN 13284-1. The evaluation not only included repeatability and
reproducibility tests for PM results, but also a review of subsystems
for the determination of the stack moisture and oxygen (O2) content,
and velocity.
The TÜV Rheinland verification report concludes with the following
findings:
- The TEOM
Series 7000 Source Particulate Monitor can be regarded as equivalent
to the Reference Method according to prEN 13284-1 (2000).
- As a consequence,
the TEOM Series 7000 Source Particulate Monitor can also be used
for
the calibration of continuous emissions monitoring systems for
dust.
Concerning the determination of stack moisture, oxygen and velocity
readings, the report concludes with the following findings:
the measured
data for oxygen, moisture and velocity were collected and evaluated.
They met the target values of the German suitability test when comparing
both TEOM systems, and they were plausible when compared with TÜV-values.
Click
here to download a copy of the TÜV Rheinland verification
test in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
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TÜV Tests R&P Stack Monitor 
