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Droplet CCN-200 Operator's Manual (111 pages)

Brand: Droplet | Category: Measuring Instruments | Size: 8 MB

Table of Contents
4
Setting up the Dual-Column CCN (CCN-200)
8
Unpacking
8
Figure 1: Dual CCN with Shipping Hood, Pallet and Fitted Case
8
Connecting the Instrument Components
9
Figure 2: Bottle Hold-Down Clamp
10
USB Memory Stick
11
Figure 3: USB Memory Stick
11
Setting the Flow and Humidifying the CCN-200
12
Figure 4: SS Tab with Dry Start up and Dry Shut down Buttons Active
12
Figure 5: Drying System Time Switch (in Center, Circled)
13
Checking out the CCN-200
14
Zero-Count Test
14
Figure 6: Green Status Light
14
Counting Test
15
Leak Test (for Dual Ccns Installed in Pressurized Aircraft)
16
Figure 7: Connecting Inlet a to Inlet B with Tubing
16
Installation
18
Mounting Considerations
18
Power Supply Considerations
18
Figure 8: Vents Connected to Bottle Caps (for Aircraft Operation)
18
Product Description
19
Introduction
19
Figure 9: CCN-200 with Front-Mounted Touch Screen
19
Specifications
20
Operating Limits
22
Theory of Operation
22
How the CCN Generates Supersaturation
22
Figure 10:Supersaturation Being Generated in the CCN Column
22
Details of CCN Design
23
Instrument Components
24
Figure 11: Side View of CCN with Important Components Labeled
24
Figure 12: Traps and Pumps
25
Figure 13: TEC Current Controllers
26
Figure 14: Sheath Flow Filters and Frits
27
Figure 15: Proportional Valves
27
Air and Water Flows
28
Figure 16: Air and Water Flow for Column a
28
Figure 17: Air and Water Flow for Column B
29
Sample and Sheath Air Flows
30
How the System Maintains Pressure and Removes Excess Water
30
Power and Communication Connections
32
Figure 18: Location of Power, Communications, Sample and Exhaust Connections
32
Printed Circuit Boards
34
Figure 19: Power Supply and Controller Boards with Important Leds Identified
34
Figure 20: CDPE Board. D1, D2, and D3
35
Figure 21: Power Supply Boards for TEC Current Control Module, with LED Circled
36
Figure 22: OPC Board
36
CCN Maintenance
37
Every 2 Days / before Every Flight
37
Every Month
37
Every Three Months
37
Every Year
38
Pump Diaphragm and Motor Maintenance Requirements
38
Calibration Procedures
39
SS% Calibration
39
Recommended Calibration Equipment
39
Figure 23: Calibration Set-Up
39
SS% Calibration Procedure
40
Figure 24: Activation Curve Used in SS% Calibration
40
Flow Calibrations
41
Recommended Calibration Equipment
41
Figure 25: Temperature Gradient Curve for Different SS
41
Flow Calibrations Procedure
42
Figure 26: Sheath Flow Metering Valves
42
Figure 27: Entering Values in the Calibration Spreadsheet for Regression Analysis
43
Figure 28: Sheath Flow Calibration Spreadsheet
44
Pressure Calibration
45
Recommended Calibration Equipment
45
Pressure Calibration Procedure
45
OPC Calibration
45
OPC Calibration Procedure
46
OPC Cleaning Procedure
46
Figure 29: OPC 1St Stage Monitor Voltage
46
Figure 30: Column A's Beam Dump and Set Screws. Column B Has an Identical OPC
47
Figure 31: Air Drying OPC with Canned Air
48
Figure 32: OPC Assembly, Exploded View
49
Troubleshooting
50
Figure 33: Nafion Insertion
54
Figure 34: Typical Healthy Membrane
54
Figure 35: Typical Bad Membrane Note Kinks and Flat Spots
54
Preparing the CCN for Shipping
57
Dual Column CCN Drying Procedure Prior to Shipping
57
PART II: CCN-200 Software
59
Product Description
59
Introduction
59
Dual Ccn.exe (Main Program)
60
Figure 36: CCN-200 Window Quadrants
60
Common Indicators (Appear on All CCN-200 Tabs)
61
Column Controls
61
Figure 37: Indicators Visible on All CCN-200 Tabs
61
SS (Supersaturation) Settings Tab
62
Figure 38: SS Settings Tab
62
Figure 39: Dry Start up and Dry Shut down Buttons
62
Figure 40: Supersaturation (SS) Settings Tab Display in Manual SS Mode
64
Figure 41: SS Tab in Manual SS Mode with Delta T Selected as Manual Input
64
Temps Tab (Temperatures)
65
Figure 42: Temperature Tab Screen Shows Temp Set Points and CCN Temperatures
65
Flows Tab
68
Figure 43: Flows Control Tab
68
OPC Tab (Optical Particle Counter)
70
Figure 44: Optical Particle Counter Tab
70
Monitor Tab (Alarm Monitoring)
72
Figure 45: Monitor Tab
72
Prog Control Tab
74
Figure 46: Prog Control Tab
74
Chart Tab
75
Figure 47: Watch Dog Light
75
Figure 48: Chart Tab
75
Histograms
76
Time-Series Charts
76
Figure 49: Histograms
76
Figure 50: Flow a Chart
76
Serial Output Tab
77
Figure 51: Serial Output Tab in "Normal" Mode
77
DMT Tab (Accesses Service Tabs)
78
Figure 52: DMT Service Tab
78
Figure 53: Text Box for Entering Password to Access DMT-Service Tab
78
Figure 54: DMT Service Tab - PID Sub-Tab
79
Figure 55: DMT Service Tab - Offset & Gains Sub-Tab
81
Figure 56: DMT Service Tab - Flow Calib. Sub-Tab
82
Figure 57: DMT Service Tab - Error Sub-Tab
83
Program Input Files
84
Figure 58: DMT Service Tab - Timing Sub-Tab
84
Program Output Data
85
Serial Stream
85
Output Files
87
SS Settings Config Editor
89
Figure 59: Program for Setting the Supersaturation Tables
89
CCN Calibration Editor.exe
90
Standard Screen
91
Figure 60: CCN Calibration Editor.exe
91
Figure 61: CCN Calibration Editor.exe with DMT Tabs
92
Dual CCN Playback.exe
94
Figure 62: CCN Data Playback
94
Changing the Current Time
95
Figure 63: Playback Speed Control
95
Figure 64: Playback Timing Controls
95
Figure 65: Using Playback Controls for Zooming
95
Chart Options (for Dual Ccn.exe and CCN Playback.exe Programs)
96
Selectable Chart Options
96
Figure 66: Selectable Chart Control Panel
96
Remote Operation of CCN Programs through Remote Desktop
97
Shutting down the CCN-200
99
Figure 67: Shutdown Button
99
Appendix A: Glossary
100
Appendix B: Relationship between SS%, Particle Concentration, and Percentage of CCN Counted
105
Figure 68: Percentage of CCN Counted Vs. Particle Concentration for Different SS
105
Appendix C: Assy, Cable 28V Power
106
Appendix D: Dual CCN Mounting Hole Locations
107
Appendix E: Further Resources
108
Appendix F: CCN-200 Aircraft Inlet
108
Appendix G: Sheath Flow Filter Testing and Replacement
109
Appendix H: CCN Accessories
110
Spares and Consumable Supplies
110
Appendix I: Revisions to Manual
111

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