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14-01-2013  |  6800 x

The handling of powders and bulk materials for transport, transfer or processing often involves clouds of dust. This may result in disadvantages (e.g. increased health risks, operational safety) and dangers (e.g. dust explosion). For these reasons, it is important to know the dustiness of such materials.

The fully automated Palas dustiness measurement device DustView II enables a fast and exact measurement of even smallest propensities of a powder to form airborne dust. The material is released from a small container, free falls a defined distance and impacts on the bottom of the device.

The first generation of this measurement device has been used for the last 15 years and has now been modernized thoroughly. Now, measurements can be carried out fully automatically within 40 seconds, displayed and compared on a big, colored touch screen. This touch screen with integrated data logger enables easy and intuitive handling by means of the clearly structured graphical user interface. Previous measurements can be recalled and analyzed at any time, providing the possibility of comparing up to 10 measurements with one another. These new functions allow for the quick generation of reproducible analyses and the printing of measurement reports.

As such, using the Palas dustiness measurement device DustView II is an economical and reliable way of investigating the dustiness of materials.