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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-7395-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-7395-2022
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22 Dec 2022
Research article |  | 22 Dec 2022

Evaluation of a low-cost dryer for a low-cost optical particle counter

Miriam Chacón-Mateos, Bernd Laquai, Ulrich Vogt, and Cosima Stubenrauch

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The study evaluates a low-cost dryer to avoid the negative effect of hygroscopic growth and fog droplets in the particulate matter (PM) concentrations of sensors. The results show a reduction in the overestimation of the PM but also an underestimation compared to reference devices. Special care is needed when designing a dryer as high temperatures change the sampled air by evaporating the most volatile particulate species. Low-cost dryers are very promising for different sensor applications.
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