Acetylene HCCH NO.171


Performance

Measuring Range

0.05 to 0.1%

0.1 to 2.0%

2.0 to 4.0%

Number of Pump Strokes

2

1

1/2

Correction Factor

1/2

1

2

Sampling Time

2 minutes per pump stroke

Detecting Limit

0.02 % (n=2)

Color Change

White Brown

Reaction Principle

Acetylene reduces iodine pentoxide to liberate iodine, which produces a brown in color.

Coefficient of Variation 15% (for 0.1 to 0.5 %), 10% (for 0.5 to 2 %)
Shelf Life 3 Years
Corrections for
temperature & humidity
Temperature correction is necessary
Store the tubes in the cool and dark place.


Possible coexisting substances and their interferences (NOTE)

Substance

Concentration

Interference

Change color by itself

Carbon monoxide

0.1%

Plus error

Produce brown stain

Ethylene

0.5%

Plus error

Produce brown stain

More than C3 HCs

-

Plus error

Produce brown stain


Other substance measurable with this detector tube

Substance

Correction Factor

Pump Strokes

Measuring Range

Benzene

0.3

4

0.03 to 0.6%

Ethylene

1.0

1

0.1 to 2%

1,1,1-Trichloroethane

0.6

1

0.06 to 1.2%


Calibration gas generation High pressure gas cylinder method


TLV-TWA TLV-STEL Explosive range
- - 2.5 to 81%



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