[Stoves] measuring soot particle load in kitchen

[AJH]

On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:54:58 -0600, Tami Bond wrote:

>> You can't really use band absorption to measure particle quantity. 
>> That's better for gases because they do not scatter light (...much). 
>> Once you introduce any scattering agent the signal is confounded. In 
>> FTIR measurements the presence of particles is always a problem.

I was wondering about a scanning technique being used to automagically
count black carbon containing particles from dips in the relevant
bands of reflected light. Still a bit high tech compared with the
filter and greyscale chart.
>>
>> Still guess I have to know more about the method. There's always the 
>> possibility of a method I don't quite understand.

Yes it would be interesting to hear more

>>Andrew, it's no 
>> problem if you have them contact me directly...

I'll pass your latest reply on.

AJH