Color Opacity Measurement Instruments
Dual-measurement analysis of the purity, clarity, contamination or concentration of liquid fuel
Icon’s advanced dispersive spectrometer module brings greater precision to the measurement of colour, opacity, or concentration. The Colour Opacity analyser scans the visible spectrum from 350 to 1100nm at a rate of 15 times per second, giving both colour and opacity simultaneously. We are also able to run complex mixtures of different products as we are able to pick out the particular wavelengths of interest.
Colour Opacity avoids the sensitivity losses and low transmission characteristics that compromise existing technologies using either optical filters, or moving parts such as filter wheels and chopper motor assemblies.
It works by transmitting a light source through a sample, which is then fed back to a dispersive spectrometer module for measurement. Using a 12V 10W tungsten lamp, run under reduced voltage to increase lifespan, light passes out of the enclosure through an optical window and moves along a fiber-optic cable. The light enters the cell, passes through the test sample and out via a window and fiber-optic cable. It travels back into the enclosure where the optical transmission or absorbance measurements are carried out; these are fed into the control computer to calculate the final results.
