Abstract:

In order to study the diurnal variations of aerosol hygroscopic properties in North China, a new humidified nephelometer system is designed with the advantage of high time resolution and high humidification efficiency. In this system, two water baths are used for the first time to control humidification process in turn, reducing the circulation cycle from two to three hours to about one hour. Besides the nephelometer lamp power is reduced from 75 W to 25 W, and a piece of heat mirror is set ahead of the lamp. After those modifications, the temperature rising inside the chamber decreases from 4.3 ºC to 2.3 ºC and humidification efficiency rises. The original RH sensor inside the chamber is inaccurate, so two Vaisala sensors are set at the inlet and outlet of the nephelometer to correct the RH inside the chamber. In the future, this humidified nephelometer system will be used in in situ measurement in North China to get the diurnal variation properties of aerosol light scattering enhancement factor.

Key words: humidified nephelometer, light scattering enhancement factor, hygroscopicity

摘要：

为了研究华北地区气溶胶吸湿性的日变化特征, 独立设计并搭建一套高时间分辨率的加湿浊度计系统。该系统首次采用两台水浴来交替控制样气加湿过程, 将循环周期由先前的2~3小时缩减至约1小时。系统中TSI3563型浊度计的光源功率由75W 调整至25W, 并在光源前方安置一片热镜, 腔体内升温由4.3ºC降至2.3ºC, 提升了系统加湿效率。由于浊度计自带的湿度探头测值不准, 故在浊度计进气口处和出气口处分别安置两枚温湿探头, 用于校正浊度计腔体内的相对湿度测值。该加湿浊度计系统将用于华北地区大气气溶胶的散射吸湿增长特性研究中。

关键词: 加湿浊度计, 散射吸湿增长因子, 吸湿性