Whether you are technician servicing diesel engines or a manufacturer who needs to provide proof of emission values - determining the smoke count is often part of your job. With the Smoke Tester testo 338, you are equipped for the determination of the degree of blackening from diesel engines.
The easy-to-operate, handy measuring instrument records the soot concentration (mg/m3) and the Filter Smoke Number (FSN) or Bosch number for you.
The following features are helpful for a smoke counter:
Measurement of the smoke number is an important issue, which in many cases is even linked to a performance indicator whose measurement is mandatory. This obligation primarily exists for oil heating systems which are sometimes also used in companies and in industry. Oil heating systems first have to be tested using this measurement, before the classic flue gas loss measurement. The result of the soot count makes it clear whether the system's combustion process is working properly, or if there is too much soot formation. In this case, it may be helpful to rely on a leak detector as well.
In heating engineering, a measurement of the smoke number is an important task and it is helpful here if you have a practical smoke tester to hand. You can measure the soot count with manual or semi-automatic systems. However, this is a major challenge and it has been shown that the results are not always accurate.
It is easier if you use a digital flue gas analyser. It is not just that the measurement is carried out in significantly greater detail. It also makes analysis easier. Depending on the instrument, this is either carried out directly by the system or it can be transmitted to an interface.
