The TSI Automated Filter Testers 8127 & 8130 were designed for the American test method. NIOSH uses these testers for certification measurements and therefore many filter manufacturers supplying to the American market use them for their quality control as well as for the development of new filter media. We thought out a way to modify these testers to give EN 143 equivalent test results. In November 2007, a measurement campaign was run at BGIA (accredited German respirator filter certification laboratory at Sankt Augustin).   

Based on the results of the measurement campaign, BGIA approved that the modified TSI 8130 can be used for quality control measurements in accordance with EN 143 (3). Click here to view a copy of the official test report and an English translation.  Later this year, we plan another measurement campaign with BGIA to add approval for EN 143 certification testing to the approval for quality control testing.

TSI Inc. is supporting the air quality monitoring efforts for the Beijing Olympic Games by providing multiple measurement instruments to sports stadiums, foreign newspapers, TV news stations and research organizations at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. During the bidding process in 2001, Beijing made the agreement with the International Olympic Commission to bring air quality within the World Health Organization standards. Pollution levels remain one of the biggest challenges for the Olympic Games and some athletes have spoken of withdrawing from events because of the health threat.

TSI instruments that have been delivered to Beijing include the Q-Trak™ IAQ Meter, VelociCalc® Air Velocity Meter, DustTrak™ Aerosol Monitor and the SidePak™ Personal Aerosol Monitor.

The Q-Trak’s state-of-the-art sensors measure indoor air quality conditions including carbon dioxide, temperature, humidity and carbon monoxide. The Q-Trak will be used to ensure indoor air quality in all public environments, satisfying World Health Organization standards. The VelociCalc Air Velocity Meter measures indoor air flow and temperature and will be used extensively at the National Badminton Stadium to ensure the system is functioning at design specifications as well as meeting energy conservation requirements. The badminton courts are also being tested for draft, a very important parameter for badminton matches.

The DustTrak Aerosol Monitor measures airborne particles, which is a major cause of Beijing’s pollution. TSI dust (or aerosol) monitors measure aerosols in a wide variety of environments, from industrial settings to outdoor construction sites. The BBC has been reporting daily air quality measurements taken with the DustTrak Aerosol Monitor as well. The SidePak is a lightweight, belt mounted laser photometer that displays and data logs dust concentration in real time. The Beijing Health Inspection team is using the SidePak for walk-in spot testing at every sports ground during July.

Also, TSI has supplied a Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer,™ an Aerodynamic Particle Sizer® and the Nanoparticle Surface Area Monitor to researchers at Cornell University and Peking University for a four year study that began in 2006. The study monitors ultrafine particles in the Beijing air. Recently delivered, an Ultrafine Particle (UFP) Monitor is set to start monitoring in August 2008. The UFP Monitor will generate a continuous record of toxic ultrafine particles concentrations before and during the course of the Olympic Games. The UFP Monitor has been specifically designed for long-term, air quality monitoring. The UFP Monitor has been designed under the auspices of the European Union’s Life project, part of the Clean Air For Europe (CAFE) initiative that has been in effect since 2001.

In addition, a Model 8130 Automated Filter Tester was purchased by the Beijing National Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to test respirators and face masks that will be used by first responders in emergency incidents during the Beijing Olympic Games such as terrorist attack, chemical or biochemical attack.

TSI Incorporated’s Volumetric 3-Component Velocimetry (V3V) System was awarded the prestigious R&D 100 Award on July 1, 2008. The R&D Award is selected by a panel of judges and editors from R&D Magazine, and is judged on design, development, test, and production of the product. It is one of the 100 most technologically significant products introduced into the market place in the past year.

First introduced in September 2007 at the PIV Conference in Rome, Italy, TSI’s V3V™ System allows measurements that include the full three-component velocity field within a truly volumetric region of flow. The V3V system uses a three-aperture, 12 mega pixel camera probe that captures frame straddled images of the volumetric flow region illuminated by the laser. From the fundamental measurement of the three-dimensional, three-component (3D3C) velocity field, other flow parameters such as vorticity and streamlines can be shown throughout the measurement volume. HyperStreaming is featured in the V3V System, allowing images to be transferred directly to the computer at full camera rate without being limited by the RAM storage capacity of the computer. Applications include mixing, hydrodynamics studies, ship propellers and towing tank, biomedical flows, and time-varying flows.

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Did you know that TSI is offering the ThermalPro XP software package, free, with purchase of at least $500 in hotwire probes, or a new interface card?
That's right; all you have to do is purchase any combination of Model 12xx series probes totaling at least $500, or the Model ADCPCI-4 or ADCPCI-8 interface card. Then the full ThermalPro XP software package is yours- free.

You can get all the capabilities of the flexible and user-friendly ThermalPro software package, included free with all IFA300 signal processors. Calibration, capture, analysis, traverse control, power spectrum, graphics capabilities are all included. This is the complete ThermalPro XP software package, not a stripped down version. A newly revised manual is also included. Plus, as an added bonus, you also get a new Thermal Anemometry resource CD.  This CD is loaded with tutorials, FAQs, technical notes, and a host of information to keep your anemometer system operating at maximum performance.

Contact your TSI representative to assist you in getting your new PDPA hardware before this amazing offer expires!  Be sure to mention Promotion Code UGPTP-1208. Subject to TSI ThermalPro Upgrade Policy

ThermalPro XP Upgrade Policy

1. Customer must purchase any combination of standard 12xx series probes, for use in air or water. Alternatively, customer may purchase a Model ADCPCI-4 or ADCPCI-8 interface card.
2. Total price of the probes, after all discounts and incentives, must be at least US$500.
3. No retroactive purchases allowed.
4. TSI reserves the right to cancel or modify this offer at any time.

Fit Testing that’s fast, easy and accurate -- The PORTACOUNT PRO and PRO+ fit testers eliminate the guesswork associated with tedious and error-prone qualitative fit test methods. A true fit test involves measuring mask fit under conditions that approximate actual use. The PORTACOUNT PRO fit testers measure fit while the user simultaneously performs a series of moving, breathing and talking exercises designed to simulate the same movements made in the field. Both units are quick to set up and easy to operate because they do not require an external computer. The color touch screen allows the user to control the test with a touch of a finger, pen or stylus.

FITPRO™ Fit Test Software makes testing simple. The FITPRO software program automatically leads the user through the fit test protocol step by step. Fit test results are stored in a database for easy report generation, retrieval and regulatory compliance.

These monitors measure aerosol contaminants such as dust, smoke, fumes and mists. They use a sheath air system that isolates the aerosol in the optics chamber to keep the optics clean for improved reliability and low maintenance. Suitable for clean office settings as well as harsh industrial workplaces, construction and environmental sites and other outdoor applications.

Ideal applications include industrial/occupational hygiene surveys, indoor air quality investigations, outdoor environmental monitoring, fugitive emissions monitoring, site perimeter monitoring, dust control operations, environmental research studies, baseline trending and screening, engineering control evaluations, point source monitoring, engineering studies, remote monitoring, process monitoring, emissions monitoring and aerosol research studies.

TSI cameras are well-known for their performance, compact size, and long-lasting durability resulting from the protective CCD mask. After five to ten years, however, technology has advanced to the point where new cameras offer significantly greater speed, resolution, and ease-of-use. That's why we are offering this limited-time trade in program for customers with PIVCAM10-30, Kodak ES1.0, PowerView 2M, and PowerView 4M cameras. Take 25% off the price of a new camera when you trade in your old camera for the sensitivity and resolution of a new PowerView Plus 2MP or 4MP camera. The old camera does not even have to work!

The new PowerView Plus cameras help unleash the capabilities of TSI’s Insight 3G software package. PIV, PLIF, GSV, Direct Imaging Particle Analysis (DIPA), Particle Tracking, and a host of other capabilities now stand ready to solve your measurement needs. The new PowerView Plus cameras are also compatible with TSI’s popular remote focus attachment (Model 640010) and TSI’s exclusive HyperStreaming systems.

Contact your TSI representative to assist you in getting your new camera hardware before this amazing offer expires!  Be sure to mention Promotion Code TIP10302MP-1208. This offer subject to TSI Camera Trade-In Policy.

TSI's patented Volumetric 3-Component Velocimetry (V3V™) system was recently used to capture the volumetric flow structure downstream of a smooth sphere in cross flow. Three-dimensional vortex shedding was quantified in one instantaneous capture from the unique 3D camera in a volume 90 x 90 x 140 mm at Reynolds number 2200. Hairpin-like vortices formed downstream of the sphere and were shed alternately along opposite sides of a plane of symmetry.

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TSI LaserPulse Synchronizers are well-known for their role in ushering in the age of digital particle image velocimetry and revolutionizing PIV measurement speed and convenience. In the past several years, there have been major advances in Global Imaging systems for fluid mechanics research.  No longer are we limited to PIV measurements alone.  It is now possible to perform a range of other measurements, such as Global Sizing and Velocimetry (GSV), for droplet velocity and size, Planar Laser-Induced Fluorescence (PLIF), for measuring scalar properties in flows such as concentration or temperature, Direct Image Particle Analysis (DIPA), for measuring the size, shape, and velocity of object such as bubbles, droplets, or particles in multiphase flows, as well as spray patternation and analysis.

In addition, there have been significant advances in electronics over the past decade, leading to faster and more compact systems.

The current synchronizer models 610034 and 610035 are now available with a significant trade-in discount for the older model 610032 synchronizer.  Receive 30% off the Model 610034, and 25% off the Model 610035, and modernize your aging system.

The model 610034 synchronizer can be used for PIV, Stereoscopic PIV, MicroPIV, GSV, and DIPA measurements using the proven Insight 3G software platform.

The model 610035 synchronizer can be used for all Global Imaging measurements.  In addition to the measurement techniques supported by the model 610034 synchronizer, the model 610035 also supports PLIF and Time-Resolved PIV measurements.

When coupled with other discount programs currently being offered by TSI, such as our Insight 3G upgrade offers, 10-30 camera upgrade and our PowerView 2M and 4M trade-in program, there has never been a better time to bring your outdated PIV system in to the age of Global Imaging – at a very attractive price!

The TSI PDPA and LDV Trade-In Programs are back by popular demand – but only through December 2008.

Trade in any 1980 series, IFA, DSA or RSA based LDV signal processor and get a generous allowance on new FSA based hardware, plus the full version of FlowSizer software package- free.

You can get all the capabilities of the flexible and user-friendly FlowSizer software package, included free with all FSA signal processors. Sizing, Traverse Control, Power Spectrum, Graphics capabilities are all included. This is the complete Flowsizer software package, not a stripped down version.

Your measurements will get a performance boost with the FSA 3500 or FSA 4000, while cost of ownership will drop dramatically. Now is also the time to upgrade old unreliable optics to new user-friendly TR series optics.

A very attractive trade-in allowance is waiting for all our customers, even if the signal processor or other system components are not in working order! 

• Trade in an IFA 650 processor with Colorlink for a new FSA 3500 with PDM and start making measurements on 100MHz Doppler bursts… plus the full version of FlowSizer software package- free. 
• Trade in an IFA 755 processor with Colorlink-plus and save big money on a new FSA 4000 with PDM, then start making measurements on high speed flows with 50ns transit times… plus the full version of FlowSizer software package- free. 
• Even an old non-working 1980 series system is worth big savings on a new LDV system*! 
• Trade in your old modular optics for a new user-friendly and portable TR series fiberoptic probe, available in sizes down to 15mm in diameter.
• Include your traverse in the trade-in package and get a versatile new Model T3D traverse as well.

* no allowance offered on laser and computer

Contact your TSI representative to assist you in getting your new LDV hardware before time runs out on this great offer! Be sure to mention Promotion Code TIPLD-0908. Subject to TSI Trade-in Policy.

The TSI PDPA and LDV Trade-In Programs are back by popular demand – but only through December 2008.

Trade in any IFA, DSA, or RSA based signal processor and get a generous allowance on new FSA based hardware, including FlowSizer software. This is the complete Flowsizer software package, not a stripped down version. Your measurements will get a performance boost with the FSA 3500 or FSA 4000, while cost of ownership will drop dramatically. Start measuring those bursts down to 50ns transit time, rather than letting them slip away.  Now is the time to upgrade old unreliable optics as well.  Depending on the age of the items to be traded in, additional components may need to be replaced. 

A very attractive trade-in allowance is waiting for all our customers, even if the signal processor or other system components are not in working order! 

• Trade in an RSA 2000 processor with RCM for a new FSA 3500 with PDM and start making measurements on 100MHz Doppler bursts… plus the full version of FlowSizer software package- free.
• Trade in an RSA 3200 processor with RCM and get a new FSA 4000 with PDM, then start making measurements on high speed flows with 50ns transit times… plus the full version of FlowSizer software package- free. 
• Even an old non-working counter system with PDP series processor can save you money on a new PDPA system*! 
• Trade in your difficult-to-adjust FiberDrive and XMT probe to a new user-friendly Fiberlight and TM probe with wedge steering technology.
• Trade in a DSA-based PDPA system on a new FSA 3500 or FSA 4000 system and get the trade in allowance on the entire system*!  Include your traverse in the trade-in package and get a versatile new Model T3D traverse as well… plus the full version of FlowSizer software package- free.

* no allowance offered on laser or computer

Contact your TSI representative to assist you in getting your new PDPA hardware before this amazing offer expires!  Be sure to mention Promotion Code TIPPD-0908. Subject to TSI Trade-in Policy.

Register your recently purchased TSI instrument today.  Occasionally, TSI releases information on software updates, product enhancements and new products.  By registering your instrument, TSI will be able to send this important information to you.

As a part of the registration process, you will be asked for your comments on TSI products and services.  The Reliastat program gives customers like you a way to tell us how we are doing.

TSI Incorporated has recently implemented the TSI Reliastat program, a customer service initiative that allows TSI to build quality partnerships by listening to our customers.  With a little help from our customers, we will continue to provide the unparalleled repair and recalibration services you have come to expect from TSI.  We would like to hear your comments. 

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TSI Incorporated has developed the first real solution to monitoring how ultrafine particles can affect our air quality. Ultrafine particles take away more than our vision; they can affect our health as well. TSI offers the solution: Model 3031 Ultrafine Particle Monitor – Simple, long term, maintenance free, remotely managed monitoring of ultrafine particles in our air.

TSI Inc, a worldwide leader in real-time particle measurements, announces the release of its new ultrafine particle monitoring system. The Model 3031 Ultrafine Particle (UFP) Monitor has been specifically designed for long-term, air quality monitoring networks. The UFP Monitor constantly measures the size distribution and number concentration of ultrafine particles between 20 to 500 nm, with six channels of size resolution. The UFP Monitor reports the number concentration for each size channel every 10 minutes. All data is buffered within the instrument, but can be accessed remotely via the Internet or archived periodically as part of the normal routine of the monitoring station.

Developed under the auspices of European Union’s UFIPOLNET project, the UFP Monitor has demonstrated it is well suited for long-term, ultrafine particle monitoring. Since the beginning of 2007, four UFP Monitors have been routinely monitoring ultrafine particles in Stockholm, Dresden, Prague and Augsburg. These instruments continue to provide valuable data about the temporal levels of ultrafine particles and their sources. For more information on the UFIPOLNET project, please visit www.ufipolnet.eu.

The Model 3031 UFP Monitor can be applied to long-term, unattended environmental
monitoring for road side measurements, urban air pollution research, epidemiology studies, traffic monitoring and much more.

The key features of the Model 3031 include:
• Long-term, unattended operation
• Low start-up and operating costs
• No working fluids; no radioactive source
• Convenient data management with remote access via the Internet
• Continuous measurements every 10 minutes
• Optional environmental sampling system

A recently publicized study led by Professor Lidia Morawska shows average particle number concentration inside a test office is five times higher during working hours than non-working hours. The research team investigated emissions from 62 printers and found 17 to be high emitters. Notably, the leading Australian research team relied on TSI instruments such as Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer, Condensation Particle Counters, P-Trak and DustTrak monitors to investigate particle number and PM2.5 emission characteristics from office laser printers and photocopiers. The results are described in new research published in ES&T (DOI:10.1021/es063049z).

TSI instruments have been part of studies worldwide investigating indoor air quality problems. As the strive for clean air continues, TSI is proud to serve this important area of research.

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