Turbidity Meter & Sensor

Turbidity meters are water quality meters that measure the amount of suspended solid particles in water. They give readings as numeric values in nephelometric turbidity units (NTU) or formazin turbidity units (FTU) that indicate how turbid (cloudy) water is. The higher the number, the greater the turbidity. And the dry-weight of suspended materials is indicated by total suspended solids (TSS).

Although turbidity analyzers was developed for controlling and monitoring drinking water, a turbidity measurement is also required in wastewater plant more and more to achieve sustainable society. Apure brand turbidimeters supplying safety water and saving water pollution around the world. You can find the best solution thanks to excellent technologies proven by experiences.

TS-620 Turbidimeter Online Turbidity Meter

KS-710 Industrial Water Turbidity Sensor

S-730 MLSS TSS Total Suspended Solids Meter

TSS-206A Total Suspended Solids TSS Sensor

What is a turbidity meter & How does a turbidity meter work?

Turbidity, that is, the degree of turbidity of water, by the water contains a trace of insoluble suspended substances, colloidal substances caused by the ISO standard used to measure the unit of FTU (turbidity units) and NTU (turbidity measurement units) consistent. Turbidity meter is based on this principle to measure the turbidity of water.

A turbidimeter is a device for measuring the turbidity of water. There are scattered light type, transmitted light type and transmitted scattered light type, which are collectively called optical turbidity meters. It measures the loss of beam intensity when the light beam passes through a liquid containing suspended particles. Ideally, for water samples, the suspended particles should allow the incident light to scatter at an angle of 90 degrees to the light source, however, the angle of the light varies depending on the size of the particles. The smaller the scattering angle, the larger the particles and therefore the higher the turbidity of the water sample. Providing calculated losses directly related to light particle scattering and absorption.

Schematic diagram of working principle of turbidimeter

Larger particle scatter at smaller angle
Ideal 90° scatter
Smaller particle scatter at larger angle

The tool is available in desktop or portable styles. Featuring advanced features, the device offers a high degree of ease of use while using as well as reproducible results. The turbidimeter transmits the collected data to other systems for further examination. Optical turbidity meters are available for laboratory use as well as for use in the field for automated continuous measurements.

Applications

Water quality monitoring and protection

Drinking water source monitoring: Monitoring the turbidity of raw water, water purification and other links to ensure the safety and hygiene of drinking water.
Sewage treatment: Monitoring the turbidity of incoming and outgoing water, assessing the effect of sewage treatment and controlling the treatment process.
Surface water monitoring: monitoring the turbidity of rivers, lakes and other surface water bodies, assessing water quality conditions, monitoring pollution sources.

Industrial production

Food and beverage industry: monitoring the turbidity of drinking water, production water, finished products to ensure product quality.
Pharmaceutical industry: monitoring the turbidity of purified water, water for injection and other pure water to ensure the quality of drugs.
Chemical industry: monitoring the turbidity of process water and wastewater to control the production process and protect the environment.

Environmental Monitoring

Atmospheric precipitation monitoring: monitoring the turbidity of rainwater to understand the atmospheric pollution.
Soil monitoring: To assess the degree of soil pollution by monitoring the turbidity of soil leachate.

Other applications

Aquaculture: Monitor the turbidity of aquaculture water to provide reference for aquaculture.
Aquarium: Monitor the aquarium water quality to ensure the healthy growth of aquatic organisms.

Turbidity meter and sensor selection

Measuring range: Select the appropriate sensor according to the turbidity range of the liquid to be measured.
Precision: according to the measurement requirements to choose a different precision sensor.
Application environment: according to the use of environmental selection of corrosion-resistant, high temperature and other properties of the sensor.

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FAQ

Turbidity is usually measured in turbidity units (NTU). Turbidimetric method is used to compare light scattering in water samples with that in reference solutions. It is usually measured by an on-line turbidimeter using the principle of 90° scattered light. When a parallel light beam from a light source passes through the solution, part of it is absorbed and scattered, and the other part passes through the solution. The intensity of scattered light in the direction of 90° from the incident light conforms to Rayleigh formula:

Is=(KNV2)/λ)×I0 where: I0 — incident light intensity Is — scattered light intensity N — number of particles per unit solution

V — particle volume λ — incident wavelength K — coefficient

Under the condition of constant incident light, the intensity of scattered light is proportional to the turbidity of the solution in a certain range.

The above formula can be expressed as: Is/I0= K ‘N (K’ Is constant)

According to this formula, turbidity of a water sample can be measured by measuring the scattered light intensity of the particles in the water sample.

It can be used for water plant, power plant, industrial and mining enterprise, laboratory and field test of water sample turbidity. The instrument is often used for drinking water plants for QS certification of the necessary inspection equipment.

Ideally turbidity should be kept below 1 NTU due to the effect of record keeping on disinfection. This is achievable in a large, well-run municipal water supply and should be able to achieve levels below 0.5 NTU prior to disinfection, averaging below 0.2 NTU or less, regardless of the type and quality of the source water.