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Ref. temp.
You can select between the reference temperatures of 20 °C or 25 °C. The conductivity of the sample is
referenced to the temperature you select during the reading.
Temp. comp.
"Linear"
The conductivity of a solution increases when the temperature increases. With most solutions, a linear
interrelationship between conductivity and temperature is given. In such cases, select the linear correction
method.
The input window for the temperature coefficient (0-10%/°C) appears.
The measured conductivity is corrected and displayed using the following formula:
G
=G
/(1+(α(T-T
))/100)
TRef
T
Ref
where
G
conductivity measured at temperature T (mS/cm)
T
G
conductivity (mS/cm) displayed by the meter, calculated back to the reference temperature T
Tref
linear temperature coefficient (%/°C)
α
T
measured temperature (°C)
T
reference temperature (20 °C or 25 °C)
Ref
Note
When α-coefficient = 0 no temperature correction is applied. This means you can work according to USP
rules.
"Non-linear"
The conductivity of natural waters shows strong non-linear temperature behavior. For this reason, we recom-
mend non-linear correction when measuring natural waters.
The measured conductivity is multiplied by the factor f
and thus referenced to the temperature of 25 °C:
G
= G
· f
T25
T
25
If another reference temperature is to be referenced, e.g. 20 °C, the conductivity referenced from 25 °C is
divided by 1.116 (see f
G
= (G
· f
)/1.116
T20
T
25
Note
Conductivity measurements of natural waters can only be performed at temperatures ranging from 0 °C to
35.9 °C. Otherwise, the warning "Temp. out of nLF range" appears.
TDS factor
The input window for the TDS factor appears.
TDS is the concentration of dissolved solids which pass through a filter with a pore size of 0.45 microns.
These are typically the following components: carbonate, bicarbonate, chloride, sulfate, phosphate, nitrate,
calcium, magnesium, sodium, organic ions and other ions.
TDS (mg/L) is calculated by multiplying the conductivity value (mS/cm) by the TDS factor.
14
for 20.0 °C)
25
for the measured temperature (see table in Appendix)
25
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