METER PARIO – Automated Particle Size Analysis

SKU: PARIO

The times are changing

Conventional soil particle size analysis takes a lot of time and energy. Readings have to be performed manually at inconvenient intervals for up to 24 hours—making the process prone to error—which can easily lead to wasted time and effort.

Our goal at METER is to give you the tools and services that allow you to get precise results and focus on your research. That’s why we developed a revolutionary new way to reduce the time and effort needed for soil particle size analysis.

Particle size analysis, automated

PARIO calculates the particle size distribution by Stokes’ law, with a range spanning from 63 μm to 1 μm, finally making it easy to obtain a completeparticle size distribution curve, instead of just a few measurements at discrete time points.

It allows for unattended, automated operation, with no interference by lab personnel. Just set it up and come back 8 hours later to a finished measurement with all the data you need.

Measure more. Worry less.

PARIO adopts the same sample prep your lab already uses, so it fits perfectly into your existing workflow. It reduces errors by replacing and automating the lengthy “hydrometer” portion of the process using the new, more accurate ISP method. This method does not require the insertion of a hydrometer or sampling of suspension volume with a pipette, which disturbs the sedimentation process. Being automatic, it also avoids manual reading or calculation errors. This results in an overall error rate of just 3%—lower than any conventional particle size analysis method.

PARIO automatically measures at an interval of ten seconds and continuously records the change of suspension pressure as well as the temperature. This results in highly accurate and continuous particle size distribution curves. The data are automatically evaluated by our new data processing algorithm called “Integral Suspension Pressure Method” (ISP).

The PARIO measuring method is based on Stokes’ law. That means there is no need for soil-specific corrections with transfer functions as required for almost any other automated measurement method, such as laser diffraction or image analysis.

Complete convenience

To save you even more time, PARIO comes with an easy-to-use, all-in-one software solution for automated data inquiry, visualization, evaluation and export. Plus, PARIO, as part of the LABROS system, can be combined with the HYPROP, KSAT, or WP4C to completely characterize the physical and hydraulic properties in soil.

All of this serves one goal—to reduce the operating time you spend for particle size analysis, while at the same time improving accuracy. Skip hours of tedious manual measurements, and focus on your research.

The new PARIO soil texture analyzer. Complete particle size distribution curves. Not one particle of wasted time.

Particle size range

Range: 2-63 μm
Resolution: 1 μm

Approximate error in mass fraction detection

±3%

Accuracy of pressure measurement

±1 Pa

Typical particle mass

25−50 g per 1-L suspension

Typical duration of measurement

8 h

Measurement interval

10 s

Power requirements

USB 5 V/100 mA

Computer compatibility

Microsoft Windows 7 or newer

Glass cylinder

Height: 450.0 mm (17.7 in)
Diameter:
Inner: 59.0 mm (2.3 in)
Outer: 67.5 mm (2.7 in)
Volume: 1,000 cm3 (61.0 in3)
Material: Borosilicate glass 3.3

PARIO device

Height: 293.0 mm (9.1 in)
Diameter: 80.0 mm (3.2 in)
Material: Polyoxymethylene plastic (POM) and stainless steel

Volume of suspension

1,000 mL

Operating temperature

Minimum: 15 °C
Typical: 20 °C
Maximum: 35 °C

Maximum tolerable temperature change during measurement

±1.5 °C

Required external measurements

Content of organic matter
Wet sieving

Cable type

USB 2.0; 500 mA for receiving port

COMPLIANCE

Manufactured under ISO 9001:2015
EM ISO/IEC 17050:2010 (CE Mark)

Pario Manual

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