PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSER

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Vendor Name and Address: 
BECKMAN COULTER CANADA INC.
7075 Financial Dr
Mississauga Ontario
Canada
L5N6V8
Nature of Requirements: 
PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSER

23240-140505/A
Gosselin, Monique
Telephone No. - (819) 956-3803 (    )
Fax No. - (819) 956-3814


Natural Resources Canada Sedimentology Lab of the Northern
Canada Division has a requirement for the supply and
installation of one (1) Laser Particle Size Analyzer with user
training for up to 4 persons for delivery to Ottawa, Ontario. 
The delivery is required by 31st March 2014.

The required equipment is the only commercially available
instrument which provides both Fraunhofer and Mie theories
calculations, meets circulator volume requirements, has
auto-modal capability and has a 126 detector diode array
feature.  By applying both the Fraunhofer and Mie theories of
light scattering, particles are more accurately measured when
the refractive index of material is unknown. The instrument is
able to select the best theory to use for the final
calculations.  The new analyzer must be ISO 13320 compliant. 
The new analyzer must be able to perform wet analysis using
stand-alone plug and play aqueous modules from sample chamber
sizes of a minimum 1 L and 125 mL.  Each module must have a
built in sample chamber with a sonicator and a variable flow
pump.  The large volume circulator must be a minimum of 1L to
ensure a larger representative sample is analyzed.  Allowing the
analysis of larger sample volumes provide better statistics
given the heterogeneous nature of the geological material being
studied.   The smaller 125 ml plug-and-play wet module is
required to accommodate limited sample amounts.  The circulation
module must be compatible with water, ethanol and isopropanol.  
The new analyzer must have the auto-modal capability to
eliminate the need to know the type of particle size
distribution beforehand. The instrument must have the capability
to add a plug and play dry module to accommodate future work on
dry particles.  The new analyzer must have the auto alignment
feature to maintain precise alignment of the laser throughout
the day insuring reproducible results.   The instrument must
have a 126 detector diode array for the measurement of scattered
laser light through binocular optics providing the highest
resolution and the most accurate results.

The only known supplier of a laser particle size analyzer
meeting all required technical specifications is the LS 13320
Multi-wavelength particle size analyzer with aqueous liquid
module from Beckman Coulter.  For this reason, it is proposed to
negotiate this requirement with the manufacturer Beckman
Coulter, Mississauga, Ontario.

 

Delivery Date: 08/01/2014

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