CLOUD COMBINATION PROBE (CCP)

SPECIFICATIONS:

• Multiple Instruments in one flight canister, covering a sizing range from 2µm to 1550µm, plus Hot-Wire LWC sensing, Temperature and RH
• Cloud Droplet Probe (CDP) section uses forward-scatter techniques to measure particles from 3µm to 50µm
• Cloud Imaging Probe (CIP) section: 64-element photodiode array to generate 2-Dimensional Images of particles from 25-1550µm, as well as sizing and concentration in 1-Dimensional Histogram form, and includes 8 channels housekeeping data
• Liquid Water Content: Hot-Wire sensor measures up to 3g/m³
• Airspeed and Altitude measurements from the heated Pitot tube
• Temperature sensor measures ambient air, +/- 1C
• Relative Humidity measurement via the Honeywell Humicap
• Output: Ethernet or high-speed serial RS-422 and RS-232
• PADS or PACS software packages are powerful data-analysis tools to display, record and play back data from CCP
• Calibration Fixtures: Spinning disk unit for the CIP and glass-bead calibration fixture for the CDP are included
• Power: 6A @ 28VDC for the system electronics, 6A @ 28VDC for LWC power and 2 legs of 28VDC @ 15A for anti-icing heaters
• Weight: probe and canister, 29 lbs./13.2kg
• System: includes the spectrometer, flight canister, test cables, software, spinning disk CIP calibration tool, CDP calibration glass bead dispenser fixture, shipping case, one day of training at DMT's facility, and one year warranty