A high proportion of atomic adsorption spectrometers use acetylene as a fuel
gas and air as an oxidant gas. It is essential that the air used as oxidant
is of the correct cleanliness and purity. Any contaminants in the air such as
dirt, oil or water will hasten the speed at which the burner head becomes contaminated
naturally leading to increased damage, downtime and service engineer call outs.
A Parker domnick hunter clean dry air generator will guard against premature
damage or failure of the burner head.