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Title: Portable LII based instrument and method for particulate characterization in combustion exhaust

Abstract

An improved instrument and method are provided for particulate characterization in combustion exhausts. An instrument for measuring particles of combustion exhausts includes a laser for producing a high intensity laser pulse. A sample cell receives a combustion exhaust input and the high intensity laser pulse. At least one detector detects a signal generated by particles in said received combustion exhaust input. The detected signal includes laser induced incandescence (LII). Signal conditioning electronics is coupled to the detector and particle data is displayed during transient operation of a combustion engine. Data related to mass concentration, number density, and particle size of particles in the received combustion exhaust input is measured and displayed.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
The Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1531471
Patent Number(s):
6700662
Application Number:
09/767,104
Assignee:
The University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31-109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2001-01-22
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Gupta, Sreenath B., and Sekar, Ramanujam Raj. Portable LII based instrument and method for particulate characterization in combustion exhaust. United States: N. p., 2004. Web.
Gupta, Sreenath B., & Sekar, Ramanujam Raj. Portable LII based instrument and method for particulate characterization in combustion exhaust. United States.
Gupta, Sreenath B., and Sekar, Ramanujam Raj. Tue . "Portable LII based instrument and method for particulate characterization in combustion exhaust". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1531471.
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Works referenced in this record:

Absolute intensity measurements in laser induced incandescence
patent, November 2000


Particulate Matter Measurements in a Diesel Engine Exhaust by Laser-Induced Incandescence and the Standard Gravimetric Procedure
conference, October 1999

  • Snelling, David R.; Smallwood, Gregory J.; Sawchuk, Robert A.
  • International Fuels & Lubricants Meeting & Exposition, SAE Technical Paper Series
  • https://doi.org/10.4271/1999-01-3653

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