Peer-Reviewed Journal Details
Mandatory Fields
Dooly, G; Lewis, E; Fitzpatrick, C
2007
June
Journal Of Optics A-Pure And Applied Optics
On-board monitoring of vehicle exhaust emissions using an ultraviolet optical fibre based sensor
Published
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Optional Fields
gas sensor spectroscopy pollution monitoring emission regulations ABSORPTION CROSS-SECTIONS EQUILIBRIUM-CONSTANT NO2 COEFFICIENTS REGION TEMPERATURE N2O4 SO2 NM UV
9
6
S24
S31
A fibre- optic sensor for the monitoring of hazardous vehicle exhaust emissions of the order of parts per million ( PPM) is described and tested. The sensor based on absorption in the ultraviolet region is used to simultaneously measure the concentrations of three of the major exhaust emission gases and output them to the vehicle's on- board computer. Experimental results describing the operation of this sensor with nitrogen dioxide ( NO2), sulfur dioxide ( SO2) and nitric oxide ( NO) are shown. The sensor was found to have a lower threshold of detection for NO2 of 2 ppm, SO2 of 2 ppm and NO of 20 ppm. The sensor showed response times of less than four seconds and demonstrated minimal susceptibility to cross interferences of the gases.
1464-4258
10.1088/1464-4258/9/6/S05
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