Title:
DILUTION SYSTEM TEST APPARATUS WITH ADDED CAPABILITY AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/028338
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A partial dilution exhaust sampling system (20) has an expanded ability to simultaneously perform two different evaluations on exhaust from a power source (30). Beyond testing for particulate matter production, the system (20) may simultaneously evaluate exhaust for undesirable gaseous emissions such as NOx and carbon dioxide and/or concurrently evaluate particle size and distribution in the exhaust sample. After extracting sample flow from the exhaust stream of the power source (30) and adding diluent to the sample flow, the diluted sample flow is divided into a first portion flow and a second portion flow. Depending upon whether the additional exhaust evaluation device (81, 83, 86, 87) is in parallel with the particulate measurement gravimetric filter (50) or in series with the filter (50), a dilution flow actuator (44) and/or an exit actuator (53) may be adjusted to account for a fraction of diluted sample flow directed to the auxiliary exhaust evaluation device (81, 83, 86, 87).
Inventors:
GRAZE RUSSELL R (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2010/043653
Publication Date:
June 23, 2011
Filing Date:
July 29, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CATERPILLAR INC (US)
GRAZE RUSSELL R (US)
GRAZE RUSSELL R (US)
International Classes:
G01N1/38; F01N11/00
Foreign References:
| JPH10104134A | 1998-04-24 | |||
| JP2008164413A | 2008-07-17 | |||
| JP2000028498A | 2000-01-28 | |||
| US20080087107A1 | 2008-04-17 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
RUPPEL, Jeffrey, A. et al. (Peoria, IL, US)
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