In-situ monitoring of carbon dioxide emissions from a diesel engine using a mid-infrared optical fibre sensor

Elfed Lewis; John Clifford; Colin Fitzpatrick; Gerard Dooly; Weizhong Zhao; Tong Sun; Ken Grattan; James Lucas; Martin Degner; Hartmut Ewald; Steffan Lochmann; Gero Bramann; Edoardo Merlone-Borla; Flavio Gili

doi:10.1117/12.885186

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17 May 2011 In-situ monitoring of carbon dioxide emissions from a diesel engine using a mid-infrared optical fibre sensor

Elfed Lewis, John Clifford, Colin Fitzpatrick, Gerard Dooly, Weizhong Zhao, Tong Sun, Ken Grattan, James Lucas, Martin Degner, Hartmut Ewald, Steffan Lochmann, Gero Bramann, Edoardo Merlone-Borla, Flavio Gili

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Proceedings Volume 7753, 21st International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors; 77534P (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.885186
Event: 21st International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors (OFS21), 2011, Ottawa, Canada

Abstract

A robust optical fibre based CO₂ exhaust gas sensor operating in the mid infrared spectral range is described. It is capable of detecting on board carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from both diesel and petrol engines. The optical fibre sensor is not cross sensitive to other gaseous species in the exhaust such as water vapour (H₂O), carbon monoxide (CO), oxides of nitrogen (NO_x) or oxides of sulphur (SO_x).The response of the sensor to carbon dioxide present in the exhaust of Fiat Croma diesel engine are presented.

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Elfed Lewis, John Clifford, Colin Fitzpatrick, Gerard Dooly, Weizhong Zhao, Tong Sun, Ken Grattan, James Lucas, Martin Degner, Hartmut Ewald, Steffan Lochmann, Gero Bramann, Edoardo Merlone-Borla, and Flavio Gili "In-situ monitoring of carbon dioxide emissions from a diesel engine using a mid-infrared optical fibre sensor", Proc. SPIE 7753, 21st International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, 77534P (17 May 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.885186

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