Title :
In-situ monitoring of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from a Diesel Automobile using a Mid-Infrared Optical Fibre Based Point Sensor
Author :
Dooly, Gerard ; Mulrooney, Jim ; Merlone-Borla, Edoardo ; Flavia, Gili ; Clifford, John ; Fitzpatrick, Colin ; Lewis, Elfed
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Limerick, Limerick
Abstract :
This paper describes an optical fibre based system suitable for monitoring the presence of carbon dioxide in the exhaust system of a motor vehicle. Conventional automotive pollution sensors fail to meet monitoring requirements as specified by the European Commission for various reasons. The sensor was designed using low cost and compact mid-infrared components, which make it suitable for insertion into a vehicle. The response of the sensor to carbon dioxide supplied from a cylinder in the laboratory is presented. In addition results taken in-situ in an exhaust of a Fiat Croma diesel engine are presented.
Keywords :
air pollution; condition monitoring; diesel engines; engine cylinders; exhaust systems; fibre optic sensors; Fiat Croma diesel engine; carbon dioxide emissions; engine cylinder; exhaust system; in-situ monitoring; mid-infrared optical fibre based point sensor; motor vehicle; Automobiles; Automotive engineering; Carbon dioxide; Condition monitoring; Exhaust systems; Gas detectors; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Pollution; Vehicles; carbon dioxide; emissions; exhaust; mid-infrared; optical fibre sensor; spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference Proceedings, 2008. IMTC 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Victoria, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1540-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1091-5281
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2008.4547355
