Method and device for measuring pollutants contained in engine exhaust

• Main Authors: Nadine Alice Helene Harivel, Jean-Luc Verniau
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 23.12.2020
• Subjects: INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; PHYSICS; TESTING; TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES ORSTRUCTURES; TESTING STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

The invention relates to a method for measuring pollutants contained in an exhaust stream exiting an engine, comprising the steps consisting of: Positioning a probe such that a sampling opening of said probe is positioned on a sampling surface provided at the outlet of the engine in the exhaust stream, and sampling the exhaust stream with said probe; Activating an analysis unit coupled with the probe in order to acquire characteristic data of the exhaust stream sampled by the probe; Controlling a movement of the probe to impart a continuous movement of the sampling opening along a specific trajectory on the sampling surface with constant surface scanning per unit of time, while continuing the sampling and the acquisition of characteristic data of the exhaust stream sampled by the probe; -Processing the data acquired by the analysis unit to measure the pollutants present in the exhaust stream. The invention also relates to a device for implementing this measuring method.