Conductometric Soot Sensor for Automotive Exhausts: Initial Studies
Conductometric Soot Sensor for Automotive Exhausts: Initial Studies
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DOI:
10.3390/s100301589
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发表时间:
2010-03-01
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影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
Moos, Ralf
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作者:
Hagen, Gunter;Feistkorn, Constanze;Moos, Ralf
In order to reduce the tailpipe particulate matter emissions of Diesel engines, Diesel particulate filters (DPFs) are commonly used. Initial studies using a conductometric soot sensor to monitor their filtering efficiency, i.e., to detect a malfunction of the DPF, are presented. The sensors consist of a planar substrate equipped with electrodes on one side and with a heater on the other. It is shown that at constant speed-load points, the time until soot percolation occurs or the resistance itself are reproducible means that can be well correlated with the filtering efficiency of a DPF. It is suggested to use such a sensor setup for the detection of a DPF malfunction.