Optical system for CO and NO gas detection in the exhaust manifold of combustion engines

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2911-2917

  Mello, M ^a   De Vittorio, M ^a,b   Passaseo, A ^a   Lomascolo, M ^c   de Risi, A ^b  

^a INFM   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

CO measurement; Combustion control; Exhaust manifold sensor; Gallium nitride photodetector; NO measurement

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; EXHAUST GASES; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; LIGHT SOURCES; NITRIDES; OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

CO MEASUREMENT; COMBUSTION CONTROL; EXHAUST MANIFOLD SENSORS; GALLIUM NITRIDE PHOTODETECTORS; NO MEASUREMENT;

GAS DETECTORS;

EID: 34848820563     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2007.07.034     Document Type: Article

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