Calibration of mid-infrared transmission measurements for hydrocarbon detection and propane concentration measurements in harsh environments by using a fiber optical sensor

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 994-1004

  Grosch, A ^a   Beushausen, V ^a   Wackerbarth, H ^a   Thiele, O ^b   Berg, T ^b   Grzeszik, R ^c  

^a LASER LABORATORIUM GÖTTINGEN E V   (Germany)

^b LAVISION GMBH   (Germany)

^c ROBERT BOSCH GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Absorption; Calibration; Concentration; Hydrocarbon; Infrared

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE DENSITY; ABSORPTION CROSS SECTIONS; ABSORPTION PATH; CALIBRATION PROCEDURE; CALIBRATION PROCESS; CELL MEASUREMENT; COMPRESSION STROKE; CONCENTRATION; CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT; CRUCIAL PARAMETERS; ENGINE OPERATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; FIBER-OPTICAL SENSORS; FILTER TRANSMISSION; FLAME-IONIZATION; FREQUENCY RANGES; FUEL CONCENTRATION; HARSH ENVIRONMENT; HYDROCARBON DETECTION; IGNITION POSITION; INFRARED; INFRARED FIBERS; INFRARED LIGHT SOURCES; MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; MID-INFRARED TRANSMISSION; NON-LINEAR CORRELATIONS; NONLINEAR RELATIONS; OPTICAL CELLS; SPARK-IGNITED ENGINES; SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS; STRETCH VIBRATIONS; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TEST GAS; TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENTS;

ABSORPTION; CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTRIC SPARKS; ENGINE CYLINDERS; HYDROCARBONS; INFRARED RADIATION; INFRARED TRANSMISSION; IONIZATION OF GASES; LIGHT SOURCES; OPTICAL SENSORS; PROPANE; SPARK PLUGS; TRANSMISSIONS; TUNGSTEN;

MEASUREMENTS;

ABSORPTION; CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HYDROCARBON; INFRARED RADIATION; NONLINEARITY; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; VIBRATION; VISIBLE SPECTRUM;

EID: 79951518253     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2010.11.016     Document Type: Article

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