Extractive sampling system and method for measuring one or more molecular species
First Claim
1. A system for measuring the concentration of one or more constituents present in an exhaust plume of a vehicle traveling on a roadway, comprising:
- a trace gas detection system, located remotely from the roadway, including a measurement cell;
a sampling tube having a first end that is positioned in the roadway, and a second end that interfaces with the measurement cell of the trace gas detection system; and
a vacuum pump configured to draw air away from the roadway to the measurement cell of the trace gas detection system at a predetermined flow rate, through the sampling tube, such that air including a sample of an exhaust plume from a passing vehicle may be provided to the measurement cell so the concentration of one or more constituents present in the exhaust plume sample may be measured.
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Abstract
A non-contact, extractive sampling system and method is provided for measuring the exhaust gas composition and fine particle composition of exhaust emissions of various types of vehicles under actual operating conditions. A portion (or sample) of an exhaust plume of a vehicle is pulled or extracted through an extraction sampling tube, via a vacuum pump, to a remote trace gas detection system where the concentration of one or more constituents present in the sample of exhaust plume may be measured. In this regard, the invention enables vehicle emissions measurements to be made at a location remote from roadway, rather than using known, “cross-path” remote emissions sensing systems.
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50 Claims
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1. A system for measuring the concentration of one or more constituents present in an exhaust plume of a vehicle traveling on a roadway, comprising:
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a trace gas detection system, located remotely from the roadway, including a measurement cell; a sampling tube having a first end that is positioned in the roadway, and a second end that interfaces with the measurement cell of the trace gas detection system; and a vacuum pump configured to draw air away from the roadway to the measurement cell of the trace gas detection system at a predetermined flow rate, through the sampling tube, such that air including a sample of an exhaust plume from a passing vehicle may be provided to the measurement cell so the concentration of one or more constituents present in the exhaust plume sample may be measured. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of measuring the concentration of one or more constituents present in an exhaust plume of a vehicle traveling on a roadway, comprising:
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positioning a sampling tube such that a first end of the sampling tube is in the roadway, and a second end of the sampling tube interfaces with a measurement cell of a trace gas detection system located remotely from the roadway; and drawing air away from the roadway to the measurement cell of the trace gas detection system, through the sampling tube, at a predetermined flow rate via a vacuum pump, such that air including a sample of an exhaust plume from a passing vehicle may be provided to the measurement cell so the concentration of one or more constituents present in the exhaust plume sample may be measured. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A system for detecting fine particulate matter present in an exhaust plume of a vehicle traveling on a roadway, comprising:
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a fine particle measurement system located remotely from the roadway; a sampling tube having a first end that is positioned in the roadway, and a second end that interfaces with the fine particle measurement system; and a vacuum pump configured to draw air away from the roadway to the fine particle measurement system at a predetermined flow rate, through the sampling tube, such that air including a sample of an exhaust plume from a passing vehicle may be provided to the fine particle measurement system for the detection of fine particulate matter present in the exhaust plume sample.
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50. A method of detecting fine particulate matter present in an exhaust plume of a vehicle traveling on a roadway, comprising:
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positioning a sampling tube such that a first end of the sampling tube is in the roadway, and a second end of the sampling tube interfaces with a fine particle measurement system located remotely from the roadway; and drawing air away from the roadway to the fine particle measurement system, through the sampling tube, at a predetermined flow rate via a vacuum pump, such that air including a sample of an exhaust plume from a passing vehicle may be provided to the fine particle measurement system for the detection of fine particulate matter present in the exhaust plume sample.
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