Method and device for determining a soot charge in a combustion chamber
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsFelix Fastnacht, Thomas Merklein
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Abstract
A method for determining a soot charge in a combustion chamber includes measuring a spatial distribution of at least one parameter characteristic of a combustion by monitoring a flame in the combustion chamber. The at least one parameter allows a conclusion concerning a soot charge in the combustion chamber during operation and the at least one parameter is a temperature and/or a carbon monoxide content. The soot charge is determined based on the measuring step and by using a comparison with given conversion curves. A device for determining a soot charge in a combustion chamber is also provided.
Claims21
A method for determining a soot charge in a combustion chamber, the method which comprises:
- measuring a spatial distribution of at least one parameter characteristic of a combustion by monitoring a flame in a combustion chamber, the at least one parameter allowing a conclusion concerning a soot charge in the combustion chamber during operation and the at least one parameter being at least one of a temperature and a carbon monoxide content;
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- determining the soot charge based on the measuring step and by using a comparison with given conversion curves.
A device for determining a soot charge in a combustion chamber, comprising:
- at least one sensor for measuring a spatial distribution of at least one parameter characteristic of a combustion by monitoring a flame in a combustion chamber, the at least one parameter allowing a conclusion concerning a soot charge in the combustion chamber and the at least one parameter being at least one of a temperature and a carbon monoxide content;
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- data processing device operatively connected to said at least one sensor, said data processing device determining a soot formation rate based on the spatial distribution of the at least one parameter and based on a comparison with given conversion curves.
In combination with a combustion chamber having a soot charge during operation, a device for determining the soot charge, comprising:
- at least one sensor configured for measuring a spatial distribution of at least one of a temperature and a carbon monoxide content in the combustion chamber by monitoring a flame in the combustion chamber;
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- a data processing device operatively connected to said at least one sensor, said data processing device determining a soot formation rate based on the spatial distribution of the at least one of the temperature and the carbon monoxide content and based on a comparison with given conversion curves.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.