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US 9,702,801 B2Granted
System, apparatus, and method for measuring surface materials
AssigneeBoard of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, on behalf of the Desert Research Institute
InventorsVicken Etyemezian, George Nikolich
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a particulate monitoring system. The system includes a vehicle. A wake conditioner is mounted in the vehicle. A sample inlet is placed in communication with an engineered vehicle wake that will be produced by the wake conditioner when the vehicle is in motion.
Claims20
A particulate monitoring system comprising:
- a vehicle comprising a front portion and a rear portion and defining a longitudinal axis, the rear portion defining two longitudinally extending lateral sides and a laterally extending end portion, the two longitudinally extending lateral sides and the laterally extending end portion each having a height, the heights of the two longitudinally extending lateral sides and the laterally extending end portion being at least substantially the same;
- a wake conditioner comprising a forward face and a rearward face, the forward and rearward faces defined by a length and a width of the wake conditioner, the wake conditioner mounted proximate the rear portion of the vehicle such that the forward and rearward faces are perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, wherein the wake conditioner extends above an upper surface of the laterally extending end portion of the rear portion of the vehicle;
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- a sample inlet disposed rearwardly of the rearward surface of the wake conditioner, wherein the wake conditioner increases turbulence behind the rear portion of the vehicle, and produces an engineered vehicle wake behind the vehicle, when the vehicle is in motion and the sample inlet is in communication with the engineered vehicle wake and is configured to obtain a sample from the engineered vehicle wake.
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A particulate monitoring system comprising:
- a vehicle comprising a front portion, a rear portion, and defining a longitudinal axis, the rear portion defining two longitudinally extending lateral sides, each longitudinally extending lateral side having a height;
- a wake conditioner comprising a front face and a rear face, the front and rear faces defined by a length and a width of the wake conditioner, the wake conditioner mounted proximate the rear portion of the vehicle such that the front and rear faces are perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and an upper surface of the wake conditioner extends above the heights of the longitudinally extending lateral sides of the rear portion of the vehicle, and configured to increase turbulence behind the rear portion of the vehicle, and produce an engineered vehicle wake behind the rear portion of the vehicle, when the vehicle is placed in motion;
- a sample inlet in communication with the engineered vehicle wake;
- a sample analyzer;
- a pump;
- tubing connecting the sample inlet, sample analyzer, and pump;
- a wind monitor;
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- a controller coupled to the pump, the sample analyzer, and the wind monitor.
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A particulate monitoring system comprising:
- a vehicle comprising a front portion and a rear portion and defining a longitudinal axis, the rear portion defining two longitudinally extending lateral sides, the two longitudinally extending lateral sides each having a height;
- a wake conditioner comprising a forward face and a rearward face, the forward and rearward faces defined by a length and a width of the wake conditioner, the wake conditioner mounted proximate the rear portion of the vehicle such that the forward and rearward faces are perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, wherein the wake conditioner extends above the heights of the longitudinally extending lateral sides of the rear portion of the vehicle;
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- a sample inlet disposed rearwardly of the rearward surface of the wake conditioner, wherein the wake conditioner increases turbulence behind the rear portion of the vehicle, and produces an engineered vehicle wake behind the vehicle, when the vehicle is in motion and the sample inlet is in communication with the engineered vehicle wake and is configured to obtain a sample from the engineered vehicle wake.
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