AndrewMech Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 Electrochemical gas analysers can be used to measure CO, CO2, O2, SO2, NO2,and NO when using a biofuel called Waste Cooking Oil Methyl Ester (WCOME). What other methods can be used to measure the gases emitted by engines using this fuel or any fuel for that matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime-Evil Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Titration? Not as easy to measure in real time, but perhaps useful in experiments and for calibration purposes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DV8 2XL Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 I wonder if something can be cobbled together using the sensors from the emission control systems from a modern car engine...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engware Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Hi there: In addition to measurements of combustion products, one can always do some numerical calculations predicting the composition of combustion products. Thanks, Gordan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmallIsPower Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 I'd think its a lot better than "clean coal". We'll probably be employing that soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catchem Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 Hi "What other methods can be used to measure the gases emitted by engines using this fuel or any fuel for that matter?" For real time measurements, a mass spectrometer would be able to supply you with exact date of all the possible emission products (it measures the numbers of protons). But it probably only appliciable in a stationary set-up. /Johannes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilehed Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 I wonder if something can be cobbled together using the sensors from the emission control systems from a modern car engine...?No. The exhaust sensors output voltage as a function of the partial pressure of the oxygen in the exhaust gas. They can't detect anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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