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Thermal Management System for Particle Sensors Design, Performance and Verification

Abstract

This paper presents the thermal performance of a proposed thermal management device (patented in 2009) intended for a thermophoresis-based soot sensor. The performance was studied for temperatures ranging from 50 to 400 °C and for exhaust speeds up to 10 m/s. It also presents the design and basic concepts. The performance study and design development were performed with finite element analysis FEA). The FEA results were then verified with experiments in a heated wind tunnel. The relative performance of the device was found to increase for higher temperatures and lower wind speeds. The main conclusion drawn from this paper was that it is feasible to cool a sensor surface enough for a thermophoresis-based soot sensor in a diesel exhaust system.

Category

Academic article

Language

English

Author(s)

  • Andreas Larsson
  • Olav Barros Storstrøm
  • Torleif Andre Tollefsen
  • Magnus Blihovde Hjelstuen
  • Robert Bjorklund
  • Anita Lloyd Spetz
  • Mats L Johansson
  • Ann Grant
  • Peter Jozsa
  • Per-Erik Fägerman
  • Jaska Paaso
  • Lars Hammarlund

Affiliation

  • SINTEF Digital / Smart Sensors and Microsystems
  • Linköping University
  • Sweden
  • Finland

Year

2012

Published in

IEEE Sensors Journal

ISSN

1530-437X

Publisher

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

Volume

12

Issue

6

Page(s)

2299 - 2305

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