MID-INFRARED LASER ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY DIAGNOSTICS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE SYSTEMS

This work presents the development and application of novel laser absorption spectroscopy sensors that were deployed to make high-rate (1-15 kHz) measurements of temperature, CO, NO, CO₂, and air-fuel ratio in internal combustion engine (ICE) systems. These sensors provided measurements with unprecedented time resolution in ICE exhaust that allowed for individual cylinder firing events to be detected which will greatly improve understanding of ICE systems and allow for emissions reduction strategies to be tested.