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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2000
Kaori Inoue, Kyoto, JP;
Masayuki Adachi, Kyoto, JP;
Horiba, Ltd., Koyto, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides an exhaust gas analyzing system utilizing a mini-diluter method in which measurement accuracy of the exhaust gas analyzing system can be evaluated by the system itself. In the exhaust gas analyzing system, a sampling flow path is connected to an exhaust gas flow path through which gas exhausted from an engine flows to sample a portion of the exhaust gas. The sampled exhaust gas is diluted with dilution gas introduced through a dilution gas flow path which is connected in parallel to the sampling flow path. A portion of the diluted exhaust gas is stored in a sample bag. The diluted exhaust gas in the sample bag is analyzed in a gas analyzing portion, wherein flow rate of the exhaust gas is measured, trace gas with a known concentration is introduced into the exhaust gas flow path upstream from a connecting point located between the exhaust gas flow path and the sampling flow path while monitoring flow rate of the trace gas, diluted trace gas is analyzed in the gas analyzing portion, and total mass of the trace gas calculated from a result of the analysis is compared with total mass of the introduced trace gas to evaluate measurement itself.