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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2014
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Inventor:
John David Black, Dunoon, GB;
Assignee:
ROLLS-ROYCE plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 15/10 (2006.01); G01N 21/71 (2006.01); G01N 5/00 (2006.01); G01N 15/00 (2006.01); G01N 15/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 15/108 (2013.01); G01N 5/00 (2013.01); G01N 21/71 (2013.01); G01N 15/0606 (2013.01); G01N 2015/0046 (2013.01); G01N 2201/06113 (2013.01); G01N 2201/127 (2013.01);
Abstract
A soot generating device suitable for calibration purposes and a method of using the device for calibrating a soot measuring apparatus are presented. The soot generating device includes a wick located relative to a burning zone, a gas diffusion shield surrounding the burning zone that allows a continuous stream of air into the combustion zone, and a fuel supply for delivering fuel to the wick.