Method and device for continuous determination of lubricating oil consumption of an internal combustion engine
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01N-007/00
G01N-033/497
G01N-033/483
G06G-007/70
G06G-007/00
출원번호
US-0526973
(2003-09-05)
등록번호
US-7291836
(2007-11-06)
우선권정보
FR-02 11050(2002-09-06)
국제출원번호
PCT/FR03/002657
(2003-09-05)
§371/§102 date
20050307
(20050307)
국제공개번호
WO04/023084
(2004-03-18)
발명자
/ 주소
Delvigne,Thierry
Obiols,Jerome
출원인 / 주소
Totalfinaelf France
Delta Services Industriels Sprl
대리인 / 주소
Sughrue Mion, PLLC
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
2인용 특허 :
4
초록▼
The invention relates to a method and device for the continuous determination of the lubricating oil consumption of an internal combustion engine. The inventive method consists in: placing a determined quantity of at least one radioactive tracer in the lubricating oil of which the consumption is to
The invention relates to a method and device for the continuous determination of the lubricating oil consumption of an internal combustion engine. The inventive method consists in: placing a determined quantity of at least one radioactive tracer in the lubricating oil of which the consumption is to be measured; and measuring the quantity of radioactive tracer(s) present in the gases released from the engine (2), said measurement being taken downstream of the engine. According to the invention, the quantity of radioactive tracer(s) of the lubricating oil present in the gases released from the engine (2) is measured as follows: the gases are brought into contact with a trap (7) which can physically trap the radioactive tracer particles, the radiation from the trap is measured using a detector (10) which is sensitive to radiation emitted by the trapped radioactive tracer(s) and the measurements taken by the detector (10) are sent to a programmed computer which can convert said measurements into the lubricating oil consumption rate of the engine.
대표청구항▼
The invention claimed is: 1. A method for determination of the lubricating oil consumption of an internal combustion engine, in which: the lubricating oil whose consumption is to be measured is labeled with a determined quantity of at least one radioactive tracer; downstream of the engine, the quan
The invention claimed is: 1. A method for determination of the lubricating oil consumption of an internal combustion engine, in which: the lubricating oil whose consumption is to be measured is labeled with a determined quantity of at least one radioactive tracer; downstream of the engine, the quantity of radioactive tracer(s) present in the gases emerging from the engine is measured; and the lubricating oil consumption of the engine is deduced therefrom; said method being one wherein the measurement of the quantity of radioactive lubricating oil tracer(s) present in the gases emerging from the engine comprises: bringing said gases in contact with a trap which can physically retain the radioactive tracer particles; with the aid of a detector sensitive to radiation emitted by the radioactive tracer(s) retained by the trap and placed at a distance therefrom allowing the emitted radiation to be measured, continuously, and while the engine is in use, measuring said radiation coming from the trap; and transmitting the measurements taken by said detector to a programmed computer which can convert said measurements into the lubricating oil consumption rate of the engine. 2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the trap includes at least one filtration element formed by at least one filtering medium with a porous structure, fixed in metal canning. 3. The method as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the radioactive tracer incorporated into the lubricating oil is a radioactive element with a short half-life. 4. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the radioactive tracer incorporated into the lubricating oil is technetium 99m, and said technetium 99m is incorporated into the oil in the form of an aqueous solution of sodium pertechnate NaTcQ4. 5. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the radioactive tracer incorporated into the lubricating oil is technetium 99m, and said technetium 99m is incorporated into the oil in the form of particles which have nanometric dimensions and are isolated from the atmosphere by carbon. 6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the radioactive tracer incorporated into the lubricating oil comprises at least one element selected from the group consisting of germanium-68 and/germanium-69. 7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the radioactive tracer comprises an element, or a compound comprising said element, which has been at least one of neutron activated and activated by a proton beam before incorporation into said oil. 8. A device for the continuous determination of the lubricating oil consumption of an internal combustion engine, device comprising: means for incorporating a determined quantity of at least one radioactive tracer into the lubricating oil; means for measuring downstream of the engine, in the combustion gases emerging from the engine, the quantity of the radioactive tracer which is present therein; and means for deducing the lubricating oil consumption of the engine from said measurement; said device being one which comprises: (i) downstream of the engine, a trap with which the combustion gases emerging from the engine come in contact and which can physically retain the radioactive tracer particles present in said gases; (ii) in proximity to said trap and at a distance therefrom allowing radiation emitted by the radioactive tracer particles retained by said trap to be measured continuously and while the engine is in use, a detector sensitive to said radiation; (iii) functionally linked to the detector, a programmed computer which can calculate the lubricating oil or additive consumption of the engine on the basis of the information recorded by the detector. 9. The device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the trap includes at least one filtration element formed by at least one filtering medium with a porous structure, fixed in metal canning. 10. The device as claimed in claim 8 or 9, wherein the trap is placed on the combustion gas exhaust line of the engine, or on a branch line intended for exhausting combustion gas from the engine. 11. The device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the trap comprises a particle filter. 12. The device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the detector is a probe for detection of ionizing radiation. 13. The device as claimed in claim 8, further comprising a filter arranged on the combustion gas exhaust line, between the trap and the point where said gases are discharged to the atmosphere. 14. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the radioactive tracer incorporated into the lubricating oil comprises bromine 82 or technetium 99m. 15. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the radioactive tracer incorporated into the lubricating oil comprises at least one tetraalkyl gennane containing at least one of germanium-68 and germanium-69.
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