Measurement of black carbon emissions from multiple engine and source types using laser-induced incandescence: sensitivity to laser fluence

Yuan, Ruoyang; Lobo, Prem; Smallwood, Greg J.; Johnson, Mark P.; Parker, Matthew C.; Butcher, Daniel; Spencer, Adrian

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-241-2022

Articles | Volume 15, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-241-2022

© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-241-2022

© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 2

Research article

|

19 Jan 2022

Research article |

| 19 Jan 2022

Measurement of black carbon emissions from multiple engine and source types using laser-induced incandescence: sensitivity to laser fluence

Ruoyang Yuan, Prem Lobo, Greg J. Smallwood, Mark P. Johnson, Matthew C. Parker, Daniel Butcher, and Adrian Spencer

Related authors

Non-Invasive Assessment of Aircraft Engine Particulate Matter Emissions with Lidar

Romain Ceolato, Andres Bedoya-Velásquez, Gerald Lemineur, Pierrick Loyers, Charles Renard, Katharina Seeliger, Louise Ganeau, Alaric Vandestoc, Ismael Ortega, Mark Johnson, and David Delhaye

EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-2612,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-2612, 2025

This preprint is open for discussion and under review for Atmospheric Measurement Techniques (AMT).

Short summary

Measurement report: In-flight and ground-based measurements of nitrogen oxide emissions from latest-generation jet engines and 100 % sustainable aviation fuel

Theresa Harlass, Rebecca Dischl, Stefan Kaufmann, Raphael Märkl, Daniel Sauer, Monika Scheibe, Paul Stock, Tiziana Bräuer, Andreas Dörnbrack, Anke Roiger, Hans Schlager, Ulrich Schumann, Magdalena Pühl, Tobias Schripp, Tobias Grein, Linda Bondorf, Charles Renard, Maxime Gauthier, Mark Johnson, Darren Luff, Paul Madden, Peter Swann, Denise Ahrens, Reetu Sallinen, and Christiane Voigt

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 24, 11807–11822, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-11807-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-11807-2024, 2024

Short summary

Measurements of particle emissions of an A350-941 burning 100 % sustainable aviation fuels in cruise

Rebecca Dischl, Daniel Sauer, Christiane Voigt, Theresa Harlaß, Felicitas Sakellariou, Raphael Märkl, Ulrich Schumann, Monika Scheibe, Stefan Kaufmann, Anke Roiger, Andreas Dörnbrack, Charles Renard, Maxime Gauthier, Peter Swann, Paul Madden, Darren Luff, Mark Johnson, Denise Ahrens, Reetu Sallinen, Tobias Schripp, Georg Eckel, Uwe Bauder, and Patrick Le Clercq

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 24, 11255–11273, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-11255-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-11255-2024, 2024

Short summary

Quantifying the uncertainties in thermal–optical analysis of carbonaceous aircraft engine emissions: an interlaboratory study

Timothy A. Sipkens, Joel C. Corbin, Brett Smith, Stéphanie Gagné, Prem Lobo, Benjamin T. Brem, Mark P. Johnson, and Gregory J. Smallwood

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 17, 4291–4302, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-4291-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-4291-2024, 2024

Short summary

Aircraft-engine particulate matter emissions from conventional and sustainable aviation fuel combustion: comparison of measurement techniques for mass, number, and size

Joel C. Corbin, Tobias Schripp, Bruce E. Anderson, Greg J. Smallwood, Patrick LeClercq, Ewan C. Crosbie, Steven Achterberg, Philip D. Whitefield, Richard C. Miake-Lye, Zhenhong Yu, Andrew Freedman, Max Trueblood, David Satterfield, Wenyan Liu, Patrick Oßwald, Claire Robinson, Michael A. Shook, Richard H. Moore, and Prem Lobo

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 15, 3223–3242, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-3223-2022,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-3223-2022, 2022

Short summary

Physical and chemical properties of black carbon and organic matter from different combustion and photochemical sources using aerodynamic aerosol classification

Dawei Hu, M. Rami Alfarra, Kate Szpek, Justin M. Langridge, Michael I. Cotterell, Claire Belcher, Ian Rule, Zixia Liu, Chenjie Yu, Yunqi Shao, Aristeidis Voliotis, Mao Du, Brett Smith, Greg Smallwood, Prem Lobo, Dantong Liu, Jim M. Haywood, Hugh Coe, and James D. Allan

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 16161–16182, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-16161-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-16161-2021, 2021

Short summary

Cited articles

Adams, K. M., Davis, L. I., Japar, S. M., and Pierson, W. R.: Real-time, in situ measurements of atmospheric optical absorption in the visible via photoacoustic spectroscopy-II. Validation for atmospheric elemental carbon aerosol, Atmos. Environ., 23, 693–700, https://doi.org/10.1016/0004-6981(89)90017-6, 1989.

Air quality expert group (AQEQ): Particulate Matter in the UK: Summary, Defra, London, ISBN 0-85521-144-X, available at: https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/library/assets/documents/reports/aqeg/Particulate_Matter_in_The_UK_2005_Summary.pdf (last access: 10 December 2020), 2005.

Arnott, W. P.: Photoacoustic and filter-based ambient aerosol light absorption measurements: Instrument comparisons and the role of relative humidity, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 4034, https://doi.org/10.1029/2002JD002165, 2003.

Axelsson, B., Collin, R., and Bengtsson, P.-E.: Laser-induced incandescence for soot particle size measurements in premixed flat flames, Appl. Optics, 39, 3683, https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.39.003683, 2000.

Bachalo, W. D., Sankar, S. V, Smallwood, G. J., and Snelling, D. R.: Development of the Laser-Induced Incandescence Method for the Reliable Characterization of Particulate Emissions, in: the International Symposia on Applications of Laser Techniques to Fluid Mechanics, Lisbon, 2002.