Experimental research on instrumentation for measuring automotive exhaust particle concentrations

Due to the absence of domestic automotive exhaust measurement methods, this paper, based on the principle of condensation nucleus growth counting, has developed a nanoparticle counter suitable for automotive exhaust detection. The paper incorporates the peak value counting method and conducts comparative experiments between different counting methods of the nanoparticle counter and the results obtained by electrostatic counting, as well as parallel experiments with a TSI CPC. The following results were obtained: (1) Compared to the traditional rising edge counting method, the peak value counting method significantly improves counting accuracy. (2) When the concentration is below 12, 500 P/cc, the peak value counting method can count more particle signals. (3) In the testing of complex particle clusters in automotive exhaust, the nanoparticle counter can be used for measuring automotive exhaust emissions.