Laser-induced fluorescence measurement of the oil film thickness in an internal combustion engine

Greg M. Ostroski; Jaal B. Ghandhi

doi:10.1117/12.279759

21 November 1997 Laser-induced fluorescence measurement of the oil film thickness in an internal combustion engine

Greg M. Ostroski, Jaal B. Ghandhi

Proceedings Volume 3172, Optical Technology in Fluid, Thermal, and Combustion Flow III; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279759
Event: Optical Science, Engineering and Instrumentation '97, 1997, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The use of a fluorescent dopant molecule to enhance the natural fluorescence of motor oils, and allow quantitative determination of temperature and film thickens in internal combustion engines has been investigated. Measurement of the fluorescence as a function of temperature were made with neat Mobil 1, and solutions of the dopant BTBP in mineral oil and Mobil 1. The fluorescence yield of neat Mobil 1 was found to vary by 30 percent over the temperature range explored, but the spectral characteristics, as measured with bandpass filters, were unaffected by temperature. The BTBP fluorescence was found to increase significantly with temperature, and it was found the narrower regions in the spectrum increased proportionally more than the fluorescence collected over the entire spectrum, allowing a determination of temperature to be made which can then be used to correct for the change in fluorescence yield. Solutions in Mobil 1 showed a smaller increase than that observed in mineral oil.

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Greg M. Ostroski and Jaal B. Ghandhi "Laser-induced fluorescence measurement of the oil film thickness in an internal combustion engine", Proc. SPIE 3172, Optical Technology in Fluid, Thermal, and Combustion Flow III, (21 November 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279759

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