AVL Launches First Compliant Part 1065 FTIR Engine Exhaust Emission Measurement System

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Aug 09, 2011, 01:24 ET

PLYMOUTH, Mich., Aug. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AVL announced today its newest member to the family of iGeneration Emission Products, the SESAM i60 FT. New measurement requirements incorporated into the Euro VI and EPA 40 CFR part 1065 emission testing regulations have driven the design of the AVL SESAM i60 FT. This successor to the well known SESAM-FTIR will be the first complete and fully automated FTIR based system to be able to address the latest stringent requirements from the EPA.

"Decades of FTIR engine exhaust measurement application experience, combined with the proven hardware and software technology of AVL's iGeneration products will allow us to continue to support the industry's need to address the new fuel economy, emission, calibration, and alternative fuel standards that in many cases cannot be satisfied with conventional instrumentation," said Frank Commiskey, AVL's Director of Business Development for Emission Products.

The new SESAM i60 FT brings the FTIR from a special scientific laboratory instrument into the main stream of engine development and use in a production emissions test cell. The iGeneration platform provides the industry's expected ease of operation and the ability to seamlessly integrate the system into a test cell just like a traditional state of the art emissions bench

The following features make the SESAM i60 a complete sampling and measurement instrument for R&D as well as for use in regulatory compliance:

User selectable 1Hz and 5Hz scan rates
Optimized 5Hz fast response, low-flow sampling system
User selectable flow configurations with fast system response time of ~350ms to < 1sec. while maintaining low extracted flow
Diagnostic reports for regulatory compliance and data quality

As it pertains to the Part 1065 compliance, the system can include the following check functions according to the listed 1065 paragraphs. Where different limits are applicable for ECE / EPA and EPA 1065 legislation, checks can be performed according to one or the other legislation.

1065.275	N2O measurement devices
1065.305	Verification for accuracy, repeatability, and noise (ANR Check)
1065.307	Analyzer linearity verification
1065.308	Continuous gas analyzer system-response and updating-recording verification
1065.345d/e	Dilution of span gas and vacuum decay leak verification
1065.360	FID optimization and verification (analyzer feature)
1065.362	Non-stoichiometric raw exhaust FID O2 interference verification
1065.375	Interference verification for N2O analyzers.
1065.520g	Hydrocarbon contamination verification

For more information on the SESAM's 3 year warranty and features such as its capability of incorporating conventional analyzers into same test measurement bench; i.e. FID (THC), PMD (O2), and second stream with NDIR (intake CO2 for EGR), or second FTIR if needed please check the website https://www.avl.com/sesami60ft.

AVL is the world's largest privately owned and independent company for the development of gasoline, diesel and alternative fuel powertrain systems, as well as fuel cell and hybrid technologies. The company offers combined solutions of powertrain engineering, simulation software and testing and instrumentation systems. AVL's North American Headquarters is located in the Detroit suburb of Plymouth, Michigan. For more information, AVL can be found at www.avl.com.

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