Patent ID: 7597016
Filing Date: 2009-10-06
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of using an exhaust gas simulation system to test the effect of exhaust flow on a material, comprising: selecting a target temperature; placing a burner along a flow line; placing a heat exchanger downstream the burner, the heat exchanger operable to cool exhaust from the burner; inputting air into the flow line upstream the burner; injecting fuel into the burner; wherein the amount of air and fuel are selected to provide a target combustion mode, the mode being from the group of: stoichiometric, lean, and rich; igniting the fuel in the burner thereby creating an exhaust flow downstream the burner; placing a test sample of the material in contact with at least a portion of the exhaust flow downstream the burner and the heat exchanger, and downstream convection effects from the burner; controlling the heat exchanger so that the exhaust gas in contact with the test sample has the target temperature; and exposing the test sample to the exhaust flow over time.