Patent ID: 7371065

Claim:
Apparatus for the controlled production of nano-soot particles, comprising: a pore burner comprising a combustion zone arranged above a pore plate; a mixing device adapted for the production of a pre-mixture of fuel and oxidizing agent; wherein said mixing device is coupled to the pore burner such that the pre-mixture can be supplied thereto; a probe device for coupling out a partial flow of produced nano-soot particles; an analyzer device for measuring the particle size of the nano-soot particles within the partial flow coupled out by the probe device; a control device for controlling the mixture of fuel and oxidizing agent, wherein the control device is in communication with the analyzer device and adapted for controlling the mixture of fuel and oxidizing agent as a function of the particle size measured by the analyzer device; wherein the probe device has a suction device for drawing the partial flow out of the combustion zone by suction; and wherein an entry aperture of the probe device is positioned at or in the vicinity of a central area of the combustion zone.