Title :
An acoustic automotive engine oil quality sensor
Author :
Hammond, J.M. ; Lec, R.M. ; Libby, D.G. ; Zhang, X.J. ; Prager, L.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Maine Univ., Orono, ME, USA
Abstract :
A prototype model of an on-board automotive engine oil quality sensor is presented. The sensor utilizes changes in oil viscosity as an indicator of the oil quality. The sensor is capable of differentiating between engine oils of different grades and monitoring the degradation processes of oils due to their use in automotive engines and due to artificial contamination by dilution with water, ethylene glycol, and gasoline
Keywords :
automobile industry; automotive electronics; crystal resonators; lubrication; oil technology; piezoelectric transducers; ultrasonic transducers; viscosity measurement; 5 MHz; acoustic automotive engine oil quality sensor; artificial contamination; degradation processes; different grades; dilution; ethylene glycol; gasoline; monitoring; oil viscosity; on-board automotive engine oil quality sensor; prototype model; water; Acoustic sensors; Automotive engineering; Contamination; Degradation; Engines; Monitoring; Petroleum; Prototypes; Viscosity; Water pollution;
Conference_Titel :
Solid State Sensors and Actuators, 1997. TRANSDUCERS '97 Chicago., 1997 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3829-4
DOI :
10.1109/SENSOR.1997.635485
