Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 57, Issue 23, 233004(2020)

Analytical Simulation of Ultraviolet Differential Absorption Spectra of Benzene, Toluene, and Xylenes

Xiangru Wang, Xiaoshu Cai*, Jun Chen, and Wu Zhou
Author Affiliations
  • Shanghai Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow and Heat Transfer in Power Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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    Figures & Tables(8)
    Flow chart of data processing of BTX-DOAS
    Variation of absorption coefficient with incident light intensity
    Variation of differential absorption coefficient with incident light intensity
    BTX concentrations retrieving. (a) No particles, no random noise (fitting residual with a standard deviation of 1.78×10-7 cm-1); (b) no particles, random noise (fitting residual with a standard deviation of 3.65×10-6 cm-1); (c) particles, no random noise (fitting residual with a standard deviation of 1.18×10-6 cm-1); (d) particles, random noise (fitting residual with a standard deviation of 4.83×10-6 cm-1)
    Variations of differential absorption coefficient in the absence of particles and the change of particle parameters
    • Table 1. Initial parameters setting for DOAS numerical simulation

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      Table 1. Initial parameters setting for DOAS numerical simulation

      ParameterSetting value
      Incident light intensityDeuterium light emitting spectrum
      Volume fraction of benzene/10-620
      Volume fraction of toluene/10-640
      Volume fraction of o-xylene/10-650
      Volume fraction of m-xylene/10-660
      Volume fraction of p-xylene/10-630
      Light path length/cm30
      Particle number concentration (Nu)/(particle·cm-3)105
      Particle size range/nm1-10000
      Particle shapeSphere
      Particle size distributionLogarithmic normal distribution (Mu,Sd)
      Mean (Mu)7
      Standard deviation (Sd)1
      Relative refractive index of particles (m)1.57
      Light scattering conditionUncorrelated single scattering
    • Table 2. Influence of variation of incident light intensity on retrieved concentrations of BTX

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      Table 2. Influence of variation of incident light intensity on retrieved concentrations of BTX

      SpeciesTrue volume fraction/10-6Retrieved volume fraction/10-6
      1.1I0(λ)I0(λ)0.9I0(λ)0.5I0(λ)0.1I0(λ)
      Benzene2019.9919.9919.9919.9819.99
      Toluene4039.9539.9639.9539.9239.96
      O-xylene5049.5549.5549.5549.5749.55
      M-xylene6059.4859.5259.5459.5859.52
      P-xylene3030.0230.0130.0130.0330.01
    • Table 3. Effects of particle parameters on retrieved concentrations of BTX

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      Table 3. Effects of particle parameters on retrieved concentrations of BTX

      SpeciesTrue volume fraction/10-6Retrieved volume fraction/10-6
      No particlesMu=6Mu=4Sd=0.5Sd=1.2Nu=104m=1.33
      Benzene2020.0020.0020.0020.0020.0220.0020.00
      Toluene4040.0140.0240.0039.9940.0439.9940.00
      O-xylene5050.0050.0949.9949.9850.2449.9750.01
      M-xylene6060.0359.9660.0159.9960.3560.0059.97
      P-xylene3030.0030.0030.0030.0029.9730.0030.00
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    Xiangru Wang, Xiaoshu Cai, Jun Chen, Wu Zhou. Analytical Simulation of Ultraviolet Differential Absorption Spectra of Benzene, Toluene, and Xylenes[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2020, 57(23): 233004

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    Paper Information

    Category: Spectroscopy

    Received: Apr. 24, 2020

    Accepted: May. 15, 2020

    Published Online: Dec. 7, 2020

    The Author Email: Cai Xiaoshu (usst_caixs@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP57.233004

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