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. 2020 Dec 7;11(12):1085. doi: 10.3390/mi11121085
Symbols for general parameters Definitions
Vobs Observation volume
wl Laser beam diameter
d Diameter of the inlet nozzle
Cd Concentration of the diluted emission
Cr Real concentration of the exhaust emission
df Dilution factor
n Number of ejectors in parallel
Gmix Mass flow rate after mixing
Gsuction Mass flow rate at exhaust suction
Gsupply Mass flow rate of dilution air
G Mass flow rate
Q Volumetric flow rate
Symbols for parameters of the fist layout Definitions
QT Total volumetric flow rate of diluted sampling
Qexhaust Volumetric flow rate of the raw exhaust
Qair Volumetric flow rate of the environmental air
ρT Total density of the diluted particulate matter
ρex Density of the exhaust emission
ρair Density of the air
Symbols for parameters of the second layout Definitions
Qsupply_air Volumetric flow rate of the supply air
Qsuction_air Volumetric flow rate of the suction air
Qexhaust gas Volumetric flow rate of the emission gas
QTotal−Air Total volumetric flow rate of air
QSupply−ejector Volumetric flow rate of the supply (last ejector)
QTotal−ejector Volumetric flow rate of the supply + suction
Qair−compressor Volumetric flow rate of the compressor
Symbols for calculation of the temperature Definitions
Tmix Temperature of the gas mixture
Tair−sup Air temperature in the supply ejector
Tair−suc Air temperature in the suction ejector
Texhaust−suc Exhaust temperature suction emission
Gair−sup Overall supply air mass flow rate of ejectors
Gair−suc Air mass flow rate of the suction (n-1) ejectors
Gexhaust−suc Exhaust mass flow rate of the suction ejector
Symbols for calculation of the humidity Definitions
MH2O−tot Total mass of the H2O in the system
MH2O−air−supply Mass flow rate of water vapor in air supply ejectors
MH2O−air−suction Mass flow rate of the H2O in air suction ejectors
MH2O−gas−suction Mass flow rate of H2O in the emission suction ejector
Mdry−tot Total mass flow rate of the dry air
Mair−dry−supply Mass flow rate of the dry air in supply ejectors
Mair−dry−suction Mass flow rate of the dry air in suction ejectors
Mgas−dry−suction Mass flow rate of the dry emission in the suction ejector
xmix Water mixing ratio of the air–exhaust gas mixture
PH2O−mix  Partial pressure of the vapor in the mix condition
PSTP Standard ambient pressure
RH Relative humidity
PSAT Saturation pressure of the vapor