Aerosol component filtering performance monitoring system and method and storage medium

By using an aerosol component filtration performance monitoring system, real-time measurement and comparison of unfiltered and filtered smoke data are achieved, solving the problems of non-dynamic and low efficiency in existing cigarette detection technologies and enabling dynamic and accurate evaluation of cigarette filtration performance.

CN121068427APending Publication Date: 2025-12-05HUBEI CHINA TOBACCO INDUSTRY CO LTD +1
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Application Number
CN202511320923.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
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Filing Date
2025-09-16
Publication Date
2025-12-05

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Technical Problem

Existing cigarette smoking detection technologies are mainly offline, which suffer from inaccurate non-dynamic values, limited simulation conditions, and low efficiency, affecting the accurate assessment of cigarette characteristics and smoking behavior.

Method used

A filtration performance monitoring system for aerosol components includes a sample fixation module, a sensor module, and an analysis module. It acquires unfiltered and filtered flue gas data through the first and second sampling chambers, and uses a synchronous sensor array and a suction engine module to perform real-time data comparison to generate a suction filtration efficiency curve.

Benefits of technology

It enables dynamic, inlet-by-inlet parameter evaluation of flue gas filtration performance, real-time measurement and comparison of chemical components and physical parameters, improving the accuracy and efficiency of the evaluation and avoiding the generation of toxic byproducts.

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Abstract

The invention provides an aerosol component filtering performance monitoring system and method and a storage medium, the filtering performance monitoring system comprises a sample fixing module, a sensor module and an analysis module, the sample fixing module is used for fixing an aerosol product, the sample fixing module comprises a first sampling cavity and a second sampling cavity, the first sampling cavity is arranged between a fuming section and a filter stick section of the aerosol product, and the second sampling cavity is arranged on a suction section of the aerosol product; the sensor modules are arranged in the first sampling cavity and the second sampling cavity and are used for respectively acquiring unfiltered flue gas data and filtered flue gas data; and the analysis module is used for comparing the unfiltered smoke data with the filtered smoke data to generate a suction filtering efficiency curve. The problem that dynamic, puff-by-puff and variable-parameter filtering performance evaluation cannot be carried out on the cigarette filter stick in the prior art is solved.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the field of aerosol detection, and particularly relates to an aerosol component filtration performance monitoring system, method and storage medium. BACKGROUND

[0002] Cigarettes, as a widely consumed tobacco product, are of great concern in terms of quality and safety. Cigarette smoking detection is an important means to evaluate cigarette quality, study smoking behavior, and understand the impact of smoking on human health. Through accurate measurement and analysis of various parameters during cigarette smoking, scientific basis can be provided for the improvement of cigarette production process, the research and development of new cigarette products, and the prevention and control of smoking hazards.

[0003] However, existing cigarette smoking detection techniques are mainly offline detection. The problems of non-dynamic value inaccuracy, single simulation condition, and low efficiency in traditional offline measurement methods also affect a more accurate and comprehensive understanding of cigarette characteristics and smoking behavior. SUMMARY

[0004] Therefore, the present application aims to provide an aerosol component filtration performance monitoring system, method and storage medium to solve the above problems.

[0005] To solve the above technical problems, the present application adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] In a first aspect, the present application provides an aerosol component filtration performance monitoring system, which comprises a sample fixing module, a sensor module, and an analysis module. The sample fixing module is used to fix an aerosol product, and comprises a first sampling cavity and a second sampling cavity. The first sampling cavity is arranged between the smoking segment and the filter segment of the aerosol product, and the second sampling cavity is arranged at the smoking segment of the aerosol product. The sensor module is arranged in the first sampling cavity and the second sampling cavity to obtain unfiltered smoke data and filtered smoke data, respectively. The analysis module is used to compare the unfiltered smoke data and the filtered smoke data to generate a smoking filtration efficiency curve.

[0007] Further, the sensor module comprises a first sensor array and a second sensor array. The first sensor array is arranged in the first sampling cavity, and the second sensor array is arranged in the second sampling cavity.

[0008] Further, the first sensor array and the second sensor array constitute a dual-channel synchronous sensor array, which is provided with physical parameter sensors, chemical component sensors, and electrochemical sensors.

[0009] Further, the physical parameter sensors comprise differential pressure sensors, flow sensors, and thermocouple temperature sensors.

[0010] Further, the chemical component sensor is a non-dispersive infrared sensor.

[0011] Further, the filtration performance monitoring system further comprises a suction engine module, the suction engine module is composed of a syringe pump and / or a mass flow controller, and the suction engine module is used for suction profile.

[0012] Further, the filtration performance monitoring system further comprises a control module, the control module comprises a central controller, the central controller is used for controlling start and stop of the suction engine module, synchronously acquiring unfiltered flue gas data and filtered flue gas data, and transmitting the unfiltered flue gas data and the filtered flue gas data to the analysis module.

[0013] In a second aspect, the application provides a filtration performance monitoring method of aerosol components, applied to the filtration performance monitoring system, the filtration performance monitoring method comprising: step S1, clamping and fixing the aerosol product, and performing simulated suction on the aerosol product; step S2, synchronously collecting unfiltered flue gas data and filtered flue gas data of the aerosol product; and step S3, comparing the unfiltered flue gas data and the filtered flue gas data to generate a suction filtration efficiency curve.

[0014] In a third aspect, the application provides a computer readable storage medium, which stores a computer program / instruction, and the computer program / instruction is executed by a processor to realize the steps of the filtration performance monitoring method of aerosol components.

[0015] The aerosol-generating article is a smoking article comprising an aerosol-forming substrate which generates, by heating, an aerosol that is directly inhalable by a user into the user's lungs through the user's mouth.

[0016] Preferably, the aerosol-forming substrate is a solid aerosol-forming substrate. The aerosol-forming substrate can comprise both solid and liquid components.

[0017] Preferably, the aerosol-forming substrate comprises nicotine. In some preferred embodiments, the aerosol-forming substrate comprises tobacco.

[0018] For example, the aerosol-forming material can be formed from a sheet of homogenised tobacco.

[0019] Alternatively or additionally, the aerosol-forming substrate can comprise aerosol-forming material that does not contain tobacco. For example, the aerosol-forming material can be a sheet comprising a nicotine salt and an aerosol-former.

[0020] If the aerosol-forming substrate is a solid aerosol-forming substrate, the solid aerosol-forming substrate can comprise one or more of a powder, a granule, a pellet, a shard, a striplet, a strip or a sheet material containing one or more of a herbal leaf, a tobacco leaf, a tobacco ribbings, a flat expanded tobacco and a homogenised tobacco.

[0021] Optionally, the solid aerosol-forming substrate can comprise tobacco volatile aroma compounds or non-tobacco volatile aroma compounds that are released upon heating of the solid aerosol-forming substrate. The solid aerosol-forming substrate can also comprise one or more capsules comprising, for example, additional tobacco volatile aroma compounds or non-tobacco volatile aroma compounds, and such capsules can melt during heating of the solid aerosol-forming substrate.

[0022] From the above technical solutions, the aerosol component filtration performance monitoring system, method and storage medium proposed by the present application have the following advantages and positive effects:

[0023] The present application solves the problem that the prior art cannot evaluate the filtration performance of a cigarette filter under dynamic, per-puff and variable parameters. By measuring the chemical components and physical parameters of smoke before and after entering and flowing out of the filter, the dynamic filtration efficiency of the filter in each puff is calculated in real time by comparing the data before and after. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0024] The above content of the present application and the following detailed description will be better understood when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the drawings are only examples of the claimed technical solutions.

[0025] Figure 1 is a structural diagram of an aerosol component filtration performance monitoring system;

[0026] Figure 2 is a structural diagram of an aerosol product;

[0027] Figure 3 is a flowchart of an aerosol component filtration performance monitoring method;

[0028] Figure 4 is a flowchart of an aerosol component filtration performance monitoring method.

[0029] Among them, the reference signs are explained as follows:

[0030] Aerosol product holder: 1;

[0031] Smoking section: 21;

[0032] Filter section: 22;

[0033] Puffing section: 23;

[0034] First sampling cavity: 31;

[0035] Second sampling cavity: 32;

[0036] First sensor array: 41;

[0037] Second sensor array: 42;

[0038] Suction engine module: 5;

[0039] Control modules: 6;

[0040] Analysis module: 7. Detailed Implementation

[0041] The detailed features and advantages of this application are described below in the specific embodiments. The content of this description is sufficient to enable any person skilled in the art to understand the technical content of this application and implement it accordingly. Based on the specification, claims and drawings disclosed in this specification, a person skilled in the art can easily understand the related objectives and advantages of this application.

[0042] The invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which similar reference numerals denote similar elements. While specific structures and arrangements are discussed, it should be understood that this is done merely for illustrative purposes. Those skilled in the art will recognize that other structures and arrangements can be used without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the invention can also be used in a variety of other applications.

[0043] In this specification and claims, several terms will be used, and unless otherwise indicated, these terms will be defined to have the following meanings:

[0044] The singular forms “a” and “the” include their corresponding plural forms. “At least one” means one or more, and “more” means two or more. “At least one of the following” or similar expressions refer to any combination of these items, including any combination of single or plural items. For example, at least one of a, b, or c can be expressed as: a, b, c, ab, ac, bc, or abc, where a, b, and c can be single or multiple.

[0045] All figures used to represent component amounts, properties (e.g., molecular weight), reaction conditions, etc., should be considered to be modified in all cases by the terms "within the unavoidable margin of error" or "about". Therefore, the numerical values ​​set forth herein are approximate and may vary depending on the desired properties sought to be obtained by the present invention. The principle of equivalents, which is applied to a minimum and not intended to limit the scope of the claims, should be applied, for example, each value should be interpreted at least according to the reported significant digits and by applying conventional rounding techniques.

[0046] It should be understood that the term "and / or" in this document is merely used to describe associated objects, and can represent the three conditions of "A", "B", and "A and / or B", i.e., the three conditions of "A alone", "B alone", and "A and B together". In addition, the character " / " in this document generally represents an "or" relationship between the associated objects, but can also represent an "and / or" relationship. The specific meaning can be understood according to the context.

[0047] In the description of the embodiments, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "bottom", and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, or the orientation or positional relationship in which the product is usually placed during use, and are merely used to facilitate the description of the present application and simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0048] Unless otherwise indicated, the following abbreviations have the following meanings and any other abbreviations used herein but not defined have their generally accepted standard meanings:

[0049] All other terms used herein are intended to have their ordinary meanings to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present patent pertains, particularly meanings that can be directly and unambiguously determined by those of ordinary skill in the art after reading the claims, specification, and drawings of the present patent.

[0050] Even if the grammar, words, punctuation, graphics, symbols, etc. in the claims, specification, and drawings of the present patent are not described in detail, omitted, or ambiguous, those of ordinary skill in the art can still arrive at the only correct understanding without much reasoning or testing by reading the claims, specification, and drawings as a whole, and effectively exclude all incorrect understanding methods that are not targeted at achieving the purpose of the present patent.

[0051] Those of ordinary skill in the art will first choose to read the claims, specification, and drawings of the present patent to reasonably interpret the terms, secondly choose to refer to the relevant definitions of the applicant in other documents disclosed before the filing date to reasonably interpret the terms, thirdly choose to reasonably interpret the terms by referring to the cited references in the present patent, and finally choose to reasonably interpret the terms by referring to technical dictionaries, technical manuals, reference books, textbooks, national or industry technical standards, etc. commonly used by those skilled in the art.

[0052] To make the purpose, technical solutions, and advantages of the present application clearer, the embodiments of the present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

[0053] Referring to Figure 1 The present application provides a filter performance monitoring system for aerosol components, which comprises a sample fixing module, a sensor module, an analysis module 7, a puffing engine module 5 and a control module 6.

[0054] The sample fixing module comprises an aerosol product holder 1, a first sampling cavity 31 and a second sampling cavity 32. The first sampling cavity 31 is arranged between the smoking segment 21 and the filter segment 22 of the aerosol product, and the second sampling cavity 32 is arranged at the puffing segment 23 of the aerosol product.

[0055] Referring to Figure 2 The aerosol product comprises, from the distal end to the proximal end, the smoking segment 21, the filter segment 22 and the puffing segment 23. The smoking segment 21 generates aerosol after being heated, the user puffs at the puffing segment 23, and the aerosol flows into the user's mouth from the filter segment 22.

[0056] The aerosol product holder 1 is used to standardly fix the smoking segment 21 and the filter segment 22 of the aerosol product to be tested (for example, a cigarette).

[0057] The sensor module is arranged at the first sampling cavity 31 and the second sampling cavity 32, and is used to respectively acquire unfiltered smoke data and filtered smoke data.

[0058] Referring to Figure 3 The first sampling cavity 31 is located at the junction of the smoking segment 21 and the filter segment 22. The cavity is designed with a small sampling port that does not significantly affect the flow of mainstream smoke, and the first sampling cavity 31 is used to extract a small part of unfiltered smoke.

[0059] The second sampling cavity 32 is located at the end of the filter segment 22, that is, the puffing segment 23 of the aerosol product, and the second sampling cavity 32 is used to collect all filtered smoke.

[0060] The sensor module can specifically comprise a first sensor array 41 and a second sensor array 42.

[0061] The first sensor array 41 is arranged at the first sampling cavity 31, and the second sensor array 42 is arranged at the second sampling cavity 32. The two constitute a double-channel synchronous sensor array, and the synchronous sensor array is provided with a physical parameter sensor, a chemical component sensor and an electrochemical sensor.

[0062] In the examples that can be implemented in the present application, the first sensor array 41 and the second sensor array 42 are the same, and each set of sensor array comprises:

[0063] Physical parameter sensor: micro differential pressure / flow sensor and thermocouple temperature sensor, used to measure the flow rate and temperature of the smoke.

[0064] Chemical component sensor: Non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) sensor: for high-precision measurement of CO and CO2.

[0065] Electrochemical sensor: for detecting specific harmful gases, such as nitrogen oxides or formaldehyde.

[0066] The analysis module 7 is used to compare the unfiltered smoke data and the filtered smoke data to generate a puff filtration efficiency curve.

[0067] The puff engine module 5 can be composed of a syringe pump and / or a mass flow controller, and is used to generate a puff profile.

[0068] Specifically, the puff engine module 5 adopts a syringe pump or a mass flow controller (MFC) driven by a precision stepper motor. The engine can be accurately controlled by software to generate a puff profile of any waveform (such as square, bell-shaped) and parameters (volume, flow rate, duration, interval), perfectly simulating various smoking behaviors

[0069] The control module 6 includes a central controller for controlling the start and stop of the puff engine module 5, synchronously acquiring unfiltered smoke data and filtered smoke data, and transmitting the unfiltered smoke data and the filtered smoke data to the analysis module 7.

[0070] Specifically, the control module 6 mainly includes a central controller responsible for synchronously controlling the start and stop of the puff engine. Data from all sensors in the two channels are synchronously collected at a high frequency. The data is transmitted to the analysis module 7 (such as a host computer) through USB or Ethernet for analysis.

[0071] As Figure 4 shown, based on the same inventive concept, the present application also provides a method for monitoring the filtration performance of aerosol components, applied to the filtration performance monitoring system described above. The specific steps of the filtration performance monitoring method can include:

[0072] Step S1: clamping and holding the aerosol product, and simulating puffing of the aerosol product.

[0073] Step S2: synchronously collecting unfiltered smoke data and filtered smoke data of the aerosol product.

[0074] Specifically, the filtration performance monitoring system fixes the aerosol product to be tested by the aerosol product holder 1, and under the condition of simulated puffing (which can be generated by a programmable puffing engine, with a puffing volume of 50 mL, a flow rate of 30 mL / s, and an interval of 30 s), the smoke passes through the first sampling cavity 31 (located at the junction of the smoking section 21 and the filter rod section 22) and the second sampling cavity 32 (located at the end of the filter rod section 22) in turn.

[0075] Step S3: Comparing the unfiltered and filtered smoke data to generate a puff filtration efficiency curve.

[0076] Specifically, the dual-channel synchronous sensor array detects the aerosol in the first sampling cavity 31 and the second sampling cavity 32 in real time to obtain specific numerical values.

[0077] Exemplarily, the specific numerical values can include:

[0078] Physical parameters: flow rate (front: 30 mL / s, rear: 28 mL / s, pressure difference loss 6.7%); temperature (front: 38℃, rear: 35℃, temperature drop 7.9%).

[0079] Chemical components: CO concentration (front: 12 ppm, rear: 7.2 ppm, filtration efficiency 40%); TVOCs concentration (front: 6 mg / m 3 , rear: 3.9 mg / m 3 , filtration efficiency 35%).

[0080] It can be understood that, compared with traditional offline measurement techniques (such as laboratory gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis), the present system has significant advantages in real-time performance, dynamic analysis capability, and test efficiency, and specific data comparisons are as follows:

[0081] Measurement real-time performance:

[0082] Traditional method: offline measurement, smoke samples need to be collected and sent to the laboratory for analysis, and data acquisition takes 4-6 hours.

[0083] The present system: real-time synchronous measurement, data acquisition frequency 100 Hz, and real-time output of each data, and the time consumption is only a few seconds.

[0084] Significance: the data acquisition speed is improved by about 1000 times, and immediate decision-making is supported.

[0085] Dynamic performance insight:

[0086] Traditional method: only the cumulative average value of the entire puffing process can be provided.

[0087] The present system: each analysis reveals performance changes.

[0088] Significance: the dynamic resolution is improved to the single-puff level, and the performance evaluation is more accurate.

[0089] Test cost and safety:

[0090] Traditional method: expensive offline equipment is required, and toxic by-products are generated by burning tobacco.

[0091] The present system: integrated benchtop instrument, no need for burning, and avoiding toxic substance handling.

[0092] Significance: significantly improved safety.

[0093] It can be understood that each module in the filtration performance monitoring system of the aerosol component can be implemented wholly or partially by software, hardware, and a combination thereof. Each module described above can be embedded in or independent of a processor in the server in hardware form, or can be stored in a memory in the server in software form, so as to be called and executed by the processor to perform the operations corresponding to each module. The processor can be a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a single-chip microcomputer, etc.

[0094] The filtration performance monitoring method of the aerosol component and / or the filtration performance monitoring system of the aerosol component can be implemented in the form of computer readable instructions, which can run on a computer system.

[0095] Based on the same inventive concept, a computer readable storage medium is provided, which stores computer readable instructions, and the program is executed by a processor to implement the steps in the filtration performance monitoring method of the aerosol component described above.

[0096] The memory in the embodiments of the present application can be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or can include both volatile and non-volatile memories. Among them, the non-volatile memory can be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable ROM (PROM), an erasable programmable ROM (EPROM), an electrically EPROM (EEPROM), or a flash memory. The volatile memory can be a random access memory (RAM) used as an external cache.

[0097] By way of example, and not limitation, a number of forms of random access memory (RAM) can be used, such as static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), double data rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM), synchlink DRAM (SLDRAM), and direct rambus RAM (DR RAM).

[0098] The computer-readable storage medium can be any available media or a collection of one or more of the available media that is accessible by a computer. The available media can be a magnetic media (e.g., a floppy diskette, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical media (e.g., a DVD), or a semiconductor media. The semiconductor media can be a solid-state hard drive.

[0099] It should be understood that the size of the sequence number of each process described above does not mean the order of execution, and the execution order of each process should be determined according to its function and inherent logic, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of the present application.

[0100] Those skilled in the art can realize that the units and algorithm steps of the examples described in combination with the embodiments disclosed herein can be realized in electronic hardware or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether the functions are realized in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Those skilled in the art can use different methods to realize the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of the present application.

[0101] Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the devices, apparatuses and units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0102] In several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed devices, apparatuses and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the apparatus embodiments described above are only schematic, for example, the division of units is only a logical function division, and actual implementation can have another division manner, for example, a plurality of units or components can be combined or integrated into another device, or some features can be ignored or not executed. In addition, the coupling or direct coupling or communication connection between the units shown or discussed can be indirect coupling or communication connection through some interface, device or unit, and can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0103] The units described as separate components can or can not be physically separate, and the components shown as units can or can not be physical units, i.e. they can be located in one place, or can be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the embodiments.

[0104] In addition, each of the functional units in the various embodiments of the present application can be integrated in one processing unit, or each of the units can exist physically separately, or two or more units can be integrated in one unit.

[0105] If the functions are implemented in the form of software function units and sold or used as independent products, they can be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the present application can be embodied in the form of a software product, and the computer software product is stored in a storage medium, and includes several instructions for causing a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the methods in the various embodiments of the present application. The aforementioned storage medium includes: a U disk, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and various media that can store program codes.

[0106] In this specification, the reference to "one embodiment", "one specific embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment / specific embodiment is included in at least one embodiment / specific embodiment of the present application. Therefore, the appearance of the phrase "in one embodiment / specific embodiment" at various places in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment / specific embodiment, but can. In addition, a particular feature, structure or characteristic can be combined in any suitable way in one or more embodiments / specific embodiments, as those skilled in the art can understand from the present disclosure.

[0107] Similarly, it should be understood that in the above description of the exemplary embodiments of the present application, various features of the present application are sometimes grouped together in a single embodiment / specific embodiment or its figures and description, for the purpose of simplifying the disclosure and helping with the understanding of one or more of the various inventive aspects. However, the description method of the present patent should not be interpreted as reflecting an intention that the claimed application requires more features than those explicitly stated in each claim. On the contrary, the inventive aspect reflected by the claims is in the single aforementioned disclosed embodiment / specific embodiment. Therefore, the claims following the detailed description are expressly incorporated into the present detailed description, and each claim exists independently as a separate embodiment / specific embodiment of the present application.

[0108] Furthermore, while some embodiments / descriptions herein include, but are not limited to, some other features included in other embodiments / descriptions, combinations of the features of the different embodiments / descriptions are intended to be within the scope of the application and form different embodiments / descriptions as will be understood by those skilled in the art. For example, in the claims below, any of the embodiments / descriptions can be used in any combination.

[0109] The terms and expressions which have been employed are used as terms of description and not of limitation, and there is no intention that in the use of such terms and expressions of excluding any equivalents of the features shown and described or portions thereof, but it is recognized that various modifications are possible within the scope of the application claimed.

[0110] It is therefore understood that, although the present application has been specifically disclosed by preferred embodiments, exemplary embodiments and optional features, modification and / or improvements may occur to persons skilled in the art to which the application pertains, and such modifications and / or improvements are intended to be within the scope of the application as defined in the appended claims.

[0111] The specific embodiments given above are illustrative of the general principles of the application and are not to be taken as limiting thereof. Numerous modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teachings without departing from the scope of the application.

[0112] The above description of the specific embodiments has been given by way of example and for purposes of descriptive clarity and is not intended to limit the application in any manner. Various modifications and alterations to this application will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the preceding description, which does not contain exhaustive lists of all possible modifications and alterations.

[0113] It is intended that all such modifications and alterations be considered within the scope of the application, which is to be limited only by the claims appended hereto. Accordingly, though the present application has been described in language specific to structural features, methodological acts, and computer readable media, it is to be understood that the application defined in the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the specific features, acts, or media described. Rather, the specific aspects and features are disclosed as illustrative forms of implementing the claims.

[0114] Furthermore, the scope of the application should not be limited by any of the specific exemplary embodiments described herein, but should be given the full scope of the appended claims and any equivalents thereof.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring filtration performance of an aerosol component, characterized by, The filter performance monitoring system comprises a sample fixing module, a sensor module and an analysis module, The sample fixing module is used for fixing an aerosol product, and comprises a first sampling cavity and a second sampling cavity, the first sampling cavity is arranged between a smoking section and a filter rod section of the aerosol product, and the second sampling cavity is arranged at a puffing section of the aerosol product. The sensor module is arranged at the first sampling cavity and the second sampling cavity, and is used for acquiring unfiltered smoke data and filtered smoke data respectively. The analysis module is used for comparing the unfiltered smoke data and the filtered smoke data, and generating a puffing filtration efficiency curve.

2. The filtration performance monitoring system of claim 1, wherein, The sensor module comprises a first sensor array and a second sensor array, the first sensor array is arranged at the first sampling cavity, and the second sensor array is arranged at the second sampling cavity.

3. The filtration performance monitoring system of claim 2, wherein, The first sensor array and the second sensor array constitute a double-channel synchronous sensor array, and the synchronous sensor array is provided with a physical parameter sensor, a chemical component sensor and an electrochemical sensor.

4. The filtration performance monitoring system of claim 3, wherein, The physical parameter sensor comprises a differential pressure sensor, a flow sensor and a thermocouple temperature sensor.

5. The filtration performance monitoring system of claim 3, wherein, The chemical component sensor is a non-dispersive infrared sensor.

6. The filtration performance monitoring system of claim 1, wherein, The filter performance monitoring system further comprises a puffing engine module, The puffing engine module is composed of a syringe pump and / or a mass flow controller, and is used for puffing profile.

7. The filtration performance monitoring system of claim 6, wherein, The filter performance monitoring system further comprises a control module, The control module comprises a central controller, which is used for controlling start and stop of the puffing engine module, synchronously acquiring the unfiltered smoke data and the filtered smoke data, and transmitting the unfiltered smoke data and the filtered smoke data to the analysis module.

8. A method of monitoring the filtration performance of an aerosol component, characterized by, The filter performance monitoring method applied to the filter performance monitoring system of claim 1 comprises: Step S1: fixing and clamping an aerosol product, and performing simulated puffing on the aerosol product; Step S2: synchronously acquiring unfiltered smoke data and filtered smoke data of the aerosol product; Step S3: comparing the unfiltered smoke data and the filtered smoke data, and generating a puffing filtration efficiency curve.

9. A computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer programs / instructions, characterized in that, The computer program / instruction is executed by a processor to realize the steps of the filter performance monitoring method of the aerosol component of claim 8.

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