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Influence of Coil Power Ranges on the E-Liquid Consumption in Vaping Devices

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  • Sébastien Soulet

    (Laboratoire Français du E-Liquide (LFEL), 218 Avenue du Haut Lévêque, 33600 Pessac, France
    Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, I2M Bordeaux, Site ENSAM, Esplanade des Arts et Métiers, 33400 Talence, France)

  • Marie Duquesne

    (Bordeaux INP, CNRS, I2M Bordeaux, Site ENSAM, 16 Avenue Pey Berland, 33600 Pessac, France)

  • Jean Toutain

    (Bordeaux INP, CNRS, I2M Bordeaux, Site ENSAM, 16 Avenue Pey Berland, 33600 Pessac, France)

  • Charly Pairaud

    (Laboratoire Français du E-Liquide (LFEL), 218 Avenue du Haut Lévêque, 33600 Pessac, France)

  • Hélène Lalo

    (Laboratoire Français du E-Liquide (LFEL), 218 Avenue du Haut Lévêque, 33600 Pessac, France)

Abstract

As electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) represent a new constantly evolving product category, the systematic analysis of the developed devices and the e-liquid vaporization is challenging. Indeed, understanding how e-cigarettes work and the role of key parameters in the process are major issues. This work focuses on an experimental study of how the power supplied by the battery to the atomizer coil influences e-liquid consumption. The reproducibility and the repeatability of e-liquid consumption were investigated over 20 series of 20 puffs for one of the tested atomizers. Then, the reproducibility and the repeatability of the e-liquid consumption was investigated over five series of 20 puffs for each tested atomizer. The wire behavior according to the supplied power could be separated into three regimes: under-heating (insufficient power to generate an aerosol), optimal vaporization characterized by a linear trend (vaporization of the e-liquid proportional to the supplied energy) and over-heating (dry-burn occurs). Using a controllable and repeatable energy supply, the reproducibility of the quantity of vaporized e-liquid was verified for each of the five series of 20 puffs programed for all the atomizers except one. Finally, the influence of the supplied power on the vaporization and the consumption of the e-liquid as well as the optimal power ranges were investigated and discussed. The results showed that atomizers with resistance ranging from 1 Ω to 1.8 Ω are efficient using all the energy supplied by the battery to vaporize the e-liquid and reducing the energy lost in the cotton or in the metal part of atomizer coil.

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  • Sébastien Soulet & Marie Duquesne & Jean Toutain & Charly Pairaud & Hélène Lalo, 2018. "Influence of Coil Power Ranges on the E-Liquid Consumption in Vaping Devices," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(9), pages 1-14, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:15:y:2018:i:9:p:1853-:d:166138
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    1. Sébastien Soulet & Charly Pairaud & Hélène Lalo, 2017. "A Novel Vaping Machine Dedicated to Fully Controlling the Generation of E-Cigarette Emissions," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(10), pages 1-12, October.
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    2. Sébastien Soulet & Marie Duquesne & Jean Toutain & Charly Pairaud & Maud Mercury, 2019. "Impact of Vaping Regimens on Electronic Cigarette Efficiency," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(23), pages 1-15, November.
    3. Qutaiba M. Saleh & Edward C. Hensel & Nathan C. Eddingsaas & Risa J. Robinson, 2021. "Effects of Manufacturing Variation in Electronic Cigarette Coil Resistance and Initial Pod Mass on Coil Lifetime and Aerosol Generation," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(8), pages 1-11, April.
    4. Dominic L. Palazzolo & Jordan Caudill & James Baron & Kevin Cooper, 2021. "Fabrication and Validation of an Economical, Programmable, Dual-Channel, Electronic Cigarette Aerosol Generator," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(24), pages 1-26, December.
    5. Sébastien Soulet & Marie Duquesne & Jean Toutain & Charly Pairaud & Hélène Lalo, 2019. "Experimental Method of Emission Generation Calibration Based on Reference Liquids Characterization," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(13), pages 1-17, June.

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