Optical Measurements of NO and NO sub 2 in the Exhaust of an F101-GE-100 Engine at Simulated Altitudes

Abstract

Measurements of nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentrations were made in the exhaust of an F101-GE-100 engine using ultraviolet (UV) spectral absorption techniques. The measurements were made at a station 10.2 cm downstream of the engine nozzle exit. The NO measurements were made at two engine power settings, intermediate and maximum afterburning; the NO2 measurement was made only at intermediate power. The line-of-sight absorption measurements through the axisymmetric exhaust stream were converted to local values of concentration via an iterative radial inversion computation. These in situ measurements are compared to NO sub x concentration values obtained by conventional probe sampling techniques using a chemiluminescent analyzer.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA047882

Entities

People

  • J. D. Few

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Engines
  • Exhaust Gases
  • Gases
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Jet Engine Exhaust
  • Jet Engines
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Resonance
  • Resonance Absorption
  • Sampling
  • Static Pressure
  • Test Facilities
  • Uncertainty

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Spectroscopy.