Combustion Diagnostics Using Laser Spontaneous-Raman Scattering.
Abstract
An existing computer-controlled Raman Spectroscopy system, using a pulsed nitrogen laser and a double spectrometer, was upgraded and used to measure the temperatures in the combustion plume of an afterburning J85-5 turbojet engine. The computer-fitted temperatures had standard deviations between one and three percent. The agreement with simultaneous and sequential gas-sampling probe measurements and with sequential thermocouple measurements was within five percent. Upon completion of these studies, the system was extensively modified for use with a 10-inch diameter combustion tunnel. Forty-eight sets of Raman data were taken over a wide range of operating conditions of the tunnel. The temperatures ranged from 1000 to over 2000 K using methane fuel. The turbulent diffusion flame was characterized by an unsteady appearance and was orange-yellow in color. Poisson standard deviations for 21 of the measurements averaged four percent. Measurements and spectra of the laser-induced and non-laser-induced backgrounds were also obtained and analyzed. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA076514
Entities
People
- Perry Pappas Yaney
Organizations
- University of Dayton