Exciplex Systems for Vapor/Liquid Visualization of Fuel Sprays.

Abstract

The University of Texas at Dallas has conducted research on potential new organic exciplex systems for use in fluorescent visualization of the vapor and liquid portions of evaporating fuel sprays. These exciplex systems represent a novel and potentially powerful diagnostic tool for the analysis of the vaporization processes in gas turbine fuel sprays, and as such possess considerable relevance to Air Force propulsion needs. This final report describes the five best exciplex systems developed to date, the methods used to screen nearly one hundred of potential systems, and the characterization of the naphthalene/tetramethyl-p-phenylene diamine system. This last system has already been used in demonstration experiments to photograph the separate liquid and vapor patterns in an evaporating fuel spray.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA149360

Entities

People

  • A. M. Murray
  • L. A. Melton

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Dallas

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Boiling Point
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Energy Transfer
  • Fuel Additives
  • Fuel Sprays
  • Ground State
  • High Temperature
  • Laser Beams
  • Low Temperature
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Oxidation
  • Photographs

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics