Advanced Diagnostics for Reacting Flows.

Abstract

Progress is reported for the fourth year of an interdisciplinary program to innovate modern diagnostic techniques applicable to reacting and plasma flows. Research topics include: 1) fiber optic absorption/fluorescence sensors employing tunable ultraviolet, visible and infrared laser sources for species measurements; 2) wavelength-modulation spectroscopy, using rapid-scanning ultraviolet, visible and infrared laser sources, for absorption and fluorescence measurements of species, temperature and absorption lineshapes; 3) quantitative flow visualization, including temporally and spatially resolved species and temperature measurements in a plane, using laser-induced fluorescence; 4) quantitative particle visualization in spray flames using Mie scattering; 5) multiple-point velocity visualization; 6) advanced solid-state camera/computer systems for high speed and high-resolution recording, processing and display of flow visualization data; 7) plasma diagnostics,utilizing planar laser-induced fluorescence and wavelength modulation techniques; 8) optical processing and phase conjugation studies; and 9) investigation of other new diagnostic concepts. Originator-supplied keywords include: Combustion; Flame; Diagnostics; Temperature; Infrared; Visible; Spectroscopy; Turbulent; Fluorescence; Fiberoptic; Sensor; Flow; Velocity; Species; Visualization.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 21, 1984
Accession Number
ADA150675

Entities

People

  • Ronald Kenneth Hanson

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Doppler Effect
  • Dye Lasers
  • Flow Visualization
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Frequency Combs
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Induced Fluorescence
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Optical Materials
  • Optics
  • Scattering
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers