Factors Affecting the Accuracy of the Integrated Particle Sizing System

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to investigate factors affecting instrument accuracy of a nonintrusive optical system known as the Integrated Particle Sizing System (IPSS). Studies of soot formation and growth in laboratory combustors were conducted at the Air Force Engineering and Services Center, Environics Division, using the IPSS. However, the behavior of this instrument and the factors affecting its accuracy were not completely understood, causing the proper operation of the instrument and the interpretation of results to be questioned. This report focused on the theory governing the instrument's design. A list of limitations imposed by theory was derived and measurements were made to verify the relationship between incoming signal, theory, and actual particle size.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA201131

Entities

People

  • Abderrahama Touati
  • Barbara D. Isager
  • Charles L. Proctor

Organizations

  • University of Florida

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Charge Density
  • Combustion
  • Detectors
  • Diffraction
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Flux Density
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Optical Properties
  • Particle Size
  • Plane Waves
  • Wave Equations

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  • Software Engineering
  • Theoretical Analysis.