Dual Gated Imaging system for Enhanced Fluorescent Diagnostics Measurements

Abstract

This report describes the purchase specifications and initial use of a dual gated imaging system capable of intensified imaging with gate times a short as 1 nsec. The system consists of two primary subsystems: (1) dual fast gated image intensifiers, and (2) a sensitive CCD camera and readout/computer system. With dual images, it is possible to measure the fluorescent lifetimes of the dopant which is the marker for the fuel, fluoranthene, in a two dimensional image, and subsequently to correct the fuel intensity image for oxygen quenching. From the fuel and oxygen images, the equivalence ratio image can be calculated. In initial experiments, the system has been used to capture instantaneous (<50 nsec) equivalence ratio images for gaseous methane jets and for diffusion flames.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 13, 1992
Accession Number
ADA249673

Entities

People

  • Lynn A. Melton

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Dallas

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Pressure
  • Chemistry
  • Computers
  • Detectors
  • Diffusion
  • Flow Rate
  • Fluorescence
  • Gray Scale
  • High Voltage
  • Intensity
  • Laser Pulses
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Quenching
  • Scientists
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.