Midinfrared Optical Properties of Petroleum Oil Aerosols

Abstract

The mass normalized absorption and extinction coefficients were measured for fog oil aerosol at 3.4 micrometers with a combined photoacoustic and transmissometer system. An extinction spectral profile was determined over a range of infrared (IR) wavelengths from 2.7 to 4.0 micrometers by an IR scanning transmissometer. The extinction spectrum was mass normalized by referencing it to the photoacoustic portion of the experiment. A corresponding Mie calculation was conducted and compared with the above measurements. Agreement is good for the most recent optical coefficients. An extrapolation of this data to other similar petroleum products such as kerosene or diesel fuel that exhibit similar bulk absorption characteristics were briefly examined.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA283689

Entities

People

  • Charles W. Bruce
  • K. P. Gurton

Organizations

  • New Mexico State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Absorption Spectra
  • Artillery
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Diesel Fuels
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Laser Beams
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Optical Properties
  • Particle Size
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering
  • Security
  • Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Spectroscopy.