Utilization of Laser Diagnostics to Evaluate Combustor Models,

Abstract

This paper presents an overview of results obtained in the Combustion Model Evaluation research program being sponsored by the Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories. The characteristics of a bluff-body research combustor used in this program are described. Data obtained with a laser Doppler anemometer system and a coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering system are presented. These results and those obtained with conventional probe devices and flow visualization techniques are compared to both time-averaged and time-dependent calculations of the near-wake region of the bluff-body flow field. The results of computer model experiments of the flow field for different diameter bluff bodies are also presented. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADP003155

Entities

People

  • C. A. Obringer
  • C. M. Reeves
  • J. S. Stutrud
  • R. P. Bradley
  • W. M. Roquemare

Organizations

  • Wright Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautical Laboratories
  • Air Force
  • Combustion
  • Combustors
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Flow Visualization
  • Laser Diagnostics
  • Lasers
  • Raman Scattering
  • Scattering
  • Turbines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy