타이틀 |
Characterization and Demonstrations of Laser-Induced Incandescence in Both Normal and Low-Gravity |
저자 |
Randall L. Vander Wal |
Keyword |
Soot; LII; Laser-induced incandescence; Microgravity |
URL |
http://gltrs.grc.nasa.gov/reports/1997/CR-202347.pdf |
보고서번호 |
NASA CR-202347 |
발행년도 |
1997 |
출처 |
NASA Glenn Research Center |
ABSTRACT |
Knowledge of soot volume fraction is important to a wide range of combustion studies in microgravity. Laser-induced incandescence (LII) offers high sensitivity, high temporal and spatial resolution in addition to geometric versatility for real-time determination of soot volume fraction. Implementation of LII into the 2.2 sec drop tower at The NASA-Lewis Research Center along with system characterization is described. Absolute soot volume fraction measurements are presented for laminar and turbulent gas-jet flames in microgravity to illustrate the capabilities of LII in microgravity. Comparison between LII radial intensity profiles with soot volume fraction profiles determined through a full-field light extinction technique are also reported validating the accuracy of LII for soot volume fraction measurements in a microgravity environment. |