IMAGING OF REACTION ZONES IN HYDROCARBON AIR FLAMES BY USE OF PLANAR LASER-INDUCED FLUORESCENCE OF CH

Authors
PAUL PH DEC JE
Citation
Ph. Paul et Je. Dec, IMAGING OF REACTION ZONES IN HYDROCARBON AIR FLAMES BY USE OF PLANAR LASER-INDUCED FLUORESCENCE OF CH, Optics letters, 19(13), 1994, pp. 998-1000
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01469592
Volume
19
Issue
13
Year of publication
1994
Pages
998 - 1000
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(1994)19:13<998:IORZIH>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
A method for imaging the reaction zones in hydrocarbon-air flames is d escribed. The technique is based on planar laser-induced fluorescence of the CH radical by use of excitation in the A2DELTA <-- X2PI(1, 0) b and and broadband detection from the overlapping (1, 1) and (0, 0) ban ds. This strategy is found to provide a significant improvement in ima ge quality compared with that from previously employed CH imaging tech niques. Results are presented for propane-air flames, and a comparison of possible imaging strategies is given.