Combustion Measurements / Edition 1

by Norman Chigier

Overview

The book begins with an introduction to the general problems of making measurements in high temperature and a presentation of chemically reacting flow systems. It describes each instrument with the various diagnostic techniques and discusses measurements that have been made in furnaces, flames, and rocket engines. The detailed measurement techniques described in this book cover a wide spectrum of applications in combustion systems, including gas turbine, rocket measurement techniques that were developed in laboratories. Information obtained on detailed temperature, velocity, particle size, and gas concentration distribution is leading to improve understanding of the chemical combustion process and to design imporvements in combustors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781560320289
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/01/1991
Series:	Combustion: An International Series
Pages:	550
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Measurements in Combustion SystemsIntroductionVelocityHolographyTemperatureJoint Measurements of Velocity, Temperature, and Species ConcentrationParticle SizingSimultaneous Particle Size and VelocityParticle Sizing in Large FurnacesOptical Properties of Soot and DropletsGeneralized Lorenz-Mie Theory for Light ScatteringFourier Transform Infrared SpectroscopyCoal and Char ParticlesConclusionVELOCITY MEASUREMENTS BY LASER ANEMOMETRY, Norm ChigierIntroductionLaser VelocimetryConclusionsNomenclaturePARTICLE AND FLOW FIELD HOLOGRAPHY, J.D. TRolingerIntroductionHolocameras and Reconstruction SystemsHolographic InterferometryApplicationsData ReproductionNomenclatureTEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS BY LIGHT-SCATTERING METHODS, Norman M. LaurendeauIntroductionLight-Scattering Methods: Similarities and DifferencesSpontaneous Raman ScatteringThermometry by Rayleigh ScatteringLaser-Induced FluorescencePlanar ThermometrySummary and ConclusionsNomenclatureJOINT LASER RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY AND ANEMOMETRY, D.R. BallaIntroductionRequirement of Combustion MeasurementsRaman Spectroscopy - Anemometry IntegrationSources of ErrorError Estimates and Data ReproducibilityCombustion Measurement Using Joint Raman-LDA SystemsFuture DevelopmentsSummaryNomenclatureSPRAY DIAGNOSTICS BY LASER DIFFRACTION, J. SWITCHENBANK, J. Cao, and A.A. HamidiIntroductionParticle Sizing MethodsDiffraction Theory and Particle SizingTwo-Phase Reacting Flow CalculationsConclusionsNomenclatureDIAGNOSTICS FOR FUEL SPRAY CHARACTERIZATION, W.D. Bachalo, A. Brena de la Rosa, and S.V. SankarIntroductionBrief Review of Light-Scattering InterferometryThe Phase Doppler MethodPractical Applications of Phase Doppler MethodTime-Resolved Measurements of Sprays in Turbulent FlowsNomenclat

Editorial Reviews

Presents the theory and practice of using light scattering techniques for the measurement of liquid and solid particle size; Fourier transform infrared spectrometry as an alternative technique for detailed analysis of gases; instrumentation for the analysis of coal particles; and the special difficulties involved in solid propellant combustion measurements. (Burning rate measurements, combustion wave structure, pressure, chemical decomposition, and ignition require special instrumentation because of the harsh environment in solid propellant rockets.) Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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