Laser-induced fluorescence of formaldehyde in combustion using third harmonic Nd : YAG laser excitation
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Summary, in English
Formaldehyde (CH2O) is an important intermediate species in combustion processes and it can through laser-induced fluorescence measurements be used for instantaneous flame front detection. The present study has focussed on the use of the third harmonic of a Nd:YAG laser at 355 nm as excitation wavelength for formaldehyde, and different dimethyl ether (C2H6O) flames were used as sources of formaldehyde in the experiments. The investigations included studies of the overlap between the laser profile and the absorption lines of formaldehyde, saturation effects and the potential occurrence of laser-induced photochemistry. The technique was applied for detection of formaldehyde in an internal combustion engine operated both as a spark ignition engine and as a homogenous charge compression ignition engine. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2003
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
3347-3356
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
Volym
59
Issue
14
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Elsevier
Ämne
- Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics
Nyckelord
- formaldehyde
- spectroscopy
- combustion diagnostics
- laser-induced fluorescence
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1386-1425