Estimation of boundary layer diffusion flame temperatures by means of an infrared camera under microgravity conditions

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 859-865

  Brahmi, Lynda ^a,b   Vietoris, Thomas ^a   Torero, José L ^a,c   Joulain, Pierre ^a  

^a ENSMA   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Emissivity; Infrared camera; Laminar diffusion flame; Microgravity combustion

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CAMERAS; COMBUSTION; DIFFUSION; FUEL BURNERS; INFRARED DEVICES; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; THERMOCOUPLES;

BOUNDARY LAYER DIFFUSION FLAME; MICROGRAVITY COMBUSTION;

FLAME RESEARCH;

BOUNDARY LAYER; DIFFUSION; FLAME; GRAVITY; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

EID: 0032696056     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/10/10/305     Document Type: Article

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