Mid-infrared absorption measurements of liquid hydrocarbon fuels near 3.4 μ m

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 110, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 2135-2147

  Porter, Jason M ^a   Jeffries, Jay B ^a   Hanson, Ronald K ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

FTIR spectroscopy; Laser absorption; Liquid aerosols; Liquid films; Liquid hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION MEASUREMENTS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; FREQUENCY SHIFT; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; FUEL VAPOR; HYDROCARBON FUEL; LASER ABSORPTION; LIQUID AEROSOLS; LIQUID HYDROCARBON FUEL; LIQUID HYDROCARBONS; LIQUID PHASE; MIDINFRARED; MIDINFRARED LASERS; N-DECANE; N-DODECANE; SPECTRAL REGION; VAPOR PHASE;

ABSORPTION; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; COMBUSTORS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FUELS; GASOLINE; INFRARED DEVICES; LASER DIAGNOSTICS; LASERS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIQUID FILMS; OLEFINS; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARAFFINS; SURFACE DISCHARGES; TOLUENE; VAPORS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

ABSORPTION SPECTRUM; AEROSOL; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; TOLUENE;

EID: 69449085991     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2009.05.017     Document Type: Article

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