Characterization of a two-dimensional temperature field within a rapid compression machine using a toluene planar laser-induced fluorescence imaging technique

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Strozzi, Camille ^a   Sotton, Julien ^a   Mura, Arnaud ^a   Bellenoue, Marc ^a  

^a ENSMA   (France)

Author keywords

Fluorescence; PLIF; RCM; Temperature; Toluene

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE; COLLECTION SYSTEMS; DIAGNOSTIC METHODS; DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS; ENGINE CONDITIONS; EXTREME TEMPERATURES; HCCI COMBUSTION; HOMOGENEOUS CHARGE COMPRESSION IGNITION COMBUSTIONS; INDUSTRIAL DEVICES; NON-INTRUSIVE; OPERATING MODES; PLANAR LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE; PLIF; RAPID COMPRESSION MACHINE; RCM; REACTIVE PROCESS; SELF IGNITION; SINGLE WAVELENGTH EXCITATION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THERMAL SENSITIVITY;

AUTOMOBILE ENGINES; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; DISPLAY DEVICES; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; SMOKE; TOLUENE; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

IGNITION;

EID: 72149093521     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/20/12/125403     Document Type: Article

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