Quantitative liquid and vapor distribution measurements in evaporating fuel sprays using laser-induced exciplex fluorescence

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Fansler, Todd D ^a   Drake, Michael C ^a   Gajdeczko, Boguslaw ^b,c   Düwel, Isabell ^d,e   Koban, Wieland ^d,f   Zimmermann, Frank P ^d,g   Schulz, Christof ^d  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

^c ASML US Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^e PMDM GmbH   (Germany)

^f BASF SE   (Germany)

^g DAIMLER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Combustion; Engine; Exciplex; Fluorescence; Optical; Spray

Indexed keywords

BAND PASS; COMBUSTION ENGINES; EXCIPLEXES; FLUORESCENCE CALIBRATION; FLUOROBENZENE; FUEL DISTRIBUTION; FUEL SPRAYS; IN-SITU; LASER INDUCED; LIQUID PHASE; LIQUID-PHASE DISTRIBUTION; LIQUID-VAPOR; LOCAL TEMPERATURE; PER UNIT VOLUME; PRESSURE SPRAY; QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT; QUANTITATIVE RESULT; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCATTERING AND ABSORPTION; SPECTROSCOPIC PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT; VAPOR DISTRIBUTION; VAPOR PHASE; VARYING TEMPERATURE;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMBUSTION; FLOATING BREAKWATERS; FLUORESCENCE; FUELS; GASOLINE; HEXANE; JET PUMPS; LASERS; VAPORIZATION; VAPORS;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 72149129207     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/20/12/125401     Document Type: Article

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