Inadequacy of optical smoke measurements for characterization of non-light absorbing particulate matter emissions from gas turbine engines

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 184, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2068-2083

  Rye, L ^a   Lobo, P ^b   Williams, P I ^c,e   Uryga Bugajska, I ^d   Christie, S ^e   Wilson, C ^a   Hagen, D ^b   Whitefield, P ^b   Blakey, S ^a   Coe, H ^c   Raper, D ^e   Pourkashanian, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^e MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Gas turbine; Jet A 1; Particulate matter; Smoke number

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL MASS SPECTROMETERS; AEROSPACE RECOMMENDED PRACTICES; DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY SPECTROMETERS; JET A-1; MASS CONCENTRATION; NON-VOLATILE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS; PLUME VISIBILITY; PM EMISSIONS; SMOKE MEASUREMENT; SMOKE NUMBERS; SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS; VISIBLE EMISSIONS; VOLATILE ORGANICS;

BIODIESEL; COMBUSTION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SMOKE; SPECTROMETERS;

GAS TURBINES;

EID: 84867037472     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102202.2012.697499     Document Type: Article

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