Measurement of particulate volume fraction in a coflow diffusion flame using transient thermocouple technique

2004-05-01
Rolando, A
D'Alessio, A
D'Anna, A
Allouis, Christophe Gerard
Beretta, F
Minutolo, P
Transient-thermocouple-based measurements have been used to detect soot and nanoparticles in a coflowing diffusion flame of ethylene. Total particulate volume fractions are measured as a function of the radial coordinate at different axial locations and are compared with the results obtained by UV-visible absorption measurements. The good agreement between the two independent measurements demonstrates that transient-thermocouple measurement is a powerful technique to measure total particulate volume fraction and its emissivity. This technique also furnishes point measurements which, therefore, are not affected by inversion procedures.
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Citation Formats
A. Rolando, A. D’Alessio, A. D’Anna, C. G. Allouis, F. Beretta, and P. Minutolo, “Measurement of particulate volume fraction in a coflow diffusion flame using transient thermocouple technique,” COMBUSTION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, pp. 945–958, 2004, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/89889.