Inlet flow distortion is expected to play a major role in future aircraft architectures where
complex air induction systems are required to couple the engine with the airframe. The …

Laser diagnostic techniques have for more than 30years added very valuable input for a
deepened understanding of combustion processes. The present paper will focus on …

Filtered Rayleigh scattering (FRS) is a laser-based diagnostic technique used to
nonintrusively quantify various thermodynamic properties of a light-scattering gas. The …

An important issue for conversion of measured filtered Rayleigh scattering (FRS) signals into
temperature in combustion systems is the degree to which the local chemical state needs to …

The determination of temperature distribution is an essential task when flames are
characterized. We propose a new approach for flame thermometry based on laser-induced …

Temperature measurement in gaseous flows is of significant practical importance for
determining convection coefficients for heat transfer calculations, validating computation …

This Letter demonstrates the application of filtered Rayleigh scattering (FRS) for quantitative
two-dimensional fuel vapor/air mixing measurements in an evaporating hydrocarbon fuel …

In this manuscript, we investigate a new methodology for increasing the spectral purity of the
second-harmonic output of an injection-seeded, frequency-doubled, Q-switched Nd: YAG …

A dual color, frequency and pulse duration agile laser system, capable of delivering laser
pulses in arbitrary temporal profiles with∼ 1 ns to∼ 1 µs pulse duration, chir** rates of∼ …

In this work we report the impact of using mid-infrared laser-induced thermal grating
spectroscopy (IR-LITGS) for temperature measurements in flames by probing hot water …