Hydrocarbon Vapor Measurements in Fuel Sprays: A Simplification of the Infrared Extinction Technique
Abstract
An equal optical thickness approximation that greatly simplifies the application and data reduction of the infrared extinction technique for measuring fuel vapor concentrations in sprays is investigated. A general approach is given, with specific results for a 3.39- and a 0.6328-μm-wavelength system. It is shown that the infrared (3.39-μm) drop optical thickness can be approximated by the use of the visible (0.6328-μm) optical thickness for drop size distributions with area mean diameters greater than 20 μm for hydrocarbon fuel sprays. -Author
Recommended Citation
J. A. Drallmeier, "Hydrocarbon Vapor Measurements in Fuel Sprays: A Simplification of the Infrared Extinction Technique," Applied Optics, Optical Society of America, Jan 1994.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.33.007175
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1559-128X
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1994 Optical Society of America, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 1994
