An Apparatus For Measurement Of Ignition And Burning Characteristics Of Metallic Particles

Download or read book An Apparatus for Measurement of Ignition and Burning Characteristics of Metallic Particles written by Stephen Gulakowski and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An apparatus was designed for use in determining ignition and combustion characteristics of metallic fuel particles and liquid fuel droplets. The design was tailored around the available data acquisition systems and diagnostic instruments. The apparatus consisted of a small windowed combustion bomb, a CO2 laser for particle ignition, a thermal imaging camera for recording the ignition process, a helium-neon laser and a 1024 element linear diode array sampled at 1Mhx for measuring forward scattered light and determining particle size (Fraunhofer diffraction). All major components were individually utilized. However, equipment limitations prevented actual use of the system for measurement of the burning rates of particles. Recommendations are made which would permit the original objectives to be met.