[HTML][HTML] Laser sensors for energy systems and process industries: Perspectives and directions

A Farooq, ABS Alquaity, M Raza, EF Nasir… - Progress in Energy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sensors are perhaps the most important and integral components of our modern society.
With global warming and environmental pollution garnering ever-increasing attention, as …

Infrared laser-absorption sensing for combustion gases

CS Goldenstein, RM Spearrin, JB Jeffries… - Progress in Energy and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Infrared laser-absorption spectroscopy (IR-LAS) sensors play an important role in
diagnosing and characterizing a wide range of combustion systems. Of all the laser …

Dependence of calculated postshock thermodynamic variables on vibrational equilibrium and input uncertainty

MF Campbell, KG Owen, DF Davidson… - … of Thermophysics and …, 2017 - arc.aiaa.org
The purpose of this article is to explore the dependence of calculated postshock
thermodynamic properties in shock tube experiments upon the vibrational state of the test …

Non-intrusive measurement techniques for flow characterization of hypersonic wind tunnels

PM Danehy, J Weisberger, C Johansen, D Reese… - 2018 - ntrs.nasa.gov
This manuscript describes the wide variety of optical measurement techniques for
characterizing the flow in hypersonic wind tunnels. The introduction briefly describes …

Kinetics of metastable N2 (A3Σu+, v) molecules in high-pressure nonequilibrium plasmas

ER Jans, S Raskar, X Yang… - Plasma Sources Science …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Absolute, time-resolved populations of N 2 (A 3 Σ u+, v= 0–5) vibrational levels in high-
pressure ns pulse discharge plasmas are measured by Tunable Diode Laser Absorption …

Near-infrared acetylene sensor system using off-axis integrated-cavity output spectroscopy and two measurement schemes

K Zheng, C Zheng, Q He, D Yao, L Hu, Y Zhang… - Optics …, 2018 - opg.optica.org
For highly sensitive and accurate acetylene (C_2H_2) detection, a near-infrared (NIR) off-
axis integrated-cavity output spectroscopy (OA-ICOS) sensor system based on an ultra …

Gas–surface interactions in a large-scale inductively coupled plasma wind tunnel investigated by emission/absorption spectroscopy

S Fang, X Lin, H Zeng, X Zhu, F Zhou, J Yang, F Li… - Physics of …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Precise prediction of aerothermal loads is significantly limited by the unclear interactions
between the thermal protection system surface and the surrounding high-enthalpy gas. To …

Shock-Tube Measurements of Atomic Nitrogen Collisional Excitation in 8000–12000 K Partially Ionized Nitrogen–Argon Mixtures

PM Finch, ZN Granowitz, JW Streicher… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
We report on shock-tube experiments measuring the collisional excitation of atomic nitrogen
using tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS). Conditions behind the reflected …

[HTML][HTML] Intracavity laser absorption spectroscopy: performance and advantages for Energy Science

U Zamir, JH Baraban, P Fjodorow, I Rahinov - Applications in Energy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Meeting the demands of sustainable energy economy requires diagnostics of the chemical
processes surrounding future fuels and contemporary combustion applications. Pioneered …

Excited oxygen kinetics at electronvolt temperatures via 5-MHz RF-diplexed laser absorption spectroscopy

NQ Minesi, AP Nair, MO Richmond, NM Kuenning… - Applied …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
A multi-MHz laser absorption sensor at 777.2 nm (12,863 cm^− 1) is developed for
simultaneous sensing of (1) O (^ 5 S^ 0) number density,(2) electron number density, and (3) …