Study of the formation of soot and its precursors in flames using optical diagnostics

P Desgroux, X Mercier, KA Thomson - Proceedings of the Combustion …, 2013 - Elsevier
Soot particle emission from combustion processes is a significant environmental and health
problem. Optical detection is clearly the only viable choice for in situ PAH and soot …

Laser induced fluorescence spectroscopy of aromatic species produced in atmospheric sooting flames using UV and visible excitation wavelengths

S Bejaoui, X Mercier, P Desgroux, E Therssen - Combustion and Flame, 2014 - Elsevier
In this work, laser induced fluorescence (LIF) has been applied to probe PAHs in two
atmospheric sooting flames: a premixed flat flame of methane and a Diesel turbulent spray …

Dimers of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: the missing pieces in the soot formation process

X Mercier, O Carrivain, C Irimiea, A Faccinetto… - Physical Chemistry …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The soot nucleation process, defined as the transition from molecular precursors to
condensed matter, is the less understood step in the whole soot formation process. The …

Characterization of kerosene distribution around the ignition cavity in a scramjet combustor

X Li, W Liu, Y Pan, L Yang, B An, J Zhu - Acta Astronautica, 2017 - Elsevier
Kerosene distribution before its ignition in a scramjet combustor with dual cavity was
measured using kerosene-PLIF under transverse injection upstream of the cavity and …

The diagnostics of laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) spectra of PAHs in flame with TD-DFT: special focus on five-membered ring

P Liu, Z He, GL Hou, B Guan, H Lin… - The journal of physical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The electronic emission characteristics of 13 gas-phase PAHs, ranging from
phenlylacetylene to rubicene, were investigated to diagnose laser-induced fluorescence …

Fluorescence spectroscopy of kerosene vapour at high temperatures and pressures: potential for gas turbines measurements

M Orain, P Baranger, C Ledier, J Apeloig, F Grisch - Applied Physics B, 2014 - Springer
Laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy of kerosene vapour was performed in a heated
test cell operating between 450 and 900 K, at pressure from 0.1 to 3.0 MPa, for oxygen …

Temperature, pressure, and bath gas composition dependence of fluorescence spectra and fluorescence lifetimes of toluene and naphthalene

S Faust, G Tea, T Dreier, C Schulz - Applied Physics B, 2013 - Springer
Time-resolved fluorescence spectra of gas-phase toluene and naphthalene were
investigated upon picosecond laser excitation at 266 nm as a function of temperature …

LIF diagnostics for selective and quantitative measurement of PAHs in laminar premixed flames

Y Zhang, B Xiao, Y Li, P Liu, R Zhan, Z Huang… - Combustion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) technique has been widely applied in PAH measurement
in sooting flames, but it is still a big challenge to quantitatively identify the specific PAH …

Study on fluorescence spectroscopy of PAHs with different molecular structures using laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) measurement and TD-DFT calculation

Y Zhang, P Liu, Y Li, R Zhan, Z Huang, H Lin - Spectrochimica Acta Part A …, 2020 - Elsevier
Laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) is an effective technique for non-intrusive and on-line
measurement of PAHs in sooting flames but it is still need further investigation due to the …

A comparison of selected organic tracers for quantitative scalar imaging in the gas phase via laser-induced fluorescence

S Faust, M Goschütz, SA Kaiser, T Dreier, C Schulz - Applied Physics B, 2014 - Springer
This paper compares three of the tracers most commonly used for laser-induced
fluorescence in gaseous flows, toluene, naphthalene, and acetone. Additionally, anisole …