Results and Publications

Research Areas & Activities Solar Energy Biomass Energy Hydrogen Advanced Combustion Low Exergy Loss Chemical Engines Optimization of Synthetic Oxygenated Fuels Sensors for Advanced Combustion Systems Coal and Biomass Char Reactivity Development of Low-Irreversibility Engines Controlled Combustion Process Informatics CO₂ Capture CO₂ Storage Advanced Materials & Catalysts Advanced Coal Advanced Transportation Other Renewables Integrated Assessment Advanced Nuclear Energy Energy Distribution & Infrastructures Geoengineering All Activities Analysis Activities Technical Reports

Research

Sensors for Advanced Combustion Systems

January 2003 - August 2006 (Completed)

Investigators

Ronald K. Hanson, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Jay B. Jeffries, Senior Research Engineer; Xin Zhou, Xiang Liu, Kent H. Lyle, Graduate Researchers, Stanford University

Annual Reports

Publications

Liu, X., Zhou, X., Jeffries, J.B., Hanson, R.K., “Experimental study of H2O spectroscopic parameters in the near-IR (6940-7440 cm-1) for gas sensing applications at elevated temperature,” Journal Quantitative Spectroscopy Radiative Transfer, 103, 565-577 (2007)
Li, H., X. Zhou, X., Jeffries, J.B., Hanson, R.K., “Sensing and control of combustion instabilities in swirl-stabilized combustors using a diode laser,” AIAA Journal 45, 390-398 (2007)
Liu, X., Jeffries, J.B., Hanson, R.K., “Measurement of Non-uniform Temperature Distributions Using Line-of-sight Absorption Spectroscopy,” AIAA Journal 45, 411-419 (2007)
Zhou, X., Jeffries, J.B., Hanson, R.K., Li, G., Gutmark, E.J., “Wavelength-scanned tunable diode laser measurements of temperature in a swirl-stablized model gas turbine combustor,” AIAA Journal 45, 420-425 (2007)
Liu, X., Jeffries, J.B., Hanson, R.K., Hinckley, K.M., & Woodmansee, M.A. Development of a Tunable Diode Laser Sensor for Measurements of Gas Turbine Exhaust Temperature. J. Appl. Phys. B 82, 469-478 (2006)
Ma, L., & Hanson, R.K. Measurement of Aerosol Size Distribution Functions by Wavelength-Multiplexed Laser Extinction. J. Appl. Phys. B 81, 567-576 (2005)
Zhou, X., Jeffries, J.B. & Hanson, R.K. Development of a Fast Temperature Sensor for Combustion Gases Using a Single Tunable Diode Laser. J. Appl. Phys. B 81, 711-22 (2005)

Updated October 2009