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Simultaneous Imaging of Velocity and Temperature Fields in Reacting Flows using Thermographic Phosphors

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: W911NF-09-C-0123
Agency Tracking Number: A09A-003-0094
Amount: $99,986.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: STTR
Solicitation Topic Code: A09A-T003
Solicitation Number: 2009.A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2009
Award Year: 2010
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2009-08-28
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2010-02-24
Small Business Information
8 Chrysler
Irvine, CA 92618
United States
DUNS: 188465819
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Thomas Jenkins
 Senior Scientist
 (949) 553-0688
 tjenkins@metrolaserinc.com
Business Contact
 Cecil Hess
Title: President
Phone: (949) 553-0688
Email: cecilh@metrolaserinc.com
Research Institution
 Georgia Institute of Technology
 R. Paul Hart, Esq.
 
College of Engineering 270 Ferst Drive
Atlanta, GA 30332
United States

 (404) 894-6929
 Nonprofit College or University
Abstract

A method is proposed for the simultaneous imaging of temperature and velocity fields inside combustion chambers to enable experimental data on turbulent heat fluxes needed for model validation and development. Applications include turbine engines, afterburners, internal combustion engines, and boilers. Temperature imaging is proposed with laser-induced luminescence imaging of phosphor particles suspended in a reacting gas flow, based on a combination of spectral and temporal luminescence characteristics. The same particles are used simultaneously for tracking fluid motion using the well developed method of Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), enabling simultaneous images of temperature and velocity distributions. The presented Phase I work plan focuses on phosphor particle design, on the experimental demonstration of feasibility and on an analysis of precision and accuracy of several gas-phase thermographic phosphor imaging approaches.

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